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MEMORANDUM
DATE: February 8, 2010 Item LB
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Sue Iverson, Finance Director/Treasurer
SUBJECT: City Administrator Recruitment
BackLyround
The City contracted with Richard Fursman of The Brimeyer Group to search for a City
Administrator.
Discussion
Mr. Fursman would like to meet with the Council to answer any questions and ensure that
we are all on the same page. He anticipates talking about: travel allowances (if any) for
those interviewing, answer process questions regarding the interview days (how does the
dinner work, etc.), and give an update on the recruiting. The progress report is tentatively
scheduled for March 1 St; however, I have contacted him to change the date to March 8tn
I have attached the "mock" itinerary for March 26 and 27, as well as a copy of the
original proposal for the services for your reference.
Council Action
Discuss City Administrator recruitment process with the consultant.
City Council Meeting
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City of Arden Hills
City Administrator Interview/Selection Schedule
March 26' &27th 2010
Friday,March 26
• 3:00 Consultant meets with Candidates at City Hall
• 3:15 Candidates/Spouses tour City and Facilities (tour given by staff)
• 4:30 Reception at City Hall or other public Venue (This is an open house where
members of the public are invited to meet the candidates. Also a chance for staff and
department heads to meet and greet. Council can appear here too if they like)
• 5:30 Council has dinner with Candidates (Candidates spouses/partners are invited)
(Council can also bring spouses/partners) Consultant will rotate candidates around so
everyone will have a chance to mix.
• 7:30 Adjourn for evening
Saturday, March 27
• 8:15 Check-in with Consultant
• 8:30 Council meets individually with candidates (The Mayor and each council member
will be assigned to a room. Each candidate will speak one-on-one with you and then
rotate to another room).
Mayor Council Member Council Member Council Member Council Member
ROOM 1 ROOM 2 ROOM 3 ROOM 4 ROOM 5
8:30 Candidate A Candidate B Candidate C Candidate D Candidate E
9:00 Candidate B Candidate C Candidate D Candidate E Candidate A
9:30 Candidate C Candidate D Candidate E Candidate A Candidate B
10:00 Candidate D Candidate E Candidate A Candidate B Candidate C
10:30 Candidate E Candidate A Candidate B Candidate C Candidate D
ll:00 1 Break
• 11:00-11:30 Lunch: Council and Consultant (Candidates on their own)
• 11:45 Full Council Interviews in Council Chambers.
(While council is interview one candidate, the staff can interview another at a separate
location. If the council has Citizens interviewing, they will be conducting another
interview simultaneously in another room. So there will be three interviews going on at
the same time in three different rooms with three different candidates.
Time Council Staff? Citizens?
11:45 Candidate A Candidate E Candidate D
12:30 Candidate B Candidate A Candidate E
1:15 Candidate C Candidate B Candidate A
2:00 Candidate D Candidate C Candidate B
2:45 Candidate E Candidate D Candidate C
• 3:00 Council Receives De-Brief from other interviews
9 3:30 Council selects choice and authorizes consultant to negotiate.
The Brimeyer Group
EXECUTIVE SEARCH CONSULTANTS
Proposal for Executive
Search Services
City Administrator
City of Arden Hills, MN
The Brimeyer Group, 11c.
Executive Search Consultants
1666 Village Trail East, Suite 7
Maplewood MN 55109
(651) 204-0441
e-mail: info@brimgroup.com
(note:Contact information for all notices and inquires is above and should be addressed to Richard Fursman)
December 18, 2009
Mayor Stan Harpstead and City Council
City of Arden Hills
Arden Hills, MN
Dear Mayor Harpstead and City Council members:
On behalf of the Brimeyer Group, I appreciate the opportunity to submit a
proposal to assist the City of Arden Hills in the recruitment and selection of a City
Administrator. As a former City Manager I know that this can be an anxious time
of transition, especially when the community is in the midst of development
pressures. This is also a time for opportunity and thoughtful planning. Picking
Arden Hill's next Administrator is one of the most important functions you and
the council will undertake together. I trust that we have the process, skill and
commitment to provide you with a quality search geared specifically to your
needs.
I will personally be responsible for the search with the assistance of James
Brimeyer and support members of our team. Jim has twenty years experience in
public sector management and has been involved in executive search since 1988.
I have over 25 years of senior management experience in local government. I am
also a Principal of Global Synergy Group, LLC, a network of Human Resource
and Organization Development Professionals. Our group has had the pleasure of
conducting searches for numerous cities throughout Minnesota and the region.
Recent recruitments include the cities of Hermantown,Apple Valley, Kenyon and
Newport, Minnesota as well as Canton and Aberdeen, South Dakota.
The proposal includes biographies, client and reference lists. Samples of Position
Profiles from similar searches are also included. For additional information
about The Brimeyer Group,please visit www.brimgroup.com
Thank you for the opportunity to meet with you and for your consideration on
this challenging and exciting effort.
Very truly yours,
Richard Fursman
President
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