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City of Roseville, Minnesota. Proposal to Provide Executive Search Consulting Services to Select a City Manager 7 <br />Knowledge of the City <br />The Springsted team brings a strong and functional working knowledge of the City. We will work <br />closely with city leaders to understand the City’s value system and culture and commit to searching <br />for candidates that match the desires of the City. The City has a proud tradition and we will want to <br />promote and market the rich history, the present opportunities and the great potential that exists. <br />The City of Roseville has excellent educational offerings and opportunities, across many levels, and <br />this quality will certainly be an attraction to the applicants. We will work diligently to tell your <br />story and advocate on your behalf in the marketplace of potential applicants. The RFP and your web <br />site have valuable information on the City and community; we will also explore other sources of data <br />and obtain first-hand information from you in our personal interviews. <br />Knowledge of the Profession and Search Market <br />The Springsted team is very active in Minnesota and the Upper Midwest in executive searches. <br />Collectively we have over 50 years of experience in local government. We are active in the <br />Minnesota City/County Management Association, the League of Minnesota Cities, Association of <br />Minnesota Counties and other Midwest based professional management associations. We have a <br />strong pool of candidates to identify and recruit. We will target our recruitment to those candidates <br />that match the needs of the City. <br />David J. “Dave” Unmacht <br />Senior Vice President and Director of Organizational Management & Human Resources <br />Mr. David Unmacht is Director of Springsted’s Organizational Management/ <br />Human Resources group. Mr. Unmacht will be the lead consultant with the City <br />of Roseville. He is a long time local government professional who brings a <br />passion and commitment to excellence in his service and relationships. <br />Mr. Unmacht brings more than 15 years of county administration experience, <br />having worked for Scott (County Administrator) and Dakota (Deputy County <br />Administrator) counties, Minnesota. He has also worked as City Manager in <br />Prior Lake and City Administrator in Belle Plaine, Minnesota. He works closely with municipal and <br />county governments in many different fields including organizational and leadership development, <br />intergovernmental collaborations, organizational reviews, executive searches, facilitation services and <br />strategic planning. He has a master’s in Public Administration from Drake University in Iowa and a <br />bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Political Science from Wartburg College in Iowa. <br />Mr. Unmacht was the recipient of the Minnesota Association of County Administrators (MACA) Joe <br />Ries Excellence in County Management Award in 2000 and the Minnesota City/County Management <br />Association (MCMA) Award for Management Excellence in 2006. Mr. Unmacht is also a Credentialed <br />Manager with the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) and a community <br />faculty member with Metropolitan State University in Saint Paul, Minnesota.