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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,July 8, 2013 Page 19 Councilmember Etten questioned if this allowed for those applicants in the firms' networks to be included in the search process; opining that the firms had that one- on-one personal connection outside the in-house advertising process. Councilmember McGehee opined that there was no need for the on-boarding component of either proposal; and also questioned the validity of a psychological review. Mayor Roe suggested having that psychological review for someone at that level of employment and interaction with staff and the community. Regarding the on-boarding component, Councilmember Etten noted that one firm had it as a separate component, while the other firm wrapped it into background, goals, etc. making it difficult to distinguish the actual cost of on-boarding. Regarding the employment contract process, Mayor Roe noted that one firm had lumped that in with negotiation of a compensation package and other components as well, making that actual cost hard to distinguish. Mayor Roe focused tonight's decision-making on whether to go with either firm with a revised scope and final price back to the City Council for approval or to continue discussion to a future meeting. Councilmember Etten stated that he remained unsure of which piece to remove from either proposal considering the other responsibilities Ms. Bacon currently had on her plate and what else the City Council wanted to add to that load. Mayor Roe noted one potential cost savings in developing the profile would be the lack of interest by the Roseville City Council in seeking broad community in- put into the position profile. Mayor Roe clarified that the City was essentially seeing the firm to develop a profile; and perform initial screening and basic back- ground review for the first cut of candidates; with the interview process still pend- ing,. Councilmember McGehee opined that the firm didn't need to be involved in the interview process; with the City Council taking time to perform them, while rec- ognizing that a third person would provide greater transparency. Mayor Roe suggested there may be certain aspects that the firm would be request- ed to perform; and asked Ms. Bacon if she was comfortable with that scenario. Ms. Bacon responded that she was comfortable with that process; and had all the questions available from the panels and offered review of them with the full body for further refinement as indicated.