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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY July 22, 2014
City Council
STAFF
Janet Miller, Human Resources Director
SUBJECT
Resolution 2014-065 Establishing a Process for Appointment of the City Attorney.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The purpose of this item is to respond to Council’s request for options associated with the recruitment of the
recently vacated City Attorney position. Staff has prepared three recruitment method options for consideration.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
No recommendation.
BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION
The City Attorney is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of City Council. Council appointed Carrie
Daggett as interim City Attorney on July 8, 2014, following the sudden and unexpected death of Steve Roy.
Council is now considering how to proceed with refilling the City Attorney position.
Staff has prepared the following three recruitment method options for Council consideration.
OPTION 1 - Internal Recruitment
Job is posted for application by existing City employees only
Process managed by Human Resources staff
OPTION 2 - External Recruitment
Job is posted for application by existing City employees and external candidates
Regional or National recruitment
Process managed by Human Resources staff
OPTION 3 - External Recruitment Using Executive Search Firm
Job is posted for application by existing City employees and external candidates
Leverages search firm resources to actively recruit candidates & tap into search firm candidate bank.
Firm selection through Purchasing Request for Proposal (RFP) process
Firm selection process adds 6-10 weeks onto recruitment process timeline
Estimated search firm cost $20,000 - $35,000 plus expenses, depending on services provided
Several peer cities have recently hired or are in the process of filling key executive positions. The following
information summarizes the processes used:
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City of Greeley
City Attorney Dir. Water & Sewer Police Chief
External recruitment -
national advertising
Search firm - national
advertising
Search firm - national
advertising
City of Loveland
City Attorney Search firm -
national advertising
Fire Chief External
recruitment - national
advertising
Public Works Dir.
Search firm - national
advertising
In recent years, the City of Fort Collins has used the following processes for filling key executive positions:
City of Fort Collins
Utility Executive Dir. Search
firm - national advertising
Police Chief Search firm -
national advertising
Deputy City Manager/
Chief Operating Officer
Search firm - national
advertising
FINANCIAL / ECONOMIC IMPACTS
One-time dollars will be required to cover expenses associated with Option 3. Costs may be offset by salary
savings associated with the position vacancy.
RESOLUTION 2014-065
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
ESTABLISHING A RECRUITMENT PROCESS FOR APPOINTMENT OF
THE CITY ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, the City Attorney position was recently vacated due to the sudden and
unexpected death of Steve Roy; and
WHEREAS, the appointment of the City Attorney is one of the most important tasks the
City Council undertakes and the City Council desires to engage in a process to recruit and select
a qualified candidate for this critical position; and
WHEREAS, on July 8, 2014, the City Council appointed Carrie Daggett as interim
City Attorney; and
WHEREAS, the City Council requested information from staff about options for a
recruitment process; and
WHEREAS, City staff has prepared three recruitment process options for City
Council’s consideration:
Option 1: Post the opening for application to only current City employees.
Option 2: Post the opening for application by current City employees and external
candidates. This option would broaden the potential candidate pool to any
qualified candidates in the region or nation who see the posting and apply.
Option 3: Post the position for application by current City employees and external
candidates as well as using a search firm to recruit potential candidates.
This option would likely add some expense and time to the recruitment and
selection process but could potentially broaden the candidate pool further
than either Option 1 or Option 2; and
WHEREAS, it is Council’s desire to publicly set forth which of the three options the
Council will use to recruit a City Attorney.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the City Council hereby directs City staff to use Option ____ as the
recruitment process for appointing a City Attorney.
Section 2. That the City Council further directs staff to develop a detailed plan and schedule
for recruitment and selection, consistent with the selected Option, to be considered by the City
Council at its next regular meeting on August 19, 2014.
Passed and adopted at an adjourned meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins
this 22nd day of July, A.D. 2014.
_________________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk