From the meeting · Finance and Management Committee, Tuesday, October 27 · 0:55

An executive search request shrinks from $300,000 to $75,000

Committee members had objected to adding money to the city's executive recruitment contracts, and in this exchange staff offers a much smaller amount, enough to cover the City Administrator search.

Zac Unger (Councilmember, District 1; Chair, Public Works and Transportation Committee) and city staff

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Zac Unger (Councilmember, District 1; Chair, Public Works and Transportation Committee) So tell me you're bringing it down from?

Zac Unger (Councilmember, District 1; Chair, Public Works and Transportation Committee) You were initially asking for how much?

city staff We originally asked for $200,000 for Ralph Henderson.

Zac Unger (Councilmember, District 1; Chair, Public Works and Transportation Committee) And now you're asking for 75?

city staff It would be cutting it close, but yes.

Zac Unger (Councilmember, District 1; Chair, Public Works and Transportation Committee) And what about the other contracts?

Zac Unger (Councilmember, District 1; Chair, Public Works and Transportation Committee) Those are also...

city staff So we're okay with not extending authority for the other ones.

city staff We were not seeking additional funding for CPSHR.

city staff The Hawkins firm...

city staff Or excuse me, the Hawkins company has recently been assisting us with the recruitments for head start director, budget administrator, and they were also, kinda, also on deck to help us with the human services director recruitment as necessary.

Zac Unger (Councilmember, District 1; Chair, Public Works and Transportation Committee) So the the total item you brought us today was gonna increase our expenditure by?

Zac Unger (Councilmember, District 1; Chair, Public Works and Transportation Committee) 300,000.

Zac Unger (Councilmember, District 1; Chair, Public Works and Transportation Committee) $300,000.200 for Ralph Anderson.

Zac Unger (Councilmember, District 1; Chair, Public Works and Transportation Committee) And so now we're, instead of $300,000 we're doing 75 total?

city staff Correct.

Zac Unger (Councilmember, District 1; Chair, Public Works and Transportation Committee) I'm okay with that.

Where it's from

Executive recruitment contracts: request for added money cut from $300,000 to $75,000 Item 8: what happened
The episode: Committee backs $75,000 for executive searches; Garfield Park sale advances
The full recording from here