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Regular Council Meeting August 26, 2019 Page 5 A Motion to call the two public hearings was made by Council Member Pilgrim and seconded by Council Member Hughes. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. 17. Discuss and provide direction to staff to obtain information and provide a recommendation for an executive search firm or other firm to assist in the selection of a city manager and/or an interim city manager. Mayor Clifford said he thought they needed to institute the search for a permanent city manager, and engage the services of a search firm. He said they also needed to decide if they wanted to continue having Gene Anderson serve as interim city manager or if they wanted to launch a search for an interim. Mayor Clifford said an interim would cost a significant amount of money but they could pay Mr. Anderson a little more money to serve as interim. Council Member Pilgrim inquired about the cost of hiring a firm to search for a permanent city manager.` Mr. Anderson said he had contacted several firms and the cost was approximately $25,000 with a typical search taking about four months. Council Member Pilgrim confirmed that would include background checks of applicants, credential checks and a lot more information than they would be able to get together. Mr. Anderson explained that when firms gave their presentations, they would`outline their scope of work. Mayor Clifford inquired which firms would give a presentation. Mr. Anderson said he had contacted Ralph Anderson & Associates, Chris Hartung Consulting, Bakertilly, and Slavin Management Consultants. He said it would be easy to get proposals from five or six firms or more. Council Member Pilgrim said he favored looking at five or six and getting their credentials. Council Member Portugal said she had gotten on the Texas 'City Manager Association website and they had listed 17 or 18 firms. She also said she had written down a list of five, and her list wasalmost exactly the same as Mr. Anderson's list. Council Member Knox wanted to know how someone would apply who was not affiliated with the search firm. Council Member Pilgrim Clayton said if someone wanted to put their name in as an independent, they could take the resume and look at it. Council Member Hughes inquired if a person wanted to put their name in the hat, would they apply to the agency or would they apply to City. Council Member Portugal said she had never seen a firm that would not accept a person's application. She also said when the company knows what Council is looking for in a city manager, the company will advertise and take all of the applications received. Council Member Pilgrim wanted to know how soon they could get a proposal. Mr. Anderson said he thought they might be able to get a couple of firms to present in September, and that he could contact five or six regarding their schedules. Following additional discussion, it was a consensus of City Council to authorize Gene Anderson to contact the firms and get proposals for a search of a permanent city manager. Mayor Clifford said the second part was whether they wanted to look for an interim city manager or continue with Mr. Anderson as interim. Council Member Pilgrim said they should