2019-035 - Authorizing Execution of Agreement with Baker Tilly to Counduct a Search for a New City Manager

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RESOLUTION N0. 2019-035 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS; APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES WITH BAKER TILLY VIRCHOW KRAUSE, LLP (BAKER TILLY), AND AUTHORIZING BAKER TILLY TO CONDUCT A SEARCH FOR A NEW CITY MANAGER; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, on August 26, 2019 the City Council of the City of Paris directed City Staff to provide information on Executive Search firms to assist in the selection of a City Manager; and, WHEREAS, the City Council has selected Baker Tilly to conduct a search for a new City Manager; and, WHEREAS, the proposed Agreement For Services attached hereto as Exhibit "A", sets out the terms and conditions for the City Manager search; and, WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the proposed Agreement and determined that it should be approved; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, THAT: Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all things approved. Section 2. That the Agreement For Services between the City of Paris and Baker Tilly attached hereto as Exhibit "A", is in all things approved and the Mayor Pro -Tem be, and she is hereby authorized and directed to execute on behalf of the City of Paris said Agreement For Services with Baker Tilly in a form similar to the form attached hereto as Exhibit "A". Section 3. This resolution shall be effective immediately upon passage. DULY PASSED AND APPROVED this 14th day of October, 2019. i' Paula Portugal, Mayor t, -o-Tem