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Special Council Meeting July 29, 2024 Page 2 there and in addition, it could be placed at city hall, police department, library and other public places. Council Member Kessel asked about the number of responses typically received. Ms. Heminover said 200 to 300. Council Member Kessel asked if the City decided to hire them to find a finance director would there be an additional charge. She said it would depend on what services they wanted but normally there would be a 10% discount. Mayor Pro -Tem Savage said the City was in a unique situation and then asked if it would be better to first get a city manager in place. Ms. Heminover said top notch finance directors were difficult to find and if they found one first, they should hire him or her. Mayor Pro -Tem Savage said the City had a top notch finance director but he may retire and went on to say he thought it would be best for the City if that person could work under Mr. Anderson for a bit. Ms. Heminover said if Mr. Anderson was willing to stay a little longer then it would make sense to hire a city manager first. Mayor Pro - Tem Savage asked HR Director Sandy Collard what was the process she used to hire employees compared to Baker Tilly. Ms. Collard said she advertised with TML and did background checks through a third party company. 4. Discuss and select an executive search firm to assist in the selection of a new City Manager. Council Member Norment said the City had a good track record with Baker Tilly, citing they brought Grayson to Paris. Other Council Members concurred with Council Member Norment. A Motion to hire Baker Tilly to assist the City in the selection of a new city manager, and to include the citizen survey in those services, was made by Mayor Pro -Tem Savage and seconded by Council Member Norment. Motion carried, 5 ayes — 0 nays. 5. Discuss and provide direction to staff regarding the possible appointment of an Assistant City Manager, Director of Utilities, and Finance Director. Mayor Pro -Tem Savage said he wanted this to be broad so they could discuss all positions but since the time of his request, Mr. Vine had e-mailed the Council and explained the finance director position. Mayor Pro -Tem Savage inquired of Mr. Anderson how long it would take to catch someone up to fill his position. Mr. Anderson said about six weeks and that every city operated a little differently. Mayor Pro -Tem Savage confirmed with Ms. Collard that she did not have available services to her for recruitment as did Baker Tilly. Ms. Collard said that was correct and answered that Baker Tilly had a data base and did 70% of recruitment for city executives throughout the Nation. Mayor Pro -Tem Savage inquired if Baker Tilly could have everything in place to hire a finance director once a city manager was hired, and Ms. Heminover answered in the affirmative. Mayor Pro -Tem Savage said a finance director was a huge decision. He asked Ms. Collard how long she had been recruiting for the finance director position and she said since February. She said they had one qualified candidate, and there was an interview to take place the next week. Mayor Pro -Tem Savage said if Mr. Anderson did not think so he was a good candidate, they