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Item No. 15 <br />Memorandum <br />TO: Mayor, Mayor Pro -Tem, & City Council <br />FROM: Robert Vine, Interim City Manager <br />SUBJECT: Discuss and Approve Agreement with Executive Search Firm Baker Tilly to <br />conduct a search for a Finance Director <br />DATE: September 23, 2024 <br />BACKGROUND: The City has advertised on its own and contracted with Strategic Government <br />Resources to create an informational brochure and share it with their clients to recruit a Finance <br />Director in anticipation of the retirement of current Finance Director Gene Anderson at the end of <br />this calendar year. These efforts have been unsuccessful to date. <br />STATUS OF ISSUE: The City has contracted with Executive Search Firm Baker Tilly to conduct <br />a search for the position of City Manager and has an opportunity to work with this firm to recruit <br />a Finance Director as well. At the request of Council, Staff has secured a proposal from Baker <br />Tilly for this recruitment effort (See Attachment A). <br />BUDGET: $24,255.00 will be pulled from the General Fund to cover this expense. <br />RECOMMENDATION: Approve the agreement with Executive Search Firm Baker Tilly to <br />conduct a search for a new Finance Director in the amount of $24,255.00. <br />