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.....«!'> ~«!'>~~«!'>~ ---~--.., .-~- C<7rzsuZ:t:arz:t:s 1<7 .1\4'arzagerrzerz:t: March 17,2004 Mr. Gene Anderson, Director of Finance City of Paris PO Box 9037 Paris, TX 75461 Dear Mr. Anderson: The Mercer Group, Inc. is pleased to submit a letter proposal along with a detailed cost proposal to the City of Paris to conduct an executive search for a new City Manager. We are quite active in the public and private sectors, either currently conducting or having just completed searches for positions for several organizations around the country. We have conducted over 200 executive searches in the last three years, including 87 searches for City Managers in such communities as: Wylie, TX; Plain view, TX; Boulder, Colorado; College Park, GA; Daytona Beach, FL; Flint, MI; Northglenn, CO. We have recently completed other searches in Texas including Director of Aviation for the City of Lubbock, TX, Director of Community Development for the City of Mesquite, TX and Police Chief for the City of Bryan, TX. We are very experienced in City Manager searches, in all size communities. Because we are doing or have recently completed similar searches, we can also move quickly to meet your needs. Further, we will be working out of our Dallas office. This allows us to bring total objectivity to searches such as the one the City of Paris is contemplating and it will allow us to keep expenses to a minimum. We currently have sufficient staff and time in the Dallas office to meet all of the requirements of the City of Paris Our Approach After reviewing written materials provided by the City and meeting with you and others of your choice to determine their objectives relative to the search, we would conduct the following steps: I. Analyze of the position and draft a Position Profile. 2. Recruit for the position on a regional and national basis. 3. Invite potential candidates to apply who meet the criteria established by the client. 4. Review and screen applications. 5. Conduct interviews and background checks of selected candidates.