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Our approach is highly interactive and significantly involves the client in all important steps of the process. Schedule Our search process normally takes about 90 to 120 days from date of approval of the Position Profile by the client. The more time we have, within reason, of course, the more effectively we can conduct thorough evaluation and background checks on finalist candidates. Firm Qualifications and Stamn!! Our firm is headquartered in the Atlanta Metropolitan area and has branch offices in Dallas, Texas; Greeley, Colorado; Raleigh, North Carolina; Weimar, California; Phoenix, Arizona; and Santa Fe, New Mexico. I work from the Dallas office. The principal consultant to be utilized for this engagement would be Mr. Jim C. Blagg, Senior Vice President of our firm. Mr. Blagg will be assisted by Mr. James 1. Mercer, President of our firm. Mr. Blagg has had a distinguished career in both the public and private sectors; serving as City Manager and Deputy City Manager in municipalities with populations ranging from 7,000 to 200,000; serving as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of private firms with revenues ranging from $4.0 million to $50.0 million. Jim has been involved in both State and National professional organizations serving as President of the Texas City Management Association and Vice-President, Mountain Plains Region, of the International City/County Management Association. Jim is a recognized leader in local government innovation, being one of the only City Manager's to ever receive two Program Exeellence Awards in one year from the International City/County Management Association. Jim has recently served as adjunct professor of public management at the University of North Texas The quality of our work is evidenced by the amount of repeat business which we receive from our clients. We have a number of minority and women plaeernents in key executive positions and are proud of that record, In the last two (2) years we have placed seventeen (17) minority candidates in various positions across the country. Of those placements, three (3) were Hispanics. One was placed in a City Manager position, one as a Director of Information Services position and one in a City Engineer position. We have also placed fourteen (14) African American candidates in the following positions, City Manager, Assistant City Manager, Director of Planning, Solid Waster Superintendent, Library Director and many other department director level positions. These placements have been in communities such as District of Columbia, Avondale, AZ, Coral Springs, FL, Norfolk, V A and Richmond, V A.