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Special City Council Meeting May 24, 2004 Page 4 the city in reaching a final decision. When accomplished, all of those represent what they believe is a comprehensive search for the City of Paris. Mr. Blagg explained that they have seven steps in their process. The first is the analysis of the position and draft a Position Profile and they felt that it is the most important step in the process. He said they will come in for a day or so to interview all of the City Council, city staff, community, and civic leaders, and business leaders if the city would like for them to do that. He said through this process they will learn what is the key element for a person to be successful as City Manager of Paris, Texas. Mr. Blagg said they will arrive at a position description profile and another product of that will be a recruitment brochure. He said there is a sample brochure in the Council's packet. Then, they will begin a recruitment and advertisement process. They will advertise regionally and nationally depending on what the Council's desire is. He said they will mail out the brochure to a number of folks across the country that they think would fit the established profile. Mr. Blagg said that once they receive the resumes, they will review the resumes. They will screen the candidates against the selection criteria that was developed in the position profile. They will then bring the City Council a list of ten or twelve semifinalist candidates,they think meet the needs of this community. They will work with Council to narrow that group down to a group of five or seven to bring to Council to interview. Mr. Blagg said that before they bring them in for interviews they will do a background investigation, criminal history, driver license check, and credit check. They will assist the city in the interview process and they would also assist the city with negotiation of a contract if they so desire. Mr. Blagg said that their budget for this search will be a fee of $13,750.00 plus expenses not to exceed $7,500.00, and the city will see the receipt for the actual expenditures. Mr. Blagg said they will keep working until the placement is made. They will not recruit the placement for other positions without the city's permission. They will not recruit any of the city's staff for two years from the date of placement, without Council permission. If the selected candidate leaves the