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<br /> <br />Keller Consulting Group <br />Government Consulting Services <br /> <br />Michael A. Keller <br /> <br />Chief of Police (rer) <br />FBI NAI76 <br /> <br />361.779.5501 Cell <br />261.758,9165 Fax <br />703,296.8584 NCMEC <br />P.O, Box 393 Aransas Pass, TX 78335 <br /> <br />E-mail: mkeller@kellerconsultants.com <br />Website: www.kellerconsult.anll.com <br />NCMEC: mkeller@ncmec.org <br />Website: www.missingkids.com <br /> <br />Team Adam Consultant <br />National Center for Missing and Exploit.ed Children <br />"We Are the DIdgDfl Slayers" <br /> <br />January 22, 2007 <br /> <br />City of Paris Texas <br />Attn: Gene Anderson, Director of Finance <br />P.O. Box 9037 <br />Paris, TX 75461 <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Anderson <br /> <br />Thank you for the opportunity to respond to your RFP. As a retired Chief of Police I fully <br />understand the significance of selecting executive level personnel for an organization. My <br />standards for excellence are very high and I use these same standards in recruiting and <br />recommending executive level personnel. <br /> <br />The introduction of a new city manager brings a new chapter in the life of the organization. <br />What will history say? Will there be a legacy of success and a future that is bright? Well, it all <br />depends on the person selected. I would expect your city manager to possess the highest of <br />professional and ethical standards. This person should be a visionary, a person of action, <br />proactive, understands management by walking around, understands the difference between <br />management and leadership, and fully understands government funding requirements. <br /> <br />I have done some research and it appears that the City of Paris has had some very divisive issues <br />in the recent past. "In town three days after beginning work at City Hall on Wednesday, Clark <br />said both the council and the city "have a lot of healing to do." "Paris doesn't have a very good <br />name around the state," Clark said. "News travels fast, especially in the electronic age." <br /> <br />I have experience in the issues that divide municipalities. The City of Aransas Pass, where I <br />reside, has had a recall election, one side against the other, very ugly politics. Politics of this <br />nature that can cause such hurt and damage require a very special person that can facilitate <br />renewed integrity, ethics, and a healing process. <br /> <br />Large search firms charge high fees "Estimates from one manager search consulting group <br />estimate costs at 33 percent of a first year manager's salary plus travel costs, a bill that could <br />reach upwards of $40,000." The advantage I have over many firms is that I have been in <br />involved in municipal government for thirty (30) years. I have worked with many city managers <br />and have an understanding what qualities they should possess and what should be required of a <br />person with such great responsibility. <br /> <br />Page 1 of3 <br />