TITLE
Recommendation to retain Alliance Resource Consulting LLC for executive recruiting services performed in connection with the position of City Manager.
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into a contract with Alliance Resource Consulting LLC for executive recruiting services. Due to the importance of the city manager position, it is common practice for cities of our size to hire an executive recruiting firm to help conduct the recruitment. In order to maximize transparency to the extent possible given the nature of the closed session at which the selection was made, a brief description of the process is given below.
First, a public Request For Proposals was issued on February 26 to solicit proposals for executive recruiting services. Various efforts were made both by my Office and the City Clerk Department to publicize this RFP as much as possible to potentially interested parties, including: mailing out letters to dozens of known executive recruiting firms nationwide, posting the RFP on the City's Purchasing Website (which automatically notifies recruiters who have registered with the City), and posting the RFP with the Association of Executive Search Consultants. Eight firms responded by the deadline of March 23, 2007. After consideration of all the proposals, I selected the top three firms to come to Long Beach for interviews.
On April 10, the Council met in closed session in accordance with Government Code Section 54957 to interview the top firms and deliberate regarding which firm should be selected. The Council voted to recommend that Alliance Resource Consulting LLC be retained. If the City wishes to proceed with this engagement, the Council must now conduct a second vote in open session. Alliance has been informed of the tentative decision of the Council, and it is ready to being work on the recruitment once a contract has been signed with the City.
TIMING CONSIDERATIONS
Given the expected departure of our current City Manag...
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