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Authorize the Mayor to Execute a Contract for the Process to Select a Town Attorney and Consider a Process for Recruiting and Selecting Community Members to Participate in the Town Attorney Assessment Center.
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Staff:
Department:
Pam Hemminger, Mayor
Town Council
Michael Parker, Mayor Pro Tempore
Overview: The Town Attorney recently announced his retirement, effective later this year. The Council received a proposal from Developmental Associates on a process to recruit, assess, and select the next Town Attorney. One of the steps in the process is a candidate assessment center scheduled to take place in June 2020. The Council may consider recruiting community members to participate as assessors in the assessment center. Anyone participating in the assessment center must complete a Statement of Confidentiality and will receive training on how to apply behavioral-based rating systems when evaluating candidates.
Recommendation(s):
That the Council authorize the Mayor to execute a contract with Developmental Associates to search for a Town Attorney; and that the Council approve a process for recruiting and selecting community members to participate in the Town Attorney assessment center as well as select three Council Members to serve on a Council Committee authorized to recommend three to five community members for appointment by the full Council on May 27, 2020.
Additional Information:
* The Developmental Associates goals for recruitment, screening and selection are:
o Provide high quality candidates from a national and statewide recruitment base.
o Provide comprehensive information about candidates using a multi-method screening approach.
o Provide in-depth and accurate information about the top candidates for the position using an assessment center process and psychometric tests in conjunction with more traditional selection methods.
* Community members who participate in the Developmental Associates assessment center process must be willing ...
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