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Consider a memorandum/resolution approving the appointment of an Assistant City Manager.
SUMMARY
DATE: January 8, 2019
TO: Ronald L. Olson, City Manager
FROM: Eva Bark, Executive Director of Human Resources
SUBJECT: Appointment of an Assistant City Manager
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
October 1, 2018, Dennis Baldwin announced his retirement effective January 31, 2019, and due to availability and orientation of a new Assistant City Manager, Mr. Baldwin’s retirement will be extended to February 28, 2019.
Human Resources sought three quotes from executive search firms and signed an agreement with Strategic Government Resources (SGR) on October 5, 2018, to conduct a search for candidates. SGR distributed a recruiting brochure nationwide resulting in one hundred and fifteen (115) candidates, and questionnaires were sent to nineteen (19) of those candidates.
On November 13, 2018, Mr. Olson and Human Resources met with Gary Holland from SGR and selected eleven (11) semi-finalists for a video interview. On November 29, 2018, Mr. Olson and Human Resources narrowed the selection to five finalists for an in-person interview.
On December 13, 2018, the finalists participated in a City tour. On December 14, 2018, the five finalists interviewed with the City Manager and a panel of department heads. After considering the feedback from the panel members, and conducting an extensive background check, Mr. Olson extended a conditional offer of employment to Mr. David Ellison. Mr. Ellison has been in city government for more than 20 years and has served as an assistant city manager in seven cities including San Antonio from 2011 to 2014. He is currently a project manager for the San Antonio Airport System. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education from North Texas State University and a Master of Public Administration from the University of North Texas.
Mr. Ellison's offer of employment is conditioned upon the following:
· Selection con...
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