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Recruitment of City Attorney
AMENDED AGENDA ITEM# 8K
JANUARY 13,2014
Catherine Berry, J.D . .~ Director of Human Resources
January 7, 2014
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An Interim City Attorney firm was appointed by the City
Commission on December 9, 2013. The City Commission wants to begin the process of
selecting a permanent City Attorney-Firm. Two options: 1. Keep the current Interim firm for a
probationary period and then evaluate based on a pre-approved process and criteria or 2. issue
an RFP to begin the recruitment process for a permanent City Attorney-Firm.
RECOMMENDATION: Option 1: Direct the HR Director and City Manager to draft an evaluation
tool/process to use at a designated time to give the Commission, the staff and the public a
transparent process to determine if the City should keep the Interim City Attorney-Firm or
make a change. The Commission would then vote on retaining the current Interim City
Attorney-Firm or beginning the selection process for a new City Attorney-Firm.
Option 2: Direct the Human Resources Director to draft the RFP, limiting the geographic scope
to the five-county region: Duval, St. Johns, Clay, Baker and Nassau, and oversee administration
of the recruitment process, in conjunction with the City Manager. The City Commission will
approve the process, criteria, contract and evaluation process and make the final selection. The
Mayor will execute the contract.
ATTACHMENTS: None
BUDGET: Impact of second option: Cost of advertisements
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