HomeMy WebLinkAboutS29 - Recruiting Firm Recommended for City Atty RecruitmentCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
Supplemental Agenda Item No. S29
July 22, 2008
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: City Attorney Ad Hoc Recruitment Committee (Webb, Daigle, Rosansky)
SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF RECRUITING FIRM RECOMMENDED BY AD HOC
COUNCIL COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT CITY ATTORNEY RECRUITMENT
ISSUE:
Should the City Council approve entering into contract with Alliance Resources Consulting
of Long Beach to conduct the City Attorney Recruitment?
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the recommendation by the City Council Ad Hoc Recruitment Committee to hire
Alliance Resources Consulting to conduct the City Attorney recruitment at a cost of
$17,000, plus not to exceed expenses of $6,500.
DISCUSSION:
On June 24, 2008, City Council approved hiring an outside consultant to conduct the City
Attorney recruitment. Request for Proposals were sent to eight firms and seven proposals
were received. The Ad Hoc Committee met and reviewed all of the proposals and selected
the three following firms for interviews:
• Alliance Resources — Long Beach
• Ralph Anderson & Associates — Rocklin
• Teri Black & Co. — Palos Verdes
Firms were selected for interviews based on the strength of prior City Attorney
recruitments, the depth of the firms, the personal attention that would be provided and the
overall quality of the proposals. The interviews were conducted on July 15 n and 16th.
The other firms who submitted proposals but were not selected for interviews were:
Avery & Associates — Los Gatos Bob Murray & Associates — Roseville
CPS — Sacramento The Mathis Group — Napa
City Attorney Recruitment Memo
July 22, 2008
Page 2 of 2
At the conclusion of the interviews, the Committee is recommending entering into a
contract with Alliance Resources Consulting to conduct the City Attorney Recruitment. Eric
Middleton will be the lead staff person from Alliance who will work with the City Council on
this recruitment. He is the same principal who conducted previously successful
recruitments for our Fire Chief and Utilities Director positions. Mr. Middleton appears to
have strong connections with many public sector attorneys and also with private sector
attorneys who contract with cities for legal work. His firm has the staff resources to obtain a
strong field of candidates. The firm's Long Beach location will afford Mr. Middleton easy
access to meetings in Newport Beach.
Among the factors the Committee considered of all three finalists were experience (City
Attorney recruitments), location, process, ability to meet time frame, ability of the lead
recruiter to work with the City Council and recruit viable candidates that match the City's
profile.
A matrix of submitted proposals and a copy of the proposal from Alliance Resources
Consulting, which is the Committee's recommendation, are attached. Alliance feels it can
meet the time table our Council established for filling the City Attorney position.
FUNDING AVAILABILITY:
The cost of the contract will be borne by the City Attorney's office; however, it may require
an additional Council appropriation in the future, depending on the amount of future
professional services expenditures required of the City Attorney's office on other issues.
Prepared and submitted by:
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Don Webb
Council MemberlAd Hoc City Recruitment Committee Chairperson
Attachments: Proposal Matrix
Alliance Resources Consulting Proposal
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
CITY ATTORNEY RECRUITMENT 2008
MATRIX OF PROPOSALS
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Ralph Andersen & Associates
Heather Renschler
Rocklin
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Bob Murray & Associates
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Roseville
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CPS - Human Resources Services
Stuart Satow
Sacramento
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EXECUTIVE RECRUITMENT SERVICES
CITY
ATTORNEY
CITY OF NEWPORT
BEACH, CA
COPYRIGHT 2006 ALLIANCE RESOURCE CONSULTING, LLC
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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July 9, 2008
VIA FEDERAL EXPRESS & EMAIL
Members of the Selection Committee
City of Newport Beach
3300 Newport Blvd.
Newport Beach, CA 92663
Dear Members of the Selection Committee:
Alliance Resource Consulting is pleased to submit this proposal to assist the City of Newport
Beach in its efforts to recruit and screen candidates for the position of City Attorney.
This proposal outlines our general understanding of your requirements and the steps we will
take to help accomplish this task. if you desire some modification of our work program, we
would be pleased to discuss this with you.
Alliance Resource Consulting is considered the premier public sector executive recruiting firm in
the country. Our corporate motto is "The Power of Partnership." We take this seriously and
have built our reputation on providing services of the highest quality. Alliance Resource
Consulting was formed when our executive search consultants acquired the highly regarded
executive search practice of one of the largest public sector consulting/government services
companies in the United States. At Alliance Resource Consulting, we are building on the
excellent reputation and commitment to service that were the cornerstones of the previous
practice. With the innovative use of technology and a commitment to forming enduring
partnerships with our clients, Alliance Resource Consulting is committed to setting a new
standard for the industry.
We look forward with great interest to working with you again, on this very important
assignment.
Sincerely,
Eric J. Middleton
Managing Partner
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FIRM O. UALIFICATIONS ................... ..............................1
ADVANTAGES IN UTILIZING OUR SERVICES .....3
THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS ...... ..............................5
OURCLIENT'S ROLE .......................... .............................10
TIMEFRAME .......................................... .............................11
ALLIANCE INNOVATIONS ............. .............................12
PROFESSIONAL FEES AND EXPENSES ....................14
APPENDIXA- LEGAL
COUNSEL /CORRECTIONS /COURTS SEARCHES FOR
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS CONDUCTED BY ALLIANCE
RESOURCE CONSULTING
APPENDIX B - ORANGE COUNTY AREA CLIENTS
OF ALLIANCE RESOURCE CONSULTING
APPENDIX C - BIOGRAPHIES
APPENDIX D - REFERENCES
FIRM QUALIFICATIONS
Alliance Resource Consulting is committed to providing our clients with
the highest caliber of service in the industry. Our team of dedicated
professionals utilizes state -of -the -art technology in conducting a search.
In 2004, Alliance Resource Consulting acquired the national executive
recruiting practice of MAXIMUS. With a sizeable staff, Alliance Resource
Consulting is able to provide the best possible service to our clients.
We believe we are exceptionally well qualified to assist you. For example,
we recently recruited the Senior Mediator for Kearns & West (San
Francisco, CA), a private mediation firm. We previously recruited the
City Attorneys for cities of Richmond (CA) and Tucson (AZ), and County
Counsels for Arlington County (VA), Contra Costa County (CA), and
Tehama County (CA).
We also have significant experience in Orange County. Currently, we are
working for the following organizations:
- City of Huntington Beach, CA
- City of La Palma, CA
- City of Mission Viejo, CA
- Moulton Niguel Water District
- City of San Juan Capistrano, CA
Lists of relevant experience are included in Appendices A ad B.
I will be responsible for this assignment and will be assisted by Sherrill
Uyeda or Nicholas Mesic. To accomplish this assignment, we will use the
full resources of the firm. Biographies of key consultants can be found in
Appendix C, and references can be found in Appendix D.
Our ability to carry out the work required is heavily dependent on our
past experience in providing similar services to others, and we expect to
continue such work in the future.
We will, however, preserve the confidential nature of any information
received from you or developed during the work in accordance with our
established professional standards.
We assure you that we will devote our best efforts to carrying out the
work required. The results obtained, our recommendations and any
written material we provide will be our best judgment based on the
information available to us and our liability, if any, shall not be greater
than the amount paid to us for the services rendered.
If selected, we would be pleased to provide you with our firm's
Professional Services Agreement.
ADVANTAGES IN UTILIZING OUR SERVICES
Relative to your present search requirements, we believe the principal
advantages in using our firm and what may differentiate us from others
are:
➢ Our specialization in public sector executive search on a nationwide
basis;
➢ Our close proximity to you with an office based out of Long Beach;
➢ Our proactive recruitment of candidates who may not be seeking new
employment and would not normally respond to routine advertising,
or who may come from non - traditional sources;
➢ Our ability to capitalize on an established network of the most
respected executives in the nation;
➢ Our track record of success in placing senior level executives in
particularly sensitive and highly responsible /accountable positions;
➢ The quality of our work — indicative of this is the fact that most of our
clients have utilized our services on more than one occasion, and
many have hired our consultants from 5 -to -25 times;
➢ Our team is skilled in the latest techniques to identify prospective
candidates and, as a search progresses, to assist in gathering
background information on leading candidates;
➢ Our experience in recruiting and placing candidates from private
sector companies into public sector organizations;
➢ Our proven ability to identify and recommend qualified female and
minority candidates;
➢ Our ability to conduct your assignment in a timely and complete
manner;
➢ Our reputation among clients and candidates for communication (e.g.,
acknowledgment of resumes, regular reports to the client, face -to -face
interviews with candidates); and
➢ The thoroughness of our documented reference and background
checks. We do not merely ask for "five work related references."
Rather, we request very specific references from candidates and
supplement our reports with information gathered from available
information sources (e.g., Lexis- Nexis, the internet, newspapers and
blogs).
THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS
Our objective is always to find the best qualified candidates. We believe
that, although notices in professional journals may be helpful, many of
the best candidates must be sought out and their interest encouraged.
Our general familiarity with the City, knowledge of the field and our
relationships with professional organizations make us well qualified to
assist you.
Our clients have found that we are able to:
➢ Build consensus among those involved in the hiring process.
➢ Develop the appropriate specifications for a position.
➢ Encourage the interest of top -level people who would otherwise be
reluctant to respond to an advertisement.
➢ Preserve the confidentiality of inquiries, consistent with State public
disclosure and open meeting laws.
➢ Save a considerable amount of time for client staff in developing and
responding to candidates.
➢ Independently and objectively assess the qualifications and suitability
of candidates for the particular position for which we are recruiting.
If our proposal is accepted, we will do the following:
Organization and Position Analysis
We will interview the appropriate individuals to determine views of the
position and expectations regarding desirable training, experience and
personal characteristics of candidates. In addition, should you request it,
we will conduct/facilitate community outreach meetings and focus group
discussions.
We also have experience creating and managing community surveys,
should the City want input from its constituents. We will also
gather /review relevant information about the City, such as budgets,
organization charts, etc.
Once our findings have been summarized, we will submit a Recruitment
Profile with the desired qualifications and characteristics for your
approval. The Recruitment Profile that will be sent to potential
candidates will include information about the City, the job and the
criteria established by you. Sample Recruitment Profiles are enclosed.
Recruitment
Once you have approved the Recruitment Profile, we will actively seek
out individuals with superior qualifications and invite and encourage
their interest. Announcements can be placed on -line and in professional
journals. However, we will rely heavily on our own experience, contacts
and file data.
As a matter of corporate policy, we will not discriminate against any
applicant for employment on the basis of race, religion, creed, age, color,
marital status, sex, sexual preference, disabilities, medical condition,
veteran status or national origin. A substantial percentage of the
placements made by our firm have been minority or female candidates.
Frequent communication with our clients is a hallmark of our firm. While
consultants will provide regular updates on the progress of your search,
you will also be able to access up -to -date 'real time' information
regarding your search from our secure website.
Preliminary Screening
We will review, acknowledge and evaluate all resumes received.
Preliminary screening will be based upon criteria contained in the
Recruitment Profile, information contained in the resumes submitted to
us, and our knowledge of the people and organizations in which they
work. Telephone screening will be conducted with the most promising
candidates to gain a better understanding of their backgrounds.
Prowess Reporting
Upon completion of our preliminary screening, Ave will assemble and
submit a progress report of the leading candidates to you. This report
will include summary resumes, supplemental information, and the
original resumes of those candidates we believe to be best qualified for
the position. Supplemental information on a candidate typically
includes: the size of the organization for which the person works,
reporting relationships, budget responsibility, the number of people
supervised, related experience and reasons for interest in the position.
Any other specific information will be dictated by the criteria set forth in
the Recruitment Profile. Additionally, at this point of the recruitment, we
will have run a news article, internet and blog check on all the candidates
presented in the report.
The purpose of our progress report is two -fold. It allows you an
opportunity to review the candidates prior to the conclusion of the search
and allows us to receive feedback on the caliber of the candidates
recruited. In this way, you will not be surprised by the candidates, as
you will have seen their qualifications prior to the final interviews. Of
course, we are flexible and may consider other individuals as final
candidates who are subsequently identified and were not included in the
progress report.
Candidate Evaluation
We will interview (either in person or via video - conference) those
candidates whose qualifications most closely match the criteria
established by you. We will examine their qualifications and
achievements in view of the selection criteria. Additionally, we will
verify degrees and certifications and gather newspaper articles via the
Internet.
As part of our process in evaluating candidates, we make telephone
reference checks. In conducting these references, it is our practice to
speak directly with individuals who are, or have been, in a position to
evaluate the candidate's performance on the job. These references and
our evaluations provide you with a frank, objective appraisal of the
candidates. We will conduct preliminary references on candidates to be
interviewed, and will finalize these for the top one or two candidates.
Final Reporting/Client Interviews
We will assist you in scheduling final candidates for interview with your
organization, and will send the candidates packets of information which
we obtain from you (e.g., information about the organization and the
geographic area, budgets, etc.).
We will prepare a brief written report for those candidates most nearly
meeting your specifications, and will provide you with
interviewing /selection tips, suggested interview questions, and rating
forms for your use. Candidates will not be ranked, for we believe it will
then be a matter of chemistry between you and the candidates. We will
conduct a "briefing session' immediately preceding your interviews to
make sure that the process flows smoothly, and will assist you in a
"debriefing" immediately following the interviews. Once we finalize
references on the top one or two candidates, and conduct
credit /criminal /civil litigation/motor vehicle record checks through an
outside service, we will provide you with a detailed, supplemental
written report.
Special Assistance
Our efforts do not conclude with presentation of the final report. We are
committed to you until a successful placement is made. Services that are
routinely provided include:
➢ Arranging the schedule of interviews and the associated logistics for
final candidates;
➢ Advising on starting salary, fringe benefits, relocation trends and
employment packages;
➢ Acting as a liaison between client and candidate in discussing offers
and counter offers;
➢ Conducting a final round of reference checking with current
employers (if not previously done for reasons of confidentiality); and
➢ Notifying unsuccessful candidates, who were not recommended for
interview, of the decision.
OUR CLIENT'S ROLE
The client has a very important role in the recruitment process. While we
may identify and recommend qualified candidates, it is the client who
must make the decision about which candidate to hire.
In order to insure that the best candidates are available from which to
choose, our clients should be willing to do the following:
➢ Clearly inform us about matters relevant to the search that you wish
to keep confidential (e.g., salary, personnel issues, and other
privileged information);
➢ Supply us with the names of people you have previously interviewed/
considered for this position;
➢ Forward to us copies of the resumes you receive, to avoid duplication
of effort;
➢ Provide feedback to Alliance Resource Consulting regarding the
information and recommendations provided by us;
➢ Promptly decide upon and follow up in scheduling interviews with
the most promising candidates; and
➢ Assist in providing information to candidates that will enable them to
make their career decisions.
By doing the above, we will maximize the likelihood of mutual success.
Finally, please be reminded that the United States Immigration Reform
and Control Act of 1986 requires that all employers verify an employee's
eligibility to work in the United States. Since Alliance Resource
Consulting cannot serve as your agent in this matter, your hiring process
should include this verification procedure.
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TIME FRAME
The following is a typical schedule to conduct a thorough recruitment.
However, we would be pleased to modify this to meet your needs:
I" week Meet with the appropriate individuals to
gather background information.
2na to 41i week Develop and obtain approval for the
Recruitment Profile.
Develop a list of potential candidates to target
Prepare and place advertisements, if desired.
5' to 80' week Active recruitment— solicit, receive and
acknowledge resumes.
91' week Evaluate resumes and gather supplemental
information.
101 week Submit progress report and meet with you to
review leading candidates.
111i to 121' week Verify degrees and certifications, conduct
preliminary references and interview the best
qualified candidates.
131, week Submit final report and initiate the interview
process with you.
Following Interviews Finalize references, conduct
credit /criminal /civil litigation/motor vehicle
record checks, and assist with negotiations.
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ALLIANCE INNOVATIONS
Technology
Alliance Resource Consulting is the only firm to utilize a custom -built
"online" client /candidate management system. This custom system
allows candidates to input their resumes and cover letters on our website.
(For candidates who wish to email or mail us a hard copy of their resume,
we will input the information for them.) One of the benefits of our
system is that our consultants are able to access this information
regardless of where they are staffed. In addition, our client contact is
assigned a username and password and is able to check the latest
applicant list in real -time.
Diversity
Striving for diversity in our recruitments is a hallmark of our firm. We
use a variety of sources for outreach to various minority communities to
ensure the desired diversity of our candidate pool. In addition to our
personal contacts in various minority communities, we advertise our
positions in publications that target minorities in government and further
publicize the position through minority organizations such as Blacks in
Government and the IHM. To ensure a diverse pool, we also create a
recruiting list of qualified candidates from communities that have a
comparable level of diversity as our client's community.
Recently, we created lists for comparable diversity during recruitments
for the City Administrator for the City of Inglewood (CA), the Assistant
City Manager for the City of Irvine (CA), the City Manager for the City of
Calexico (CA), and the City Manager for the City of Marina (CA). The
final pool for the City of Irvine included three women among the six
finalists. We also collect Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
information on our candidate pool. This information is accessible to our
clients in real time on our company website. Our firm is illustrative of the
diversity that we strive to bring to our recruitments. Our staff of
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consultants includes two Asian American women, a Mexican American
woman, and an African American woman.
Stakeholder Outreach
Our firm has used several methods, including stakeholder meetings,
community forums and surveys, for stakeholder outreach in a number of
previous recruitments. For example, for the City of San Jose City
Manager recruitment, our consultants facilitated 13 community outreach
meetings where citizens were invited to attend and express their opinions
about what they were looking for in city manager candidates. For the
City of Alexandria's City Manager recruitment, we also met with special
interest groups such as business leaders, Chamber of Commerce
members and historic preservation groups.
During the recruitment of the City Administrator for the City of
Huntington Beach (CA), our lead consultant met with each
councilperson, each department head, conducted an open citizen forum
and a forum for a group of stakeholders comprised of two citizens
recommended by each councilperson. For the City Manager recruitment
conducted for the City of Duarte (CA), our consultants conducted a
community panel as well. Our previous experience in stakeholder
outreach makes our firm very qualified to conduct the meetings with the
Mayor's Office and City Council Members as well as facilitate multiple
stakeholder outreach forums throughout the City that your request for
proposal outlined.
Lastly, our firm has significant experience in creating citizen surveys
should you wish to provide this option to your community. We have
utilized surveys for many of our city manager recruitments. Last year,
for the first time, we provided a survey to our client's citizens in three
different languages. The surveys can be accessed on -line, or at our office
and our client's office.
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PROFESSIONAL FEES AND
EXPENSES
Our budget provides for unlimited meetings with the client The three
major client meetings will be: one to develop the Recruitment Profile, one
to present our Progress Report, and one to attend interviews of final
candidates. We propose a fixed fee of $17,000 for the work outlined
above. In addition, we are reimbursed for expenses such as for
advertising, travel, interviewing, sourcing, support services, background
checks and other related items, as well as allocated costs such as
telephone, postage and photocopying. These expenses will not exceed
$6,500 for a statewide search, and $8,500 for a nationwide search
depending on the scope of the search. Please note that this amount for
expenses does not include reimbursement of candidates who travel to be
interviewed by you. Unless you notify us to the contrary, we will assume
that you will handle these reimbursements directly. We will submit three
equal monthly invoices for fees, plus an amount for expenses, due and
payable upon receipt.
We will submit three equal invoices for fees, plus an amount for
expenses, due and payable upon receipt. Our standard billing schedule
on a retained professional fee (and based not on an hourly rate) is as
follows:
151 Billing
Due upon our submittal of a draft
First third of
ecruitment rofile
work completed
2nd Billing JDue
after we meet and submit our
Second third of
ro ress Re ort to you
work complete
3rd Billing
Due after the City conducts
Last third of
interviews with finalists
work completed
You may discontinue this assignment at any time by written notification.
In the unlikely event that this occurs, you will be billed for all expenses
incurred to the date of the cancellation, and for professional fees based
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upon the time elapsed from the commencement of the assignment to the
date of cancellation. If a cancellation occurs within the first 30 days of the
assignment, following either verbal or written authorization to proceed,
one -third of the professional fee will be due. If a cancellation occurs
thereafter, the fee beyond the first one -third will be prorated based upon
the number of calendar days which have elapsed. If a cancellation occurs
after 90 days, all professional fees will be due in full.
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APPENDix -A
LEGAL COUNSEL /CORRECTIONS/
COURTS SEARCHES CONDUCTED BY
ALLIANCE RESOURCE CONSULTING
LEGAL COUNSEL
Alameda- Contra Costa Transit
General Counsel
District, CA
Arcadia, CA, City of
City Attorney
Arlington County, VA
County Attorney
Bakersfield, CA, City of
City Attorney
Beverly Hills, CA, City of
City Attorney
Broward County, FL
County Attorney
Burbank, CA, City of
City Attorney
Chula Vista, CA, City of
City Attorney **
Concord, CA, City of
City Attorney
Contra Costa County, CA
County Counsel
Culver City, CA, City of
City Attorney
Dayton, OH, City of
Chief Prosecutor
East Palo Alto, CA, City of
City Attorney
Fremont, CA, City of
City Attorney
Fresno, CA, City of
City Attorney
Gardena, CA, City of
City Attorney
Lake County, FL
County Counsel
Los Alamos County, NM
County Attorney
Los Angeles County, CA
County Attorney
Los Angeles County
General Counsel
Metropolitan Transportation
Authority, CA
Appendix -1 of 3
Los Angeles County
Transportation
Commission CA
Los Angeles County
Transportation
Commission, CA
Los Angeles County
Transportation
Commission, CA
Director of Contracts (Attorney)
Senior Manager of Contracts
(Attorney)
Manager of Contracts (Attorney)
Monterey County, CA
County Counsel
Morgan Hill, CA, City of
City Attorney
Mountain View, CA, City of
City Attorney
Orange County Water District,
General Counsel
CA
Otay Water District, CA
Palo Alto, CA, City of
Palo Alto, CA, City of
Pasadena, CA, City of
Pleasanton, CA, City of
Redding, CA, City of
Sacramento, CA, City of
Sacramento Regional Transit, CA
Salinas, CA, City of
San Buenaventura, CA, City of
San Diego County Water
Authority, CA
San Jose, CA, City of
San Juan Capistrano, CA, City of
San Luis Obispo, CA, City of
Santa Barbara, CA, City of
Santa Clara County, CA
Santa Clara County
Transportation Agency, CA
Silverthom, CO, City of
South Lake Tahoe, CA, City of
South San Francisco, CA, City of
General Counsel
City Attorney
Senior Assistant City Attorney
City Attorney
Assistant City Attorney
Assistant City Attorney
City Attorney
Chief Legal Counsel
City Attorney
City Attorney
General Counsel
Independent Performance
Auditor (Attorney)
City Attorney
City Attorney
City Attorney
County Counsel
General Counsel
City Attorney
City Attorney
City Attorney
A"endix -2 of 3
Stockton, CA, City of
Sunnyvale, CA, City of
Torrance, CA, City of
Torrance, CA, City of
Tracy, CA, City of
Tucson, AZ, City of
CORRECTIONS /COURTS
Alameda County, CA
Alameda County, CA
Contra Costa County, CA
District of Columbia
Los Angeles County, CA
Los Angeles County Superior
Court, CA
Riverside County Consolidated
Courts, CA
San Diego Superior Court, CA
Santa Clara County, CA
Summit County, OH
City Attorney
City Attorney
City Attorney
Assistant City Attorney
City Attorney
City Attorney
Chief Probation Officer
Assistant Chief Probation Officer
County Probation Officer
Director of Corrections
Chief Probation Officer
Executive Officer /Clerk of the
Court
Chief Probation Officer
Executive Officer
Chief of Correction
Director of Offender Services
`Some searches were conducted by Alliance Resource Consulting when it
was known as MAXIMUS Executive Search.
"Searches in which we assisted with the recruitment process.
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Appendix -3 of 3
APPENDIx -B
ORANGE COUNTY (CA) CLIENTS OF
ALLIANCE RESOURCE CONSULTING*
Anaheim, City of
Brea, City of
Dana Point, City of
Huntington Beach, City of
Irvine, City of
Irvine Ranch Water District
Laguna Hills, City of
La Palma, City of
Los Alamitos, City of
Moulton Niguel Water District
Newport Beach, City of
Orange, City of
Orange County
Orange County Employees
Retirement System
Orange County Head Start
Orange County Sanitation District
Orange County Transportation
Authority
Placentia, City of
South Coast Water District
Transportation Corridor Agencies
Tustin, City of
Yorba Linda, City of
Yorba Linda Water District
*Some searches were conducted by Alliance Resource Consulting when it was
known as MAXIMUS Executive Search.
Appendix -1 of I
APPENDIX -C
BIOGRAPHIES
■ ERIC J. MIDDLETON - MANAGING
PARTNER
Eric Middleton began his career in executive search in 1999 with
MAXIMUS. He is currently a founding partner and Vice President of
Alliance Resource Consulting LLC. Prior to his career in executive search,
Mr. Middleton spent 13 years with the County of Los Angeles and the
City of Los Angeles. During his tenure with Los Angeles County, Mr.
Middleton held various positions with the Chief Administrative Office,
the County Sheriff, the Office of the District Attorney, the Department of
Public Works and the Probation Department. While with the Probation
Department, Mr. Middleton was instrumental in drafting legislation
creating the 1996 Repeat Offender Prevention Project (AB 2447) an
intervention and prevention program targeting at -risk youth.
Immediately prior to joining MAXIMUS, he was the Senior Legislative
Deputy to a Los Angeles City Council Member responsible for oversight
of the City's public safety and social service programs. Mr. Middleton
also served as the senior staff member to the City of Los Angeles Public
Safety Committee. Mr. Middleton has also served as a member of the Los
Angeles County Bar Association Juvenile Court Task Force, as legislative
staff to the Chief Probation Officers of California, and as a community
member of the Public Safety Advisory Committee to Assembly Member
Robert Hertzberg. In 1993, Mr. Middleton was recognized as a Los
Angeles County Volunteer of the Year for his civic involvement. Mr.
Middleton is currently a Vice President of the Los Angeles Metropolitan
Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA).
Mr. Middleton has been engaged in over 200 recruitments in most areas
of general local government (e.g., Public Safety, Community and
Economic Development, Social Services, Public Works, Finance, etc.), as
well as Pension and Retirement system searches for the Arizona State
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Retirement System, Fresno County (CA), Santa Barbara County (CA),
Kern County (CA), and the Washington State Investment Board (WA).
Mr. Middleton has also conducted numerous City Manager recruitments,
including the California cities of Yorba Linda, Diamond Bar, Redlands,
West Hollywood, Martinez, Marina, Millbrae, Duarte and Huntington
Beach. Mr. Middleton has also recruited Police Chiefs for the City of
Chicago (IL), Glendale (CA), San Diego (CA), and San Jose (CA).
Mr. Middleton received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from
California State University at Northridge, and a Master of Public
Administration degree from the University of Southern California.
■ SHERRILLA. UYEDA- SENIOR PARTNER
Sherrill Uyeda began her career in executive search in 1998 with Norman
Roberts & Associates, Inc., which was acquired by MAXIMUS in 1999.
She is currently a founding partner of Alliance Resource Consulting LLC.
Ms. Uyeda has over ten years of public sector executive search experience
and has completed over 350 recruitments. Ms. Uyeda's professional
recruitment background covers all areas of public sector executive search,
including city, state, and regional government with a successful track
record of executive placements. She is experienced in recruiting in the
fields of public utilities, public works, planning, medical, redevelopment,
library, recreation, finance, human and social services, airports and port
authorities. Past nationwide clients have included the Metropolitan
Water District, District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, San
Antonio Water System, Bay Area Rapid Transit District, Los Angeles
Worlds Airports, New Orleans International Airport, Nashville
International Airport and Broward County, FL Department of Aviation.
Prior to her executive search experience, Ms. Uyeda worked for Burson -
Marsteller. While at Burson - Marsteller, she worked within the Corporate
Practice which focused on global perception management. She
specialized in corporate communications and strategic positioning for
companies such as Sony Pictures Entertainment and Gulfstream Netjets.
Ms. Uyeda graduated from the University of Southern California, with
both a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Arts and Sciences and
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a Master of Public Administration degree. She is currently a member of
the Los Angeles Junior Chamber of Commerce, American Society for
Public Administrators and USC's Town and Gown.
■ NICHOLAS MESIC - SENIOR CONSULTANT
Nicholas Mesic began his career in executive search with MAXIMUS in
2003. At MAXIMUS, Mr. Mesic assisted with public sector executive
recruitments in the areas of city and county management, parks and
recreation, planning, finance, water districts and airports.
Prior to joining Alliance Resource Consulting, Mr. Mesic worked for
Hyrian LLC, a recruitment process outsourcing firm. He recruited for
mid -level management to director -level positions in the engineering,
finance, healthcare, and insurance industries. He also served as Team
Lead for the Sourcing Department, conducting extensive research, name
generation, and candidate recruitment.
At Alliance Resource Consulting, Mr. Mesic has been able to use his
experience in both public and .private sector executive recruitments to
better serve client needs. His past nationwide clients have included the
City of Alexandria (VA), Arlington County (VA), the Irvine Ranch Water
District, the City of Long Beach (CA), the City of Huntington Beach (CA)
and United Health Group.
Mr. Mesic is a graduate of the University of California at Davis, earning a
double bachelor's degree in History and English.
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APPENDIX -D
REFERENCES
CLIENT:
CONTACT: Name:
Title:
Phone #:
City of Huntington Beach, CA
Jill Hardy
Former Mayor
(714) 536 -5553
CLIENT: City of Long Beach, CA
CONTACT: Name: Becki Ames
Title: Chief of Staff
Phone #: (562) 570 -6801
CLIENT: City of San Jose, CA
CONTACT: Name: Mark Danaj
Title: Director of Human Resources
Phone #: (408) 535 -1285
CLIENT: Kearns & West
CONTACT: Name: Sharif Ebrahim
Title: Principal
Phone #: (415) 391 -8223
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