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Cal Portner <br />From: Greg Prothman <greg@gmphr.com> <br />Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 11:45 AM <br />To: Cal Portner <br />Cc: Wipper, Lauren; Jeff Weldon; Tim Troxel <br />Subject: Police Chief Recruitment <br />Hi Calvin, <br />I understand that the City is considering retaining an executive search firm to assist in replacing retiring Police <br />Chief Nierenhausen. GMP Consultants would be interested in supporting the Citywith this recruitment. Byway of <br />background, GMP Consultants have conducted over 60 national police and public safety recruitments from cities <br />with populations of 150,000+ to communities of 4,000. <br />Your co -lead consultantwould be Mr. Jeff Weldon, Jeff is an experienced city manager in both Minnesota and <br />South Dakota (his bio is below). He will be assisted by co -lead consultant Chief Tim Troxel. Tim is the retired <br />deputy police chief of the City of Renton, WA 105,000 population (his bio is also below). Tim is currently <br />conducting or has recently completed six police chief recruitments in the last year. This experienced consulting <br />team provides both a skilled Minnesota city manager coupled with a senior police professional in assisting the City <br />with this important selection! <br />GMP is well positioned to assist Elk River as we are currently conducting two police chief recruitments in cities of <br />13,000 population and just finished a police chief recruitment for a city of 22,000 population. We were also <br />recently notified will be beginning a police chief recruitment for a city of 97,000 population. These current and <br />recent searches provide an excellent knowledge of potential candidates! <br />GMP offers a competitive fee of $15,000 and an industry leading 18-month guarantee on your selected <br />candidate. Please don't hesitate to ask for more information or if you would like an in-person/Teams <br />conversation. <br />Thanks! <br />Greg <br />Greg M Prothman <br />GMP Consultants <br />www.GMPHR.com <br />206 714 9499 cell <br />i�GMP <br />CONSULTANTS <br />Jeff Weldon <br />Senior Consultant - Midwest Office <br />Jeff served 29years in municipal management in Minnesota and South Dakota including city manager for Brookings <br />and Yankton, SD; city administrator for Redwood Falls, MN; and assistant city administrator for Apple Valley, <br />MN. Jeff was also an adjunct instructor at South Dakota State University in Public Administration and State and <br />Local Government. Jeff currently serves local government managers in Minnesota and South Dakota with career and <br />professional development as a Senior Advisor for the state associations. Jeff holds a Bachelor's degree from <br />Minnesota State University and a Master's Degree from Hamline University. He was active with the Coalition of <br />Greater Minnesota Cities, Minnesota City/County Management Association, South Dakota Municipal League, and <br />the International City Management Association (ICMA). Jeff is a strong advocate for community involvement and <br />Page 375 of 430 <br />