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UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING TO: FROM: ERMU Commission Troy Adams, P.E General Manager MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: April 28, 2020 2.2 SUBJECT: Leadership Transition ACTION REQUESTED: Approve or consider the following: Hiring of search consultant Create search committee Determine candidate pool Establish search and selection process schedule Appoint interim general manager Establish terms for extended contract services from outgoing general manager DISCUSSION: With the resignation from the General Manager, there are several leadership transition action items for consideration by the commission. Consultant It is recommended that the commission consider hiring a consultant to help coordinate the general manager search and placement process. The consultant would help to discuss, vet, and establish selection criteria to help the commission select the candidate which best fits their needs. The consultant would also help generate a list of typical GM/CEO type questions which the commission could select from to ensure that questions used are legal. The leadership team has been using a consultant, Debra Englund CEO HRExpertiseBP, for team development for the past six years. Ms. Englund would be in a unique position to evaluate fit and skill sets needed to compliment the organizations culture. She could also help with current leadership team assessments, gap analysis, and strengths/weaknesses analysis. It would be my recommendation that the commission hire HRExpertiseBP to assist with the process. Ms. Englund will be attending the meeting to answer questions. Committee - The commission should consider creating a search committee that is authorized to work with the consultant to make certain candidate screening decisions and to prepare a refined list of candidates for the board. Ideally, this committee would have only two commissioners. The committee could solicit input from the leadership team and employees on skills, leadership style, and selection considerations. However, it would not be typical for employees to participate on the committee itself. ______________________________________________________________________________ Page 1 of 2 5