HomeMy WebLinkAboutGovHR-Assistant Finance Director Recruitment 2018PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT, made on the 14TH day of MAY, 2018 by and between the CITY of OSHKOSH,
hereinafter referred to as CITY, and GOVHR, 630 DUNDEE ROAD, SUITE 130, NORTHBROOK, IL,
60062, hereinafter referred to as the CONSULTANT.
WITNESSETH:
That the CITY and the CONSULTANT, for the consideration hereinafter named, enter into the
following Agreement.
COMPONENT PARTS OF THE AGREEMENT
This Agreement consists of the following component parts, all of which are as fully a part of this
Agreement as if herein set out verbatim, or if not attached, as if hereto attached:
1. This Instrument
2. Consultant's Professional Services Proposal dated 5/7/18, and attached hereto.
In the event that any provision in any of the above component parts of this Agreement conflicts with any
provision in any other of the component parts, the provision in the component part first enumerated
above shall govern over any other component part which follows it numerically except as may be
otherwise specifically stated.
CITY REPRESENTATIVE
The CITY shall assign the following individuals to manage this Agreement:
(JOHN FITZPATRICK, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER)
SCOPE OF WORK
The CONSULTANT shall provide the services described in the CONSULTANT's attached Professional
Services Proposal. CITY may make or approve changes within the general Scope of Services contained
within the Professional Services Proposal and in this AGREEMENT. If such changes affect CONSULTANT's
cost or time required for performance of the services, an equitable adjustment will be made through an
amendment to this AGREEMENT.
City Hall, 215 Church Avenue P.O. Box 1130 Oshkosh, WI 54903-1130 http://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us
RECORDS AND INSTRUMENTS OF SERVICE
All reports, drawings, software, data, computer files, and other materials, documents and instruments
prepared by the CONSULTANT as instruments of service shall remain the property of the CITY. Any
document related to this agreement, whether in electronic or paper form, is considered a public record
and shall be provided to the City upon request. The CONSULTANT may provide the City with an
explanation of why they believe any document should not be released to the public. The City shall make
all final determinations regarding the existence or release of any document related to this agreement.
TERM AND TERMINATION
A. Term. This Agreement shall commence upon signing of both parties and will be complete within
90 days of signing unless terminated earlier by one of the parties as provided below, except that CITY
may extend this Agreement, upon written notice to CONSULTANT.
B. Termination.
1. For Cause. If either party shall fail to fulfill in timely and proper manner any of the obligations under
this Agreement, the other party shall have the right to terminate this Agreement by written notice. In
this event, the CONSULTANT shall be entitled to compensation to the date of delivery of the Notice.
2. For Convenience. The CITY may terminate this Agreement at any time by giving written notice to the
CONSULTANT no later than 30 calendar days before the termination date.
TIME OF COMPLETION
The CONSULTANT shall perform the services under this Agreement with reasonable diligence and
expediency consistent with sound professional practices. The CITY agrees that the CONSULTANT is
not responsible for damages arising directly or indirectly from any delays for causes beyond the
CONSULTANT's control. For the purposes of this Agreement, such causes include, but are not limited
to, strikes or other labor disputes, severe weather disruptions or other natural disasters, or failure of
performance by the CITY. If the delays resulting from any such causes increase the time required by the
CONSULTANT to perform its services in an orderly and efficient manner, the CONSULTANT shall be
entitled to an equitable adjustment in schedule.
SUSPENSION, DELAY, OR INTERRUPTION OF WORK
CITY may suspend, delay, or interrupt the Services of CONSULTANT for the convenience of CITY. In
such event, CONSULTANT's contract price and schedule shall be equitably adjusted.
ASSIGNMENT
CONSULTANT shall not have the right to assign this Agreement without the written prior consent of
the City.
INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT
CONSULTANT is an independent CONSULTANT and is not an employee of the CITY.
COOPERATION IN LITIGATION AND AUDITS
CONSULTANT shall fully and completely cooperate with the City, the City's insurer, the City's
attorneys, the City's Auditors or other representative of the City (collectively, the "City" for purposes of
this Article) in connection with (a) any internal or governmental investigation or administrative,
regulatory, arbitral or judicial proceeding (collectively "Litigation") or internal or governmental Audit,
with respect to matters relating to this Agreement; other than a third party proceeding in which
CONSULTANT is a named party and CONSULTANT and the City have not entered into a mutually
acceptable joint defense agreement.
Such cooperation may include, but shall not be limited to, responding to requests for documents and/or
other records, and making CONSULTANT's employees available to the City (or their respective
insurers, attorneys or auditors) upon reasonable notice for: (i) interviews, factual investigations, and
providing declarations or affidavits that provide truthful information in connection with any Litigation
or Audit; (ii) appearing at the request of the City to give testimony without requiring service of a
subpoena or other legal process; (iii) volunteering to the City all pertinent information related to any
Litigation or Audit; and (iv) providing information and legal representations to auditors in a form and
within a timeframe requested.
City shall reimburse CONSULTANT for reasonable direct expenses incurred in connection with
providing documents and records required under this paragraph and may require, at the City's sole
discretion, such expenses to be documented by receipts or other appropriate documentation. Reasonable
direct expenses include costs, such as copying, postage and similar costs; but do not include wages,
salaries, benefits and other employee compensation. CONSULTANT shall not be entitled to additional
compensation for employee services provided under this paragraph.
STANDARD OF CARE
The standard of care applicable to CONSULTANT's Services will be the degree of skill and diligence
normally employed by professional CONSULTANTs or consultants performing the same or similar
Services at the time said services are performed. CONSULTANT will re -perform any services not
meeting this standard without additional compensation.
CITY RESPONSIBILITIES
The CITY shall furnish, at the CONSULTANT's request, such information as is needed by the
CONSULTANT to aid in the progress of the project, providing it is reasonably obtainable from City
records.
CONSULTANT may reasonably rely upon the accuracy, timeliness, and completeness of the information
provided by CITY.
To prevent any unreasonable delay in the CONSULTANT's work, the CITY will examine all reports and
other documents and will make any authorizations necessary to proceed with work within a reasonable
time period.
PAYMENT
A. The Agreement Sum. The CITY shall pay to the CONSULTANT for the performance of the
Agreement the amount of $19,500.00 in the Cost Proposal of the Consultant's Professional Services
Proposal.
B. Method of Payment. The CONSULTANT shall submit itemized monthly statements for services.
The CITY shall pay the CONSULTANT within 30 calendar days after receipt of such statement. If any
statement amount is disputed, the CITY may withhold payment of such amount and shall provide to
CONSULTANT a statement as to the reason(s) for withholding payment.
C. Additional Costs. Costs for additional services shall be negotiated and set forth in a written
amendment to this Agreement executed by both parties prior to proceeding with the work covered under
the subject amendment.
HOLD HARMLESS
The CONSULTANT covenants and agrees to protect and hold the City of Oshkosh harmless against all
actions, claims, and demands which may be to the proportionate extent caused by or result from the
intentional or negligent acts of the CONSULTANT, its agents or assigns, its employees, or its
SUBCONSULTANTs related to the performance of this Agreement or be caused or result from any
violation of any law or administrative regulation, and shall indemnify or refund to the CITY all sums
including court costs, attorney fees, and punitive damages which the CITY may be obliged or adjudged
to pay on any such claims or demands within thirty (30) days of the date of the CITY's written demand
for indemnification or refund for those actions, claim, and demands caused by or resulting from
intentional or negligent acts as specified in this paragraph.
Subject to any limitations contained in Sec. 893.80 and any similar statute, of the Wisconsin Statutes, the
City further agrees to hold CONSULTANT harmless from any and all liability, including claims,
demands, losses, costs, damages, and expenses of every kind and description (including death), which
may be to the proportionate extent caused by or result from the intentional or negligent acts of the CITY,
its agents or assigns, its employees, or its SUBCONSULTANTs related to the performance of this
Agreement or be caused or result from any violation of any law or administrative regulation, where such
liability is founded upon or grows out of the acts or omission of any of the officers, employees or agents
of the City of Oshkosh while acting within the scope of their employment.
It is the intention of the parties to this Agreement that each party shall be solely responsible for its own
actions and activities and the actions and activities of its own officers, employees and agents while acting
within the scope of their employment
INSURANCE
The CONSULTANT agrees to abide by the attached City of Oshkosh Insurance Requirements for Professional
Services.
WHOLE AGREEMENT / AMENDMENT
This document and any specified attachments contain all terms and conditions of the Agreement and
any alteration thereto shall be invalid unless made in writing, signed by both parties and incorporated
as an amendment to this Agreement.
NO THIRD -PARTY BENEFICIARIES
This AGREEMENT gives no rights or benefits to anyone other than CITY and CONSULTANT and has
no third -party beneficiaries.
AGREEMENT NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AGAINST ANY PARTY
This Agreement is the product of negotiation between the parties hereto and no term, covenant or
provision herein or the failure to include a term, covenant or provision shall be construed against any
party hereto solely on the basis that one party or the other drafted this Agreement or any term, covenant
or condition contained herein.
NO WAIVER
Failure of either party to insist upon the strict performance of terms and provisions of this agreement, or
any of them, shall not constitute or be construed as a waiver or relinquishment of that party's right to
thereafter enforce such term or provision, and that term of the provisions shall continue in full force and
effect.
NON-DISCRIMINATION
The Operator agrees not to discriminate in its operations under this Agreement on the basis of race, color,
creed, age, and gender, or as otherwise prohibited by law. A breach of this covenant may be regarded
as a material breach of this Agreement
SEVERABILITY
If any term, covenant, condition or provision of this agreement shall be invalid or enforceable, the
remainder of this agreement shall not be affected thereby the remainder of the agreement shall be valid
and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
CHOICE OF LAW AND VENUE
The laws of the State of Wisconsin shall govern the interpretation and construction of this Agreement.
Winnebago County shall be the venue for all disputes arising under this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, has caused this contract to be sealed
with its corporate seal and to be subscribed to by its City Manager and City Clerk and countersigned by
the Comptroller of said City, and CONSULTANT hereunto set its hand and seal the day and year first
above written.
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John Fitzpatrick
Assistant City Manager
City of Oshkosh
215 Church Avenue
Oshkosh, WI 54903
Dear Mr. Fitzpatrick
Thank you for the opportunity to provide you with a proposal for the Assistant Finance Director
recruitment and selection process for the City of Oshkosh. GovHR USA ("GovHR") prides itself on a
tailored, personal approach to executive recruitment and selection, able to adapt to your specific
requirements for the position.
Qualifications and Experience
GovHR is a public management consulting firm serving municipal clients and other public sector entities
on a national basis. Our headquarters offices are in Northbrook, Illinois. We are a certified Female
Business Enterprise in the State of Illinois, and work exclusively in the public sector. GovHR offers
customized executive recruitment services and completes other management studies and consulting
projects for communities. Please note the following key qualifications of our firm:
➢ Since our establishment in 2009, our consultants have conducted hundreds of recruitments in 28
states, with an increase in business of at least 30% each year. Twenty-eight (28%) of our clients
are repeat clients, the best indicator of satisfaction with our services.
➢ Surveys of our clients show that 94% rate their overall experience with our firm as Outstanding,
and indicate that they plan to use our services or highly recommend us in the future.
➢ Our state of the art processes, including extensive use of social media for candidate outreach and
skype interviews with potential finalist candidates, ensure a successful recruitment for your
organization.
➢ Our high quality, thorough Recruitment Brochure reflects the knowledge we will have about your
community and your organization, and will provide important information to potential candidates.
➢ We provide a two-year guarantee for our full recruitments. Less than 1% of our clients have had
to invoke the guarantee.
➢ The firm has a total of twenty-two consultants, both generalists and specialists (public safety,
public works, finance, parks, etc.), who are based in Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,
and Wisconsin, as well as five reference specialists and eight support staff.
630 Dundee Road, Suite 130, Northbrook, Illinois 60062
Local: 847.380.3240 Fax: 866.401.3100 GovHRUSA.com
EXECUTIVE RECRUITMENT • INTERIM STAFFING • MANAGEMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCE CONSULTING
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Our consultants are experienced executive recruiters who have conducted over 600 recruitments,
working with cities, counties, special districts and other governmental entities of all sizes throughout the
country. In addition, we have held leadership positions within local government, giving us an
understanding of the complexities and challenges facing today's public sector leaders.
GovHR is led by Heidi Voorhees, President, and Joellen Earl, Chief Executive Officer. Ms. Voorhees
previously spent 8 years with the nationally recognized public sector consulting firm, The PAR Group, and
was President of The PAR Group from 2006 — 2009. Ms. Voorhees has conducted more than 240
recruitments in her management consulting career, with many of her clients repeat clients, attesting to the
high quality of work performed for them. In addition to her 12 years of executive recruitment and
management consulting experience, Ms. Voorhees has 19 years of local government leadership and
management service, with ten years as the Village Manager for the Village of Wilmette. Ms. Earl is a
seasoned manager, with expertise in public sector human resources management. She has held
positions from Human Resources Director and Administrative Services Director to Assistant Town
Manager and Assistant County Manager. Ms. Earl has worked in forms of government ranging from Open
Town Meeting to Council -Manager and has supervised all municipal and county departments ranging
from Public Safety and Public Works to Mental Health and Social Services.
Consultant Assigned
GovHR Senior Vice President Lee Szymborski will be responsible for your recruitment and selection
process. His biography is attached to this Proposal and his contact information is:
Lee Szymborski
Senior Vice President
GovHR USA LLC
630 Dundee Road, Suite 130
Northbrook, IL 60062
Telephone: (847) 380-3240
Facsimile 866-401-3100
LSzymborskiaGovHRusa.com
A complete list of Mr. Szymborski's and GovHR's clients is available on our website at
www.ciovhrusa.com
References
The following references can speak to the quality of service provided by GovHR
Shorewood, WI (Village Manager, 2017) - Lee Szymborski
Tyler Burkart
Assistant Village Manager
3930 N. Murray Ave.
Shorewood, WI 53211
414-847-2700
tburkart-villaoeofshorewood.ora
Wausau, WI
(City Assessor, 2017) - Lee Szymborski
(Human Resources Director, 2017) - Lee Szymborski
(Public Works Director, 2014) - Lee Szymborski
(Fire Chief, 2013)
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Robert Mielke, Mayor
407 Grant Street.
Wausau, WI 54403
715-261-6800
robert.mielke@ci.wausau.wi.us
Jennifer Kannenberg
Human Resources Specialist
715-261-6800
Jennifer. Kan nenberg()ci.wausau.wi.us
Middleton, WI (Finance Director, 2015) — Lee Szymborski
Mike Davis
City Administrator
7426 Hubbard Avenue
Middleton, WI 53562
608-821-8358
mdavis@ci.middleton.wi.us
Scope of Work
A typical recruitment and selection process takes approximately 175 hours to conduct. At least 50 hours
of this time is administrative, including advertisement placement, reference interviews, and due diligence
on candidates. We believe our experience and ability to professionally administer your recruitment will
provide you with a diverse pool of highly qualified candidates for your position. GovHR clients are
informed of the progress of a recruitment throughout the entire process. We are always available by
mobile phone or email should you have a question or need information about the recruitment.
GovHR suggests the following approach to your recruitment, subject to your requests for modification:
Phase I'— Position Assessment, Position Announcement and BrochureDevelopment
Phase I will include the following steps:
➢ One-on-one interviews will be conducted with elected officials, staff and the public to develop our
Recruitment Brochure. This important document outlines the expectations that the City has for its
next Assistant Finance Director, providing us with the information we need to target our
recruitment. During this process, we will assist you with establishing the salary for the position by
conducting a salary survey of comparable communities, if requested.
➢ Development of a Position Announcement.
➢ Development of a detailed Recruitment Brochure for your review and approval.
➢ Agreement on a detailed Recruitment Timetable — a typical recruitment takes 90 days from the
time you sign the contract until you are ready to appoint the finalist candidate.
Phase II' Advertising, Candidate Recruitment and Outreach
We make extensive use of social media as well as traditional outreach methods to ensure a diverse and
highly qualified pool of candidates. In addition, our website is well known in the local government industry
— we typically have 5,000 visits to our website each month. Finally, we develop a database customized to
your recruitment and can do an email blast to thousands of potential candidates.
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Phase II will include the following steps:
➢ Placement of the Position Announcement in appropriate professional online publications. In
addition to public sector publications and websites, outreach will include Linkedln and other
private sector resources. We can provide the City with a list of where we intend to place the
position announcement, if requested.
➢ The development of a database of potential candidates from across the country unique to the
position and to the City of Oshkosh, focusing on the leadership and management skills identified
in Phase I as well as size of organization, and experience in addressing challenges and
opportunities also outlined in Phase I. This database can range from several hundred to
thousands of names depending on the parameters established for the outreach. Outreach will be
done in person, and through e-mail and telephone contacts. GovHR consultants have extensive
knowledge of the municipal government industry and will personally identify and contact potential
candidates. With more than 600 collective years of municipal and consulting experience among
our consultants, we often have inside knowledge about candidates.
Phase III —'Candidate Evaluation and Screening
Phase III will include the following steps:
➢ Review and evaluation of candidates' credentials considering the criteria outlined in the
Recruitment Brochure.
Candidates will be interviewed by skype or facetime to fully grasp their qualifications, experience
and interpersonal skills. The interviews include asking specific questions about their experiences
and skill sets as well as asking questions specific to the Position. We will ask follow up questions
and probe specific areas. By utilizing skype or facetime we will have an assessment of their
verbal skills and their level of energy for and interest in the position.
Optional: One-way video Interview where finalist candidates answer interview questions on their
own time. It's convenient for them and incredibly insightful for you. A link to each candidate video
can be emailed to you for your review.
➢ Formal and informal references and an internet/social media search of each candidate will be
conducted to further verify candidates' abilities, work ethic, management and leadership skills,
analytical skills, interpersonal skills, ability to interact with the media, and any areas identified for
improvement.
➢ All resumes will be acknowledged and contacts and inquiries from candidates will be personally
handled by GovHR, ensuring that the City's process is professional and well regarded by all who
participate.
Phase IV — Presentation of Recommended Candidates
Phase IV will include the following steps:
➢ GovHR will prepare a Recruitment Report that presents the credentials of those candidates most
qualified for the position. You will advise us of the number of reports you will need for the
individuals involved in this phase of the recruitment and selection process. We provide a binder
which contains the candidate's cover letter and resume. In addition, we prepare a "mini" resume
for each candidate, so that each candidate's credentials are presented in a uniform way. GovHR
will provide you with a log of all candidates who applied. You may also review all the resumes, if
requested.
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➢ GovHR will meet with you on-site to review the Recruitment Report and expand upon the
information provided. The report will arrive two to three days in advance of the meeting, giving
you the opportunity to fully review it. In addition to the written report, we will spend 2 to 3 hours
discussing the candidates by reviewing their skype interviews and providing excerpts from the
references we will have conducted on the individuals.
Phase V —Interviewing Process
Phase V will include the following steps:
➢ After the Recruitment Report is presented, the Interviewing Process will be finalized including the
discussion of any specific components you deem appropriate, such as a writing sample or oral
presentation.
➢ GovHR will develop the first and second round interview questions for your review and comment.
GovHR will provide you with interview books that include the credentials each candidate submits,
a set of questions with room for interviewers to make notes, and evaluation sheets to assist
interviewers in assessing the candidate's skills and abilities.
➢ GovHR will work with you to develop an interview schedule for the candidates, coordinating travel
and accommodations. In addition to a structured interview with the City, the schedule will
incorporate a tour of Oshkosh facilities and interviews with senior staff, if the City so desires.
➢ Once candidates for interview are selected, additional references will be contacted, along with
verification of educational credentials, criminal court, credit, and motor vehicle and records
checks.
➢ GovHR recommends a two-step interviewing process with (typically) five or six candidates
interviewed in the first round. Following this round, we strongly suggest that two or three
candidates are selected for second round interviews. Again, we will prepare a second round of
interview questions and an evaluation sheet.
➢ GovHR consultants will be present for all the interviews, serving as a resource and facilitator.
Phase VI — Appointment of Candidate
➢ GovHR will assist you as much as you request with the salary and benefit negotiations and
drafting of an employment agreement, if appropriate.
➢ GovHR will notify all applicants of the final appointment, providing professional background
information on the successful candidate.
Philosophy
Executive search is an important decision-making process for a community and our primary goal is to
help our client to make a good decision. Our firm's executive recruitment philosophy embraces a
professional process of integrity, trust, and respect toward all parties involved, and complete commitment
toward meeting the expressed needs and desires of our client. All of our services are handled by
principals of the firm who have established and well-regarded reputations in the search field, as well as
actual operating experience in the public management fields in which they now consult. Each has
impeccable professional credentials and unblemished personal reputations. Keeping both our client and
prospective candidates informed on the status of the recruitment on a regular basis is also an important
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part of our recruitment process. Our work is carried out in an open manner with particular attention given
toward seeking out critical factors of a client's organization and governance, and utilizing such information
respectfully and discreetly in seeking out candidates who truly have the ability to meet the expectations
and needs of the client—working strenuously in developing a fully qualified, "best match" candidate pool
for client consideration. Our process includes assistance in the critical final interview and selection
phases of the recruitment, and availability to both client and candidate for months following the
appointment. Our process was developed and refined over the years to meet the special, and often
unique, needs and circumstances facing our local government, public management, and related not-for-
profit clients.
Optional 3600 Evaluation
As a service to the City of Oshkosh, we offer the option to provide you with a proposal for a 360°
performance evaluation for the appointed Assistant Finance Director at about six months into his or her
employment. This evaluation will include seeking feedback from both Elected Officials and Department
Directors, along with any other constituent the City feels would be relevant and beneficial. This input will
be obtained on a confidential basis with comments known only to the consultant. If you are interested in
this option, GovHR USA will prepare a proposal for this service.
Recruitment Schedule
A detailed recruitment schedule will be provided in Phase I. The recruitment and selection process
typically takes 90 days from the time the contract is signed until the candidate is appointed. We can work
with you on a shorter process, should you so desire.
Our typical recruitment process includes the following milestones and deliverables:
Weeks 1 - 2 On-site interviews of City officials and staff, development and approval of
recruitment brochure
Deliverable: recruitment brochure
Weeks 3 - 8 Placement of professional announcements; candidate identification,
screening, interview and evaluation by consultant
Week 9 Consultant recommendation to City of qualified candidates
Deliverable: recruitment report
Week 10 Selection of candidate finalists by the City; additional
background and reference checks, report preparation and presentation
Deliverable: interview reports including suggested questions
and evaluation sheets
Weeks 11-12 Interviews of selected finalist candidates; City recommendation of final
candidate; negotiation, offer, acceptance and appointment
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Summary of Costs: � m-_ —___ -- price ���
Recruitment Fee: $13,000
Recruitment Expenses: (not to exceed) 4,000
➢ Expenses include consultant travel, postage/shipping,
telephone, support services, candidate due diligence efforts.
copying etc.
Advertising: 2,500*
"Advertising costs over $2,500 will be placed only with client
approval. If less than $2,500, Client is billed only for actual cost.
"This fee does not include travel and accommodations for candidates interviewed. Recruitment
brochures are produced as electronic files. Printed brochures can be provided, if requested, for an
additional cost of $900.
The above cost proposal is predicated on four consultant visits to the client; the first for the recruitment
brochure interview process (up to two full days and one night, depending upon the client's needs; if
additional days are needed they will be billed at $500 per half day and $950 for a full day, plus additional
hotel charges, if required); the second to present recommended candidates; and the third and fourth for
the candidate interview process (second round interviews are often scheduled a week or so following the
first round interviews). Any additional consultant visits requested by the client will be billed at $125/hour;
$500 for a half day and $950 for a full day. The additional visits may also result in an increase in the
travel expenses and those expenses will be billed to the client.
Payment for Fees and Services
Professional fees and expenses will be invoiced as follows:
1st Payment: 1/3 of the Recruitment Fee (invoice sent upon acceptance of our proposal).
2"d Payment: 1/3 of the Recruitment Fee and expenses incurred to date (invoice sent following the
recommendation of candidates).
Final Payment: 1/3 of the Recruitment Fee and all remaining expenses (invoice sent after recruitment is
completed).
Recruitment expenses and the costs for printing the Recruitment Brochure will be itemized in detail.
Payment of invoices is due within thirty (30) days of receipt (unless the client advises that its normal
payment procedures require 60 days.)
GovHR Guarantee''
It is the policy of GovHR to assist our clients until an acceptable candidate is appointed to the position.
Therefore, no additional professional fee would be incurred should the Client not make a selection from
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the initial group of recommended candidates and request additional candidates be developed for
interview consideration. Additional reimbursable expenses may be incurred should the situation require
consultant travel to Oshkosh beyond the planned three visits.
Upon appointment of a candidate, GovHR provides the following guarantee: should the selected and
appointed candidate, at the request of the City or the employee's own determination, leave the employ of
the City within the first 24 months of appointment, we will, if desired, conduct another search for the cost
of expenses and announcements only, if requested to do so within six months of the employee's
departure.
In addition, in accordance with the policy of our firm as well as established ethics in the executive search
industry, we will not actively recruit the placed employees for a period of five years.
Why Choose GovHR?
We ask you to consider the following as you deliberate:
➢ We are a leader in the field of local government recruitment and selection with experience in
more than 24 states, in communities ranging in population from 1,000 to 1,000,000. More than
28% of our clients are repeat clients showing a high level of satisfaction with our work. We
encourage you to call any of our previous clients.
➢ We are committed to bringing a diverse pool of candidates to your recruitment process. We
network extensively with state, city and county management associations, attending more than 20
state and national conferences each year. In addition, we support and attend the meetings of
Women Leading Government, the International Hispanic Network, the California Network of Asian
Public Administrators, and the National Forum for Black Public Administrators.
➢ We conduct comprehensive due diligence on candidates. Before we recommend a candidate to
you, we will have interviewed them via Skype, conducted reference calls, and media and social
media searches. Our knowledge of local government ensures that we can ask probing questions
that will verify their expertise.
➢ We are your partners in this important process. You are welcome to review all the resumes we
receive and we will share our honest assessment of the candidates.
➢ Our goal is your complete satisfaction. We are committed to working with you until you find the
candidate that is the best fit for your position.
We believe we have provided you with a comprehensive proposal; however, if you would like a service
that you do not see in our proposal, please let us know. We can most likely accommodate your request.
This proposal will remain in effect for a period of six months from the date of the proposal. We look
forward to working with you on this recruitment and selection process!
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Senior Vice President
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Lee Szymborski is a Senior Vice President with GovHR USA, working on both executive search and
general management consulting assignments. He has more than 33 years of experience in local
government administration.
Mr. Szymborski's experience spans both Wisconsin and Illinois communities. Mr. Szymborski served
more than 15 years as City Administrator in Mequon, Wisconsin. Mequon is a full service city with $30
million in combined budgets, and more than 170 employees serving 23,000 residents. In addition to his
Wisconsin service in Mequon, he also worked for the City of Wauwatosa and Milwaukee County. In
Illinois, he served for 12 years as Assistant Village Manager in Buffalo Grove.
Mr. Szymborski's track record points to a results -oriented approach to municipal government
management. That is demonstrated by his work including the purchase of a $14 M private water utility
that has seen its customer base increase under city ownership (Mequon); reorganizing city departments
and reducing workforce costs in an organizationally sensitive manner (Mequon); spearheading a 10 -
community oversight committee to secure the startup of commuter rail service (Metra) on the WI Central
railway (Buffalo Grove); and re -purposing TIF funds to provide incentives that secured a $16 M mixed-use
development in Mequon's Town Center. He is additionally skilled in budgeting, personnel administration,
community engagement efforts and strategic planning.
Mr. Szymborski's experience in recruiting key staff extends back to his management roles in both Buffalo
Grove and Mequon. In Buffalo Grove, he handled for the Village Manager all aspects of recruiting the
management team. During his time in Mequon, Mr. Szymborski recruited all members of the City's
management team.
Since joining GovHR USA in 2014, Mr. Szymborski has assisted or managed more than 45 executive
searches for communities in Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri and Massachusetts, as well as non-
profit agencies including the International City/County Management Association. His recent searches
include Administrator and department head positions for the Wisconsin communities of Glendale,
Wauwatosa, Oak Creek, Waukesha, Middleton, and Beloit (Town). His work for Illinois municipalities
include, among others, East Peoria, Washington and DeKalb. He has also managed local government
searches in Missouri and Massachusetts. He has done management studies and strategic plans for
several Wisconsin, Illinois and Missouri communities. He has also been part of GovHR USA's
classification and compensation studies in several Wisconsin, Illinois and Massachusetts communities.
Professional Education, Training and Instruction
• Master of Science degree in Urban Affairs, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
• Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Professional Development and Speaking Engagements
• Adjunct instructor at Upper Iowa University — Milwaukee Center
• Published articles in Public Management Magazine, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Memberships and Affiliations
• Mequon-Thiensville Sunrise Rotary Club
• Board of Directors for the Mequon Nature Preserve
• International City/County Management Association
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• Wisconsin City/County Management Association
• Former President Illinois Association of Municipal Management Assistants
• Former President Mequon-Thiensville Sunrise Rotary Club
Awards
• Mequon — Thiensville Chamber of Commerce's Distinguished Service Award
Local Government Background
• City Administrator, Mequon, WI 1999-2014
• Assistant Village Manager, Buffalo Grove, IL 1987-1999
• Milwaukee County and City of Wauwatosa, WI 1980-1986
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(b) Rented to, in the care, custody or
control of, or over which-hysical
control is being exercised for any
purpose by you, any of your
"employees", "volunteer workers",
any partner or member (if you are
a partnership or joint venture), or
any member (if you are a ''?.limited
liability company).
b. Real Estate Manager
Any person (other than your "emplcyee" or
'volunteer worker"), or any organization
while acting as your real estate mar ager.
c. Temporary Custodians Of Your
Property
Any person or organization having proper
temporary custody of your property} if you
die, but only:
(1) With respect to liability arising out of the
maintenance or use of that property; and
(2) Until your legal representative has
been appointed.
d. Legal Representative if You Die
Your legal representative if you digs, but
only with respect to duties as such. That
representative will have all your rights and
duties under this insurance.
e. Unnamed Subsidiary
Any subsidiary and subsidiary thereof, of
yours which is a legally incorporated entity
of which you own a financial interest of
more than 50% of the voting stock on the
effective date of this Coverage Part.
The insurance afforded herein for any
subsidiary not shown in the Declarations
as a named insured does not apply to
injury or damage with respect to which an
insured under this insurance is also an
insured under another policy or would be
an insured under such policy but for its
termination or upon the exhaustion of its
limits of insurance.
3. Newly Acquired Or f=ormed Organizaticrt
Any organization you newly acquire or farm,
other than a partnership, joint venture or
limited liability company, and over which i :you
maintain financial interest of more than 50% of
the voting stock, will qualify as a Named
Insured if there is no other similar insurance
available to that organization. However:
a. Coverage under this provision is afforded
only until the 180th day after you acttuire
or form the organization or the end of the
policy period, whichever is earlier; and
Form SS 00 08 04 05
BUSINESS LIABILITY COVERAGE FORM
b. Coverage under this provision does not
apply to:
(1) "Bodily injury" or "property damage
that occurred; or
(2) "Personal and advertising injury'
arising out of an offense committed
before you acquired or formed the
organization.
4. Operator Of Mobile Equipment
With respect to "mobile equipment" registered in
your name under any motor vehicle registration
law, any person is an insured while driving such
equipment along a public highway with your
permission. Any other person or organization
responsible for the conduct of such person is
also an insured, but only with respect to liability
arising out of the operation of the equipment, and
only if no other insurance of any kind is available
to that person or organization for this liability.
However, no person or organization is an insured
with respect to:
a. "Bodily injury' to a co='employee" of the
person driving the equipment; or
b. "Property damage" to property owned by,
rented to, in the charge of or occupied by
you or the employer of any person who is
an insured under this provision.
5. Operator of Nonowned Watercraft
With respect to watercraft you do not own that
is less than 51 feet song and is not being used
to carry persons for a charge, any person is an
insured while operating such watercraft with
your permission. Any other person or
organization responsible for the conduct of
such person is also an insured, but only with
respect to liability arising out of the operation
of the watercraft, and only if no other
insurance of any kind Is available to that
person or organization for this liability.
However, no person or organization is an
insured with respect to:
a. 'Bodily injury" to a co -'employee' of the
person operating the watercraft; or
b. "Property damage" to property owned by,
rented to, in the charge of or occupied by
you or the employer of any person who is
an insured under this provision.
B. Additional Insureds When Required By
Written Contract, Written Agreement Or
Permit
The person(s) or organization(s) identified in
Paragraphs a. through f. below are additional
insureds when you have agreed, in a written
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BUSINESS LIABILITY COVERAGE FORM
contract, written agreement or because of a
(e) Any failure to make such
permit Issued by a state or political
inspections, adjustments, tests or
subdivision, that such person or organization
servicing as the vendor has
be added as an additional insured on your
agreed to make or normally
policy, provided the injury or damage occurs
undertakes to make in the usual
subsequent to the execution of the contract or
course of business, in connection
agreement, or the issuance of the permit.
with the distribution or sale of the
A person or organization is an additional
products;
insured under this provision only for that
Demonstration, installation,
period of time required by the contract,
servicing or repair operations,
agreement or permit.
except such operations performed
However, no such person or organization is an
at the vendor's premises in
additional insured under this provision if such
connection with the sale of the
person or organization is included as an
product;
additional insured by an endorsement issued
(g) Products which, after distribution
by us and made a part of this Coverage Part,
or sale by you, have been labeled
including all persons or organizations added
or relabeled or used as a
as additional insureds under the specific
container, part or ingredient of any
additional insured coverage grants in Section
other thing or substance by or for
F. — Optional Additional Insured Coverages.
the vendor; or
a. Vendors
(h) 'Bodily injury' or 'property
Any person(s) or organization(referred to
damage" arising out of the soles)
below as vendor), but only with respect to
negligence of the vendor for its
'bodily injury' or 'property damage' arising
own acts or omissions or those of
out of 'your products" which are distributed
its employees or anyone elseacting
or sold in the regular course of the vendor's
on its behalf. However, this
business and only if this Coverage Part
exclusion does not apply to:
provides coverage for "bodily injury" or
(1) The exceptions contained in
°property damage" included within the
Subparagraphs (d) or (f); or
'products -completed operations hazard".
(ii) Such inspections, adustments,
(1) The insurance afforded to the vendor
tests or servicing as the vendor
is subject to the following additional
has agreed to make or normally
exclusions:
undertakes to make in the usual
This insurance does not apply to:
course of business, inconnection
with the distribution
(a) "Bodily injury" or "property
or sale of the products.
damage" for which the vendor is
obligated to pay damages by
(2) This insurance does not apply to any
reason of the assumption of
insured person or organization from
liability in a contract or agreement.
whom you have acquired such products,
This exclusion does not apply to
or any Ingredient, part or container.
liability for damages that the
entering into, accompanying or
vendor would have in the absence
containing such products.
of the contract or agreement;
b. Lessors Of Equipment
(b) Any express warranty
(1) Any person or organization from
unauthorized by you;
whom you lease equipment; but only
(c) Any physical or chemical change
with respect to their liability for 'bodily
in the product made intentionally
injury% "property damage' or
"personal
by the vendor;
and advertising injury"
caused, in whole or in part, by your
(d) Repackaging, except when
maintenance, operation or use of
unpacked solely for the purpose of
equipment leased to you by such
inspection, demonstration, testing,
person or organization.
or the substitution of parts under
instructions from the manufacturer,
and then repackaged in the
original container,
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(6) When You Are Added .As An
Additional Insured To Other
Insurance
That is other insurance available to
you covering liability for damages
arising out of the premises or
operations, or products and copnpleted
operations, for which you have been
added as an additional insured by that
insurance; or
(7) When You Add Others As An
Additional Insured To This
Insurance
That is other insurance available. to an
additional insured.
However, the following provisions
apply to other insurance available to
any person or organization who is an
additional insured under this Coverage
Part:
(a) Primary Insurance When
Required By Contract
This insurance is primary if you
have agreed in a written contract,
written agreement or permit that
this insurance be primary. If other
insurance is also primary, wa will
share with all that other insurance
by the method described in c.
below.
(b) Primary And Non -Contributory
To Other Insurance When
Required By Contract
if you have agreed in a mitten
contract, written agreement or
permit that this insurance is
primary and non-contributory with
the additional insured's own
insurance, this insurance is
primary and we will not seek
contribution from that ether
insurance.
Paragraphs (a) and (b) do not apply to
other insurance to which the additrmal
insured has been added as an
additional insured.
When this insurance is excess, we will
have no duty under this Coverage Part to
defend the insured against any "suit" if any
other insurer has a duty to defend the
insured against that "suit". If no other
insurer defends, we will undertake tc do
so, but we will be entitled to the insured's
rights against all those other insurers.
Form SS 00 08 04 05
BUSINESS LIABILITY COVERAGE FORM
When this insurance is excess over other
insurance, we will pay only our share of
the amount of the loss, if any, that
exceeds the sum of:
(1) The total amount that all such other
insurance would pay for the loss in the
absence of this insurance; and
(2) The total of all deductible and self-
insured amounts under all that other
insurance.
We will share the remaining loss, if any, with
any other insurance that is not described in
this Excess Insurance provision and was not
bought specifically to apply in excess of the
Limits of Insurance shown in the
Declarations of this Coverage Part..
C. Method Of Sharing
If all the other insurance permits
contribution by equal shares, we will follow
this method also. Under this approach,
each insurer contributes equal amounts
until it has paid its applicable limit of
insurance or none of the loss remains,
whichever comes first.
If any of the other insurance does not permit
contribution by equal shares, we will
contribute by limits. Under this method, each
insurer's share is based on the ratio of its
applicable limit of insurance to the total
applicable limits of insurance of all insurers.
8. Transfer Of Rights Of Recovery Against
Others To Us
a. Transfer Of Rights Of Recovery
If the insured has rights to recover all or
part of any payment, including
Supplementary Payments, we have made
under this Coverage Part, those rights are
transferred to us. The insured must do
nothing after loss to impair them. At our
request, the insured will bring "suit" or
transfer those rights to us and help us
enforce them. This condition does not
apply to Medical Expenses Coverage.
b. Waiver Of Rights Of Recovery (Waiver
Of Subrogation)
If the insured has waived any rights of
recovery against any person or
organization for all or part of any payment,
including Supplementary Payments, we
have made under this Coverage Part, we
also waive that right, provided the insured
waived their rights of recovery against
such person or organization in a contract,
agreement or permit that was executed
prior to the injury or damage.
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