Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. Create a position profile for the ideal candidate, which should include the City Charter guidelines for hiring a city manager, the required years of experience and education, the desired personality, work habits and people skills, and a summary of the City and community attributes and challenges. 2. Include a suggested plan for advertisement for the position from the job description – print, internet, direct mailing, professional publications, targeted calls, etc. Quotes should identify specifics on the Consultant’s plan for regional recruitment. 3. Conduct a regional search for qualified candidates including advertising and recruitment. 4. Review and screen applications and resumes and identify the methods used. 5. Create a candidate list for Council to review, providing the City with eight (8) binders of all applications. 6. Conduct reference and background checks on candidates – include details as to the components of the reference and background checks, and at what point in the process a background check is performed. 7. Assist City Council with the interview process – include details as to the specifics, e.g., travel coordination, conducting of the interviews, etc. 8. Conduct a public forum for the community to meet the finalist candidates. 9. Assist with negotiation and follow-up with the selected candidate. 10. Terms of any warranty offered if no candidate is selected, hired through the search process, or employed by the City of Trinidad within one year.
