City oF CorPus CHRISTI, TEXAS Candidates for CITY MANAGER ‘March 2018 Candidate Report \ SLAVIN MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS SLAVIN MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS 040 Holcomb Bridge Road, Suite A-1 # Norcross, GA 30071 @ (770) 449-4856 @ FAX (770) 416-0848SLAVIN MANAGEMENT CONSULTAN March 21, 2018 Mayor Joe McComb and Members of the City Council City of Corpus Christ 1201 Leopard Street Corpus Christi, TX 78401 Re: City Manager Candidates Dear Mayor McComb and Members of the City Coun This report contains the names of six (6) candidates for the position of City Manager of the City of Corpus Christi. Of the candidates recruited, itis our professional opinion that these candidates are among the best qualified for the position ‘The candidates are: HARRY BLACK JAMES DINNEEN ‘SIMON FARBROTHER LEE FELOMAN KemTH SELMAN PETER ZANONI ‘The candidates are presented in alphabetical order. We have not ranked them because they are all well Qualified for the position. At this point the chemistry between the City Council and the candidates should be an important factor in the interview and selection process. Several other people showed interest inthis position. We sought out and invited many to apply. We have screened these people and have interviewed and evaluated them. We have found that the candidates presented in this report meet the job requirements very closely. ‘The candidates are aware that the salary is open, and that present salary and qualifications may influence the starting salary. We suggest that when you become seriously interested in a candidate, you settle salary and related matters as quickly as possible. As you know, itis normal practice for the City to ay actual relocation expenses and related items for executive level employees. ‘The candidates are aware that at Tuesday's meeting the Mayor and City Council will ikely choose finalists from this group and will set a date and determine a process for interviews. After the interviews the candidates will be instructed to submit their request for reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred for the interviews directly to the City. These expenses were not included in our contract with the City Detailed information about each candidate is contained in this report. The report also contains tips for 3040 Holcomb Bridge Road + Suite Al + Norcross, GA 30071-1357 « (770) 449-4656 + FAX (770) 416-0848ity of Corpus Chis, Tras Page 2 interviewing and selecting candidates, sample interview questions, candidate appraisal forms for each candidate and candidate ranking and tabulation forms. Also, included is a guide to assist in avoiding asking inappropriate questions. In preparing for the interviews we suggest that v v v v A.comfortable setting should be selected. ‘The setting should be formal, but open and friendly. Each candidate should sit in the same chair placed for goad eye contact between the interviewers and candidate. To be fair, the same program and the same type of questions should be asked of each candidate. We further suggest that you try to arrive at a decision as soon after the interview as possible, as delay may work to the disadvantage of both parties. ‘As requested, we plan to attend candidate interviews. Finally, we want to thank you for the opportunity to ‘work with you on this very important assignment. We will continue to work for you until the process is ‘complete. Cordially yours, fe MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS AC. tba Robert E. Slavin and David Krings