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BCC AGENDA <br />September 15, 2015 <br />ITEM 14.B (1) <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Members of the Board of County Commissioners <br />DATE: August 4, 2015 <br />SUBJECT: Search for new County Administrator <br />FROM: Commissioner Bob Solari <br />It may be time to begin the process of finding a new County Administrator for Indian River <br />County given the upcoming retirement of Mr. Baird in June of 2016. <br />A preliminary question is whether the search for a new County Administrator will be internal <br />only or if it will include outside candidates. <br />If outside candidates are included the process will take some time. According to one recruiting <br />expert, the process of hiring a new County Administrator and having that person in place by June <br />1st, to give the new hire one month to work with Mr. Baird, will take roughly seven months from <br />the time the Board approves a RFP for the hiring of a consultant to help with the hiring — if the <br />Board chooses to use a consultant. If the Board wants to take a more active part in the budget <br />process, the new Administrator should perhaps start around May 1. <br />Given this, I would suggest that we ask staff to come before the Board with a suggested outline <br />of a hiring process, with a timeline for the process and their recommendation for whether or not a <br />consultant should be used. <br />At the tome of Staffs presentation, the Board might also want to have a discussion about what <br />qualities it would expect the new Administrator to have. <br />Thank you. <br />333 <br />