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IV. References City Manager, Cape Coral, FL (population 154,300) in 2012 and 2020 Contact: Councilmember Tom Hayden 239-574-0437, or thayden(a,capecoral.net Cape Coral is located near Florida's west coast near Fort Myers and approximately 130 miles south of Tampa. CB&A began its work on December 15, 2011 to find Cape Coral's next City Manager. Our work included recruiting and advertising for candidates, conducting background checks, selecting the most qualified, recommending them for interviews, coordinating the interview process, and assisting in the contract negotiations. Interviews took place on March 22nd and 23rd and John Szerlag, then City Manager of Troy, MI, was selected on March 26th. Mr. Szerlag resigned in November of 2019 and we were selected to find his replacement. We began the search in February 2020. Mr. Rob Hernandez (pictured), former Deputy City Manager for Fort Lauderdale, FL, was selected in May of 2020. County Manager, Clay County, FL (population 191,400) Contact: Current Commission Chair Mike Cella at (904) 234-4630 (mike.cella(&claycountygov.com) or Former Commissioner Diane Hutchings, at (904) 710-1469 Clay County is located just southwest of Jacksonville on the St. Johns River. We have found the County's last three managers, Fritz Behring in 2005 (who left in 2010 to become the County Manager of Pinal County, AZ), Stephanie Kopelousos in 2010 (who left to the Florida Governor's Director of Legislative Affairs in March 2019), and Howard Wanamaker in 2019. The more recent search began work on December 20, 2018, and included recruiting and advertising for candidates, conducting background checks, selecting the most qualified, recommending them for interviews, coordinating the interview process, and assisting in contract negotiations. Interviews took place on March 22, 2019, and the County hired Howard Wanamaker, then the Chief Strategy Office & Director of Human Resources with Hanania Automotive. He remains with the County. County Administrator, Flagler County, FL (population 83,000) Contact: Former Commissioner George Hanns at (386) 931-0872 CB&A was hired in late July 2007 to find the County's next County Administrator. Our work included searching the nation to find the right person for the job, interviewing the candidates, conducting thorough background checks, and recommending finalists for the county to interview. The contract was a firm fixed fee, which included our fee and all our expenses. It also included a two- year guarantee should the selected candidate leave for any reason. The only item the County paid for was to bring the candidates and their spouses to the county for the interviews. We were the prime and only contractor and did not use subcontractors. The County selected Craig Coffey, formerly County Administrator of Desoto County, on November 5, 2007. Mr. Coffey was asked to leave after 11 years as County Administrator. -17-