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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC18-260 GovHR USAAGREEMENT FOR SERVICES
BETWEEN EAGLE COUNTY, COLORADO
AND
GovHR
THIS AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is effective as of the 29th day of August, 2018 by and between GovHR a
Limited Liability Corporation (hereinafter “Contractor”) and Eagle County, Colorado, a body corporate and politic
(hereinafter “County”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, GovHR will provide executive recruitment services for the position of Director of Community
Development (the “Project”) and conduct the majority of the project tasks and deliverable at the Eagle County
administration building located at 500 Broadway, Eagle, Colorado (the “Property”); and
WHEREAS, Contractor is authorized to do business in the State of Colorado and has the time, skill, expertise, and
experience necessary to provide the Services as defined below in paragraph 1 hereof; and
WHEREAS, this Agreement shall govern the relationship between Contractor and County in connection with the
Services.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the following promises Contractor and County agree as
follows:
1. Services or Work. Contractor agrees to diligently provide all services, labor, personnel and materials
necessary to perform and complete the services or work described in Exhibit A (“Services” or “Work”) which is
attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. The Services shall be performed in accordance with the
provisions and conditions of this Agreement.
a. Contractor agrees to furnish the Services no later than September 10th, 2018 and in accordance
with the schedule established in Exhibit A. If no completion date is specified in Exhibit A, then Contractor agrees to
furnish the Services in a timely and expeditious manner consistent with the applicable standard of care. By signing
below Contractor represents that it has the expertise and personnel necessary to properly and timely perform the
Services.
b. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the terms and conditions set forth in Exhibit
A and the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement
shall prevail.
2. County’s Representative. The Human Resources Department’s designee shall be Contractor’s contact with
respect to this Agreement and performance of the Services.
3. Term of the Agreement. This Agreement shall commence upon the date first written above, and subject to
the provisions of paragraph 11 hereof, shall continue in full force and effect through the 31st day of December,
2018.
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4. Extension or Modification. This Agreement may be extended for up to three additional one year terms
upon written agreement of the parties. Any amendments or modifications shall be in writing signed by both parties.
No additional services or work performed by Contractor shall be the basis for additional compensation unless and
until Contractor has obtained written authorization and acknowledgement by County for such additional services in
accordance with County’s internal policies. Accordingly, no course of conduct or dealings between the parties, nor
verbal change orders, express or implied acceptance of alterations or additions to the Services, and no claim that
County has been unjustly enriched by any additional services, whether or not there is in fact any such unjust
enrichment, shall be the basis of any increase in the compensation payable hereunder. In the event that written
authorization and acknowledgment by County for such additional services is not timely executed and issued in strict
accordance with this Agreement, Contractor’s rights with respect to such additional services shall be deemed waived
and such failure shall result in non-payment for such additional services or work performed.
5. Compensation. County shall compensate Contractor for the performance of the Services in a sum
computed and payable as set forth in Exhibit A. The performance of the Services under this Agreement shall not
exceed $19,500. Contractor shall not be entitled to bill at overtime and/or double time rates for work done outside
of normal business hours unless specifically authorized in writing by County.
a. Payment will be made for Services satisfactorily performed within thirty (30) days of receipt of a
proper and accurate invoice from Contractor. All invoices shall include detail regarding the hours spent, tasks
performed, who performed each task and such other detail as County may request.
b. If, at any time during the term or after termination or expiration of this Agreement, County
reasonably determines that any payment made by County to Contractor was improper because the Services for
which payment was made were not performed as set forth in this Agreement, then upon written notice of such
determination and request for reimbursement from County, Contractor shall forthwith return such payment(s) to
County. Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement, unexpended funds advanced by County, if any, shall
forthwith be returned to County.
c. County will not withhold any taxes from monies paid to the Contractor hereunder and Contractor
agrees to be solely responsible for the accurate reporting and payment of any taxes related to payments made
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
d. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, County shall have no
obligations under this Agreement after, nor shall any payments be made to Contractor in respect of any period after
December 31 of any year, without an appropriation therefor by County in accordance with a budget adopted by the
Board of County Commissioners in compliance with Article 25, title 30 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the Local
Government Budget Law (C.R.S. 29-1-101 et. seq.) and the TABOR Amendment (Colorado Constitution, Article X,
Sec. 20).
6. Subcontractors. Contractor acknowledges that County has entered into this Agreement in reliance upon the
particular reputation and expertise of Contractor. Contractor shall not enter into any subcontractor agreements for
the performance of any of the Services or additional services without County’s prior written consent, which may be
withheld in County’s sole discretion. County shall have the right in its reasonable discretion to approve all
personnel assigned to the subject Project during the performance of this Agreement and no personnel to whom
County has an objection, in its reasonable discretion, shall be assigned to the Project. Contractor shall require each
subcontractor, as approved by County and to the extent of the Services to be performed by the subcontractor, to be
bound to Contractor by the terms of this Agreement, and to assume toward Contractor all the obligations and
responsibilities which Contractor, by this Agreement, assumes toward County. County shall have the right (but not
the obligation) to enforce the provisions of this Agreement against any subcontractor hired by Contractor and
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Contractor shall cooperate in such process. The Contractor shall be responsible for the acts and omissions of its
agents, employees and subcontractors.
7. Insurance. Contractor agrees to provide and maintain at Contractor’s sole cost and expense, the following
insurance coverage with limits of liability not less than those stated below:
a. Types of Insurance.
i. Workers’ Compensation insurance as required by law.
ii. Auto coverage with limits of liability not less than $1,000,000 each accident combined
bodily injury and property damage liability insurance, including coverage for owned, hired, and non-owned
vehicles.
iii. Commercial General Liability coverage to include premises and operations,
personal/advertising injury, products/completed operations, broad form property damage with limits of liability not
less than $1,000,000 per occurrence and $1,000,000 aggregate limits.
b. Other Requirements.
i. The automobile and commercial general liability coverage shall be endorsed to include
Eagle County, its associated or affiliated entities, its successors and assigns, elected officials, employees, agents and
volunteers as additional insureds. A certificate of insurance consistent with the foregoing requirements is attached
hereto as Exhibit B.
ii. Contractor’s certificates of insurance shall include subcontractors, if any as additional
insureds under its policies or Contractor shall furnish to County separate certificates and endorsements for each
subcontractor.
iii. The insurance provisions of this Agreement shall survive expiration or
termination hereof.
iv. The parties hereto understand and agree that the County is relying on, and does
not waive or intend to waive by any provision of this Agreement, the monetary limitations or rights, immunities and
protections provided by the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act, as from time to time amended, or otherwise
available to County, its affiliated entities, successors or assigns, its elected officials, employees, agents and
volunteers.
v. Contractor is not entitled to workers’ compensation benefits except as
provided by the Contractor, nor to unemployment insurance benefits unless unemployment compensation coverage
is provided by Contractor or some other entity. The Contractor is obligated to pay all federal and state income tax
on any moneys paid pursuant to this Agreement.
8. Indemnification. The Contractor shall indemnify and hold harmless County, and any of its officers, agents
and employees against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities for which County may become subject to insofar as
any such losses, claims, damages or liabilities arise out of, directly or indirectly, this Agreement, or are based upon
any performance or nonperformance by Contractor or any of its subcontractors hereunder; and Contractor shall
reimburse County for reasonable attorney fees and costs, legal and other expenses incurred by County in connection
with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action. This indemnification shall not
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apply to claims by third parties against the County to the extent that County is liable to such third party for such
claims without regard to the involvement of the Contractor. This paragraph shall survive expiration or termination
hereof.
9. Ownership of Documents. All documents (including electronic files) and materials obtained during,
purchased or prepared in the performance of the Services shall remain the property of the County and are to be
delivered to County before final payment is made to Contractor or upon earlier termination of this Agreement.
10. Notice. Any notice required by this Agreement shall be deemed properly delivered when (i) personally
delivered, or (ii) when mailed in the United States mail, first class postage prepaid, or (iii) when delivered by FedEx
or other comparable courier service, charges prepaid, to the parties at their respective addresses listed below, or (iv)
when sent via facsimile so long as the sending party can provide facsimile machine or other confirmation showing
the date, time and receiving facsimile number for the transmission, or (v) when transmitted via e-mail with
confirmation of receipt. Either party may change its address for purposes of this paragraph by giving five (5) days
prior written notice of such change to the other party.
COUNTY:
Eagle County, Colorado
Attention: Angelo Fernandez
500 Broadway
Post Office Box 850
Eagle, CO 81631
Telephone: 970-328-8796
Facsimile: 970-328-8796
E-Mail: angelo.fernandez@eaglecounty.us
With a copy to:
Eagle County Attorney
500 Broadway
Post Office Box 850
Eagle, Co 81631
Telephone: 970-328-8685
Facsimile: 970-328-8699
E-Mail: atty@eaglecounty.us
CONTRACTOR:
GovHR
Judy Schmittgens
jschmittgens@govhrusa.com
630 Dundee Road, Suite 130
Northbrook, IL 60062
11. Termination. County may terminate this Agreement, in whole or in part, at any time and for any reason,
with or without cause, and without penalty therefor with seven (7) calendar days’ prior written notice to the
Contractor. Upon termination of this Agreement, Contractor shall immediately provide County with all documents
as defined in paragraph 9 hereof, in such format as County shall direct and shall return all County owned materials
and documents. County shall pay Contractor for Services satisfactorily performed and expenses incurred to the date
of termination.
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12. Venue, Jurisdiction and Applicable Law. Any and all claims, disputes or controversies related to this
Agreement, or breach thereof, shall be litigated in the District Court for Eagle County, Colorado, which shall be the
sole and exclusive forum for such litigation. This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted under and shall be
governed by the laws of the State of Colorado.
13. Execution by Counterparts; Electronic Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same
instrument. The parties approve the use of electronic signatures for execution of this Agreement. Only the following
two forms of electronic signatures shall be permitted to bind the parties to this Agreement: (i) Electronic or
facsimile delivery of a fully executed copy of the signature page; (ii) the image of the signature of an authorized
signer inserted onto PDF format documents. All documents must be properly notarized, if applicable. All use of
electronic signatures shall be governed by the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, C.R.S. 24-71.3-101 to 121.
14. Other Contract Requirements and Contractor Representations.
a. Contractor has familiarized itself with the nature and extent of the Services to be provided
hereunder and the Property, and with all local conditions, federal, state and local laws, ordinances, rules and
regulations that in any manner affect cost, progress, or performance of the Services.
b. Contractor will make, or cause to be made, examinations, investigations, and tests as he deems
necessary for the performance of the Services.
c. To the extent possible, Contractor has correlated the results of such observations, examinations,
investigations, tests, reports, and data with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
d. To the extent possible, Contractor has given County written notice of all conflicts, errors, or
discrepancies.
e. Contractor shall be responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the Services and shall
correct, at its sole expense, all significant errors and omissions in performance of the Services. The fact that the
County has accepted or approved the Services shall not relieve Contractor of any of its responsibilities. Contractor
shall perform the Services in a skillful, professional and competent manner and in accordance with the standard of
care, skill and diligence applicable to contractors performing similar services. Contractor represents and warrants
that it has the expertise and personnel necessary to properly perform the Services and shall comply with the highest
standards of customer service to the public. Contractor shall provide appropriate supervision to its employees to
ensure the Services are performed in accordance with this Agreement. This paragraph shall survive termination of
this Agreement.
f. Contractor agrees to work in an expeditious manner, within the sound exercise of its judgment and
professional standards, in the performance of this Agreement. Time is of the essence with respect to this
Agreement.
g. This Agreement constitutes an agreement for performance of the Services by Contractor as an
independent contractor and not as an employee of County. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to
create a relationship of employer-employee, master-servant, partnership, joint venture or any other relationship
between County and Contractor except that of independent contractor. Contractor shall have no authority to bind
County.
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h. Contractor represents and warrants that at all times in the performance of the Services, Contractor
shall comply with any and all applicable laws, codes, rules and regulations.
i. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject
matter hereof and supersedes all other agreements or understanding between the parties with respect thereto.
j. Contractor shall not assign any portion of this Agreement without the prior written consent of the
County. Any attempt to assign this Agreement without such consent shall be void.
k. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their
respective permitted assigns and successors in interest. Enforcement of this Agreement and all rights and obligations
hereunder are reserved solely for the parties, and not to any third party.
l. No failure or delay by either party in the exercise of any right hereunder shall constitute a waiver
thereof. No waiver of any breach shall be deemed a waiver of any preceding or succeeding breach.
m. The invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the
validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof.
n. The signatories to this Agreement aver to their knowledge no employee of the County has any
personal or beneficial interest whatsoever in the Services or Property described in this Agreement. The Contractor
has no beneficial interest, direct or indirect, that would conflict in any manner or degree with the performance of the
Services and Contractor shall not employ any person having such known interests.
o. The Contractor, if a natural person eighteen (18) years of age or older, hereby swears and affirms
under penalty of perjury that he or she (i) is a citizen or otherwise lawfully present in the United States pursuant to
federal law, (ii) to the extent applicable shall comply with C.R.S. 24-76.5-103 prior to the effective date of this
Agreement.
15. Prohibitions on Government Contracts.
As used in this Section 15, the term undocumented individual will refer to those individuals from foreign countries
not legally within the United States as set forth in C.R.S. 8-17.5-101, et. seq. If Contractor has any employees or
subcontractors, Contractor shall comply with C.R.S. 8-17.5-101, et. seq., and this Agreement. By execution of this
Agreement, Contractor certifies that it does not knowingly employ or contract with an undocumented individual
who will perform under this Agreement and that Contractor will participate in the E-verify Program or other
Department of Labor and Employment program (“Department Program”) in order to confirm the eligibility of all
employees who are newly hired for employment to perform Services under this Agreement.
a. Contractor shall not:
i. Knowingly employ or contract with an undocumented individual to perform Services
under this Agreement; or
ii. Enter into a subcontract that fails to certify to Contractor that the subcontractor shall not
knowingly employ or contract with an undocumented individual to perform work under the public contract for
services.
b. Contractor has confirmed the employment eligibility of all employees who are newly hired for
employment to perform Services under this Agreement through participation in the E-Verify Program or Department
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Program, as administered by the United States Department of Homeland Security. Information on applying for the
E-verify program can be found at:
https://www.uscis.gov/e-verify
c. Contractor shall not use either the E-verify program or other Department Program procedures to
undertake pre-employment screening of job applicants while the public contract for services is being performed.
d. If Contractor obtains actual knowledge that a subcontractor performing work under the public
contract for services knowingly employs or contracts with an undocumented individual, Contractor shall be required
to:
i. Notify the subcontractor and County within three (3) days that Contractor has actual
knowledge that the subcontractor is employing or contracting with an undocumented individual; and
ii. Terminate the subcontract with the subcontractor if within three days of receiving the
notice required pursuant to subparagraph (i) of the paragraph (d) the subcontractor does not stop employing or
contracting with the undocumented individual; except that Contractor shall not terminate the contract with the
subcontractor if during such three (3) days the subcontractor provides information to establish that the subcontractor
has not knowingly employed or contracted with an undocumented individual.
e. Contractor shall comply with any reasonable request by the Department of Labor and Employment
made in the course of an investigation that the department is undertaking pursuant to its authority established in C.R.S.
8-17.5-102(5).
f. If Contractor violates these prohibitions, County may terminate the Agreement for breach of
contract. If the Agreement is so terminated specifically for breach of this provision of this Agreement, Contractor shall
be liable for actual and consequential damages to County as required by law.
g. County will notify the Colorado Secretary of State if Contractor violates this provision of this
Agreement and County terminates the Agreement for such breach.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement the day and year first set forth above.
COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO,
By and Through Its COUNTY MANAGER
By: ______________________________
Jeff Shroll, County Manager
CONTRACTOR:
By:________________________________
Print Name: _________________________
Title: ______________________________
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Judy Schmittgens
Corporate Secretary and Compliance Manager
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EXHIBIT A
SCOPE OF SERVICES, SCHEDULE, FEES
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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
August 15, 2018
Angelo Fernandez
Director of Human Resources
Eagle County
P. O. Box 850
500 Broadway
Eagle, Colorado 81631
Dear Mr. Fernandez:
Thank you for the opportunity to provide you with a proposal for the Community Development Director
recruitment and selection process for Eagle County. 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 29
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 recruitments. Less than 1% of our clients have had to
invoke the guarantee.
The firm has a total of twenty-seven 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.
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.
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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 250
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 Vice President Cristi Musser will be responsible for your recruitment and selection process. Her
biography is attached to this Proposal and her contact information is:
Cristi Musser
Vice President
GovHR USA LLC
Eagle, Colorado
Telephone: 630-229-3495
CMusser@GovHRusa.com
A complete list of GovHR’s clients is available on our website at www.govhrusa.com
Recent References
The following references can speak to the quality of service provided by GovHR:
Eagle, CO (Town Manager, 2017)
Town of Eagle Town Hall
PO Box 609
Eagle, CO 81631
Lynette Horan
Human Resources Director
970-328-9618
Lynette.horan@townofeagle.org
Matt Solomon
Board Member & Personnel Committee Chair
970-328-6354
matt.solomon@townofeagle.org
San Miguel County, CO (Building Official, 2017)
San Miguel County, CO (Road and Bridge Director, 2017)
San Miguel Area Regional Transportation(Executive Administrator, 2017)
Lynn Black
County Administrator
San Miguel County
335 W. Colorado Ave
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Telluride, CO 81435
970-728-3844
lynnb@sanmiguelcountyco.gov
414-228-1700
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 Community Development Director search.
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 Brochure Development
Phase I will include the following steps:
One-on-one or group interviews will be conducted with elected officials, appointed officials, staff,
business community representatives and any other stakeholders identified by the client to develop
our Recruitment Brochure. The Proposal assumes up to two full days and one night depending
upon the client's needs. We can also utilize dedicated email and surveys to obtain feedback from
stakeholder groups. Previous clients have invited community leaders to meetings with our
consultants; other clients have developed surveys for the community or organization; and some
clients request we use a combination of these methods to fully understand community and
organizational needs and expectations for the next Community Development Director. We will
work closely with you on the format that best meets your needs.
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.
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 LinkedIn and other private
sector resources. We can provide the County 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 Eagle County, 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
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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 Community Development Director. 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.
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 résumés will be acknowledged and contacts and inquiries from candidates will be personally
handled by GovHR, ensuring that Eagle County’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 résumé. In addition, we prepare a “mini” résumé 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 résumés, if requested.
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.
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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 County, the schedule will
incorporate a tour of Eagle County’s facilities and interviews with senior staff, if the County 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.
Optional Assessment Center
If desired, GovHR will perform an Assessment Center for candidates selected for interview as part of the
selection process. An Assessment Center is a very useful tool for evaluating the strengths, weaknesses
and skills and abilities of Eagle County’s next Community Development Director. GovHR consultants will
prepare all the related documents and scoring sheets for a choice of any of three (3) of the following
exercises to be completed on the Assessment Center day:
• In-Basket Exercise
• Written/Oral Presentation Exercise
• Leaderless Group Exercise
• Structured Interview
• Budget Analysis Exercise
• Personnel Issues Exercise
• Other exercise of the Client’s choosing
Leadership/Personality Assessments
GovHR has experience working with a wide variety of leadership and personality assessment tools,
depending on the qualities and experiences the client is seeking in their candidates. These include but are
not limited to Luminaspark, Caliper, DISC and others. Typically these tools cost $300 per candidate to
administer. This fee is not included in our proposal.
Optional 360° Evaluation
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As a service to Eagle County, we offer the option to provide you with a proposal for a 360° performance
evaluation for the appointed Community Development 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 County 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 County 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 the County of qualified candidates
Deliverable: recruitment report
Week 10 Selection of candidate finalists by the County; 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; recommendation of final candidate;
negotiation, offer, acceptance and appointment
Summary of Costs Price
Recruitment Fee: $14,000
Recruitment Expenses: (not to exceed)
Expenses include consultant travel, postage/shipping, telephone,
support services, candidate due diligence efforts. copying etc.
3,000
Advertising:
*Advertising costs over $2,500 will be placed only with client
approval. If less than $2,500, Client is billed only for actual cost.
2,500*
Total: $19,500**
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**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 County; 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 County 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.
Optional Assessment Center Fee: $6,000*
*The fee for the Assessment Center is $6,000. The fee assumes that the Assessment Center will be held
on one day and be limited to no more than five candidates. For each additional candidate, the fee will
increase by $750.
The fee includes the preparation and cost of the Assessment Center material, and a written report outlining
the findings of the Assessment Center as reported by the Assessors. We will assist the County in selecting
three (3) professionals from outside the organization to serve as Assessors in evaluating each candidate’s
strengths and weaknesses. The County will be responsible for paying a $500 stipend to each Assessor
(and possibly mileage for the assessors).
The Assessment Center fee does not include lodging, travel and meal expenses for the GovHR facilitator(s)
to be on-site for the Assessment Center. Actual expenses will be billed in addition to the $6,000. If the
County chooses to add the Assessment Center option, the fees and expenses for this will be billed
separately.
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).
2nd 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.)
Philosophy
Executive search is an important decision-making process for an organization and our primary goal is to
provide our client with the information to make the best hiring 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
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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 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.
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 County not make a selection from
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 Eagle County beyond the planned four visits.
Upon appointment of a candidate, GovHR provides the following guarantee: should the selected and
appointed candidate, at the request of the County or the employee’s own determination, leave the employ
of the County within the first 24 months of appointment, we will, if desired, conduct one additional
recruitment 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.
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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!
Sincerely,
Heidi J. Voorhees
President
GovHR USA
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CONSULTANT BIOGRAPHY
CRISTI MUSSER
Vice President
Cristi Musser is a Vice President with GovHR USA and has over twenty years of experience in all facets of
municipal and county government management in Illinois, Oregon, and California. Ms. Musser joined
GovHR USA in 2016 after working for four years as a Senior Management Consultant and Project Manager
for Sikich LLP. Since joining GovHR USA, Ms. Musser has conducted successful recruitment for San Miguel
County’s Road and Bridge Director and their Chief Building Official. She also conducted the recent
recruitment for the Town of Eagle’s Town manager. Finally, she conducted the search for the Executive
Director for the San Miguel Authority for Regional Transportation. (SMART).
In her role with Sikich, Ms. Musser’s consulting work included compensation studies, organizational
assessments and process mapping studies, and development of strategic plans. Recent compensation
clients include the Village of Addison, the City of DeKalb, the DeKalb Public Library, and the Village of Park
Forest. Ms. Musser’s organizational assessment clients include Elgin Community College, Peoria County
Court Administrator, the City of Bloomington, and the Village of Wilmette. Her strategic planning clients
include the City of Dixon, the Village of Tinley Park, Metro West Council of Governments, and the City of
St. Charles. She formerly served as the Director of Support Services for suburban Washington County; the
second largest County in Oregon. As Department head, she was responsible for Finance Operations and
Audits; Human Resources, Purchasing, Risk Management, Buildings and Grounds, Fleet Maintenance, and
Information Technology. Her position also provided overall management and general supervision of the
County’s 911 Center.
At Washington County, Ms. Musser’s accomplishments included: spearheading the creation of a
countywide intergovernmental agency to provide 911 dispatch services; reorganizing and updating the
Finance Division’s organizational structure, processes, and technology; negotiating and managing a variety
of outsourcing contracts; developing and implementing internal reorganizations and process improvements;
and establishing a professional Risk Management division.
Prior experience includes working as a Senior Analyst for Marin County, California where she had extensive
experience in budget and financial analysis, human resources, and labor relations. During her tenure, Ms.
Musser also acted as the County Executive’s representative to all criminal justice related departments, the
County Library, and the Parks and Open Space Department.
Professional Education
●Master of Public Administration, Northern Illinois University, IL
Training and Instruction
●Senior Executives in State and Local Government, Harvard University
Local Government Professional Background
Over twenty years of experience in all facets of municipal and county government management in Illinois,
Oregon, and California
●Director of Support Services, Washington County, OR 1984-1988
●Senior Analyst, Marin County, California 1976-1984
●Senior Management Consultant and Project Manager, Sikich LLP 2012-2016
●Vice President, GovHR USA 2016-Present
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