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II. FIRM OUALIFICATIONS AND STAFFING <br /> This section presents our qualifications �o conduct projects of this type and describes the staff to <br /> be assigned to the search. <br /> A. Firm Oualifications <br /> The Mercer Group, Inc. is an independent management consulting firm incorporated in the State <br /> of Georgia and operating nation-wide. The firm was founded by James L. Mercer, a long-term <br /> public management consultant. <br /> Mr. Mercer started his own firm in 1981 and, in 1984, merged it with another consulting firm, <br /> Wolfe & Associates, Inc. On June 1, 1986, Mr. Mercer acquired the Human Resource and <br /> Organizational Consulting Practice of 'VVolfe & Associates, Inc. This acquisition formed the <br /> basis for Mercer, Slavin & Nevins, Inc. He sold his interest in Mercer, Slavin & Nevins, Inc. <br /> early in 1990 and founded The Mercer Group, Inc. <br /> The Mercer Group, Inc. provides exceptionally high quality management consulting services to <br /> state and local governments, transit authorities, health care providers, utilities, special districts, <br /> and private sector clients. Specialty practice areas include: executive recruitment, organization <br /> and operations analysis, productivity improvement, strategic planning, management systems, <br /> compensation/classification/policy studies, privatization, budget evaluation services, govemment <br /> consolidation and organization development, training, and general management consulting. Gur <br /> key consultants have conducted successful searches for hundreds of public sector organizatians <br /> nationally and can offer numerous references as testimony of our work. <br /> James L. Mercer is the Chief Executive Officer of our firm and can be located at our corporate <br /> headquarters as follows: <br /> James L. Mercer, President <br /> The Mercer Group, Inc. <br /> 5579 B Chamblee-Dunwoody Road, Suite 511 <br /> Atlanta, Georgia 30338 <br /> Telephone: (770) 551-0403; FAX: (770) 399-9749 <br /> Federal Tax ID No.: 58-1877068 <br /> Internet: mercer@mindspring.com <br /> Thomas C. Dority is President of Tom Dority & Associates, Inc., a municipal consulting firm, <br /> and represents The Mercer Group, Inc., under a standing subcontractor agreement. He serves as <br /> Senior Vice President of our firm and manages our Michigan and Colorado offices as follows: <br /> Thomas C. Dority <br /> The Mercer Group, Inc. <br /> 4520 W. 14"'Street Drive <br /> Greeley, CO 80634-3147 <br /> Telephone: 970-378-1781; FAX: 970-378-1831 <br /> email: tomdority@attbi.com <br />