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, and leadership styte inventories. We interpret these instruments for the City as well. , We will meet with the City Council to provide a progress report on a number of semifinalist candidates. These individuals will be top prospects who clearly meet the City's specifications for the position. With guidance 1 from the City Council, we will narrow the semifinalist candidate group on the basis of refined criteria. During this meeting we will determine City Council expectations relative to interview questions that we will write as well as the candidate rating and scoring processes which will be included in our final report. ID. Se/ectlon and EmQ/oyment In-depth Screening and Final Report � At this point,we will irrterview those semifinalist candidates whom the City Council has the greatest interest in. Proper"fit° is as important as technical ability. We assess both. In order to better assess candidates' management style and interpersonal characteristics,we personally interview each in his or her present , ' work environment. We will closely examine each candidate's experience, qualifications, achievements, management style and interpersonal skilts in view of the selection criteria and our professional expertise in evaluating the quality of such qualifications, skills and achievements. We conduct in-depth background checks on those individuals who continue to demonstrate their overall � suitability for the position. Included are detailed and extensive reference checks which cover a minimum period of ten years. tn conducting these, it is our practice to speak directly to individuals who are now or have been in positions to evaluate the candidate's job performance. We ask each candidate to provide us � with a la� e number of references. We then network these references to other ersons who know the � 9 P candidate. In this way, we thoroughly evaluate each candidate. These references and evaluations are combined to provide frank and objective appraisals of the top candidates. , As part of our evaluation process we conduct credit checks and verify undergraduate and graduate college degrees. At the City's option,we will arrange for criminal history and driving record checks. As an additional � option,we can arrange for assessment centers and/or psychological (or similar)testing of the candidates. (These optional items may result in extra cost.) We wifl then meet with the City Council to present a group of well-qualified finalist candidates for interviews � in Decatur. These final candidates will not be ranked because, at this point, they will all be qualified and it will then be a matter of chemistry between the candidates and the City Councit that should produce the final selection decision. , Our final report will be presented in a meeting with the City Council. This written report is a comprehensive document. It contains our candidate recommendations, details about the search, interview tips, interview , � questions, candidate evaluation forms and information about legal vs. illegal inquiries. The report also ' � includes the candidate interview schedule as well as our recommendations relative to timing, sequencing, , location, setting, format, and conduct of interviews. The report contains comprehensive information about each recommended candidate. This includes educational and experience information, an evaluation of the I , candidate's experience relative to the criteria established by the City, a summary of reference comments and i a statement of accomplishments and management style prepared by the candidate. Present compensation is also provided for each recommended candidate. ' We will provide inforrnation about trends in employment, employment contracts and agreements, relocation expenses, perquisites, appropriate roles for spouses, receptions, etc. We arrange schedules for top candidate interviews with the City and we will coordinate the entire process. ' We will properly handle any and all media relations. Unless othen�vise directed, it is our standard practice to tell alf inedia that we are working on behalf of the City of Decatur and that any public statement should ' come from the City directly. Under no conditions will we release information to the media unless specifically directed by the City to do so. Finally,we will notify all unsuccessful candidates who were not recommended for an interview with the City � Prepared for the CITY OF DECATUR,ItLlNO/S by Slavin Management Consuttants 3 1