Item R03
Board of County Commissioners
Agenda Item Summary
Meeting Date April 17, 2002
Bulk Item: Yes C No [!'
Division: Board of County Commissioners
Department: George R. Neugent
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Discussion regarding RFQ guidelines and review process for the hiring of an in house
County Attorney.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
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CONTRACT I AGREEMENT CHANGES:
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
TOTAL COST:
BUDGETED: YES e( NO C
COST TO COUNTY: $
REVENUE PRODUCING: YES C NO C AMT PER MONTH: YEAR:
APPROVED BY: COUNTY ATTY COMB/PURCHASING C RISK MANAGEMENT C
om missioner GEORGE
DISTRICT II
DOCUMENTATION: INCLUDED ga/ TO FOLLOW C NOT REQUIRED C
APPROVAL: '
DISPosmON:
AGENDA ITEM #
7<3
SUGGESTION FOR SELECTION PROCESS FOR THE NEXT
COUNTY ATTORNEY
The following is a suggestion for how to proceed in the recruitment and selection of the
next County Attorney. Some items are open for input from Commissioners.
I. The Board of County Commissioners should initiate the process by instructing the
County Administrator to prepare an advertisement to be placed in appropriate media.
2. The advertisement should include, but not be limited to:
a) full time staff attorney, no private practice;
b) substantial legal experience, especially in public sector law;
c) salary $100,000 per year plus County benefits;
d) familiarity with Monroe County and the types of legal problems faced;
e) listing of the type of legal, managerial, and administrative responsibilities
included with the position.
3. The recruitment process should be overs~n by a five person committee consisting of
a *prominent local citizen (upper, middle and lowers keys), the County
Administrator, and a prominent local attorney.
* Just my line of thinking of how this could work.
Possible pool of candidates:
David Ritz, Lynn Mapes, Denise Werling, Jerry Wilkinson
4. After reviewing applications and conducting interviews, the committee will submit a
report the Board of County Commissioners, including a list of up to three (3) finalists
to be publicly interviewed by the full Board of County Commissioners. If the
committee feels there is one clearly superior applicant, it may so recommend to the
BOCC. The committee and County staff will complete background and reference
checks.
5. The Board of County Commissioners will select one applicant to be the next County
Attorney and so vote at a BOCC meeting.
6. The County Administrator will complete all necessary administrative details.