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<br />City of Little Canada: City Administrator Search Proposal <br /> <br />Cont ent s of the Propo sal <br /> Description of the Firm  Process Details <br /> Approach to the Process  Fees <br /> Service Team  Assurance <br /> Timeline  References <br /> <br /> <br />Descrip t ion of the Firm <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Approach t o the Pr oces s <br /> <br />David Drown Associates (DDA) is a full-service consulting firm with more than 20 years working with <br />local governments providing a full range of fiscal and economic development services, along with <br />compensation and classification services and executive searches, to over 450 government clients <br />throughout Minnesota. Over these years, we have gotten to know local government well, and we have <br />worked hard to keep our services up-to-date to meet the ever-changing needs of our clients. <br />In 2013, we expanded our scope to provide human resources services — we started with executive <br />recruitment and organizational studies and more recently added classification and compensation <br />studies. Because of growth in our human resource service area, a new Human Resource affiliate <br />company was created in 2017. DDA Human Resources Inc. currently employs seven individuals <br />serving cities, counties, and special districts throughout Minnesota. The vast majority of our consultants <br />are recent practitioners having served as Administrators or Human Resource Managers. In addition, <br />the scope and breadth of experience levels we bring to this project is second to none. <br />We take great pride in providing the best service at a fair and equitable price. We think you will find that <br />our small company is nimble, efficient, and personable. We know and understand local government, <br />and that will always guide our work. <br />Our approach to this search will be to focus on finding the best fit for the City of Little Canada. This is <br />accomplished, first and foremost, by listening to what you are saying, understanding your goals and <br />objectives, and building the search process off of that foundation. <br />After gathering background information, we comprehensively advertise the position and make sure that <br />the posting gets into the hands of prospective candidates. In some cases, those persons are not active <br />job seekers, so we will make every effort to find those folks through direct outreach efforts. After the <br />posting closes, an analysis of candidates will be completed so that, when the semifinalists are <br />presented to the City Council, you will be confident that these people are the best matches from the <br />submitted applications. <br />After the Council selects the finalists, these candidates will be fully researched, and all necessary <br />hiring information will be available prior to the Council making a decision. <br />Communication with the City Council is a high priority. In addition to our Consultant Liza Donabauer <br />being on site regularly, the City Council will receive weekly email updates, and she will always be <br />available for questions.