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City of Mounds View Page Two Consultant James L. Brimeyer Jim has twenty years of experience in public sector management and has been involved in executive search since July, 1988. Mr. Brimeyer served in public administration in four cities, three as City Manager, including his last position in St. Louis Park, Minnesota (pop. 45,000), with a budget of$28 million and 230 employees. He also served in Mounds View, Ohio, and Wood Dale, Illinois. He began his career as Assistant City Manager in Park Ridge, Illinois, after obtaining a master's degree in Public Administration from Northern Illinois University. His bachelor's degree is from Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa. Mr. Brimeyer has concentrated his efforts in public sector recruiting at the top management and mid-management levels. He also performs executive search for private sector organizations that have a relationship with municipalities, counties, and other public sector agencies. He has acted as a facilitator for strategic planning and goal setting activities for several organizations, at both policy-making and administrative staff levels. Mr. Brimeyer is past President of the Ohio City Management Association. He belongs to the International City Management Association, the Metropolitan Area Management Association, the Minnesota City Management Association, the National Forum for Black Public Administrators, and the Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association. He is active in the TwinWest Chamber of Commerce. He is Past President of the St. Louis Park Rotary and Past President of the Rotary Foundation Board. Mr. Brimeyer is an adjunct faculty member in the Graduate School of Public Administration at Hamline University. The Search Process We anticipate the search for the City Administrator for the City of Mounds View will take from three to four months (90 to 120 days) from the time we are retained to the time the City Council makes an offer. This is somewhat dependent on the time required to screen candidates, and the availability of the City Council to review consultant reports and conduct final interviews. We have prepared a preliminary timetable which corresponds to the various steps in the process. After further discussions with the City Council we will refine the timetable and develop a target date for the reporting of the new City Administrator. • Conducting a search involves a process that can have far-reaching ramifications for the success or failure of an organization. To insure success, we will use the following process: