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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Agenda Item No. 16TY C~ F . .r- ~ REPORT To CITY CC}llHCIL To: H~H~JRASl.E MAYOR AHD lE1BER~ C3F THE CITY CoIJI~CI FROM: PAT Kl.ROY I~ITERI CITY ~AI~AGER DATE: APRIL ~ o, 2012 RE: C#TY IAHAt~ER RECRlJ1TENT Back~roun~d At the March 27, 2012 regular meeting, the City Council directed the City Attorney to request proposals from two executive recruiting firms for the purpose of recruiting a permanent City Manager. Discussion Following the meeting on the 27th, the City Attorney contacted Bob Murray & Associates who in turn prepared the a##ached proposal, The Murray firm estimates a 15 week recruitment process, A second recruiting firm was contact but declined to provide a proposal due to its current workload. A third executive recruiter was contacted and the City Attorney's office is awaiting receipt of a proposal. If the proposal is received in time for this evening's meeting, it will be distributed to the City Council and also made available o the public. Fiscal Impact The Murray proposal provides for payment of 7,500 plus expenses estimated at $6, 800. Recommendation That the City Council appropriate sufficient funds and authorize the Interim City Manager to execute a retainer agreement for professional services with the selected search firm for the recruitment of the City Manager in such form as approved by the City Attorney and in an amount consistent with the selected proposal. . ~ AGEI~t~A ~T~M No. 18 Page 1 of 17 City Manager recruitment April 10, X012 Page 2 Prepared by: Barbara Leibold City Attorney Approved by: Pat Kilroy Interim City Manager Attachments: 1. Murray Proposal Page 2 of 17 ~X~~~ tN i~'V~C~~~~ E~~ T~Y ~ r IIINNNMMIIN~I~~M ~~1fi1 tit i-1~~5 f~~; ~~~j~bobm~arr~y~~sc~.can~ Page 3 of 17 March 29, 2i 2 Mayor Frian Tisdale and Members of the City Council City of Lake ~~lsinare l3(~ South M~ St. Lake Elsinore, ~~530 bear Mayan Tisdale and Council IVlembers: Thank you for inviting Bab Murray & Associates to subnv.t a proposal to conduct e City Manager xecruitn~ent for the City of Lake ~lsinare. The fallog .proposal details cur quacanons and describes our process of iden ' , recruig and screen:'~ng outstanding candidates on ~rour behalf. It also includes a proposed budget, timeline, gcucrantee and sample rec;ruitrnent brochure. At Fob Murray & Associates, We pride ourselves on providing. quality service to local gavexnnc~ents. We have created a recruitment process that combines our ab' 'ty to help .you to determine the direction of the search and the types of candidates you seek with our experience recaruiting outstanding candidates Wha are not necessarily looking for a fob. Cur proven expertise ensures that the candidates we present for your consideration Will match the criteria you have established and will be outstanding in their field. With respect to the City Manager recruitment, Bob Murray & Associates offers the follav~xng egpernse: Bob Murray & Associates has o~crer 25 years of experience and an unmatched record of success in recn~inng local gover~ent professionals, Bob ur'tay & Associates has conducted over recruit~ehts for local g©vernment professionals tlougbiout the united States and has placed over ~0~ City Ma~aagers. 1e are currently conducting City Manager and City A ' ' trator recruitments on beh~f of the cities and taWns of Arcadia, Atherton, Cl~i~o, Monrovia, Rancho Santa Margarita, San lVlarcos, and Woodland,. A; as Wei nay City of: Arlington, T. Deputy City lV~anager~; the City of Arvada, CQ ~eputy City I'~anager}; the City of Centen.,~ CG City tanager}; and the City of T~cso~., AZ {City IVl~nage~r}, In the past three years, We have placed. City lVa~gers in the California cries of Calistoga, Cho~c~i~~., Coronado, Escalon, Lag~aa Beach, Loomis, Meni~'ee, Montebello, Monterey Park, Mountain ~riew, Patterson, Pittsburg, Rose~~lle, San Carlos, San Pablo, San Rafael, Santa Paula, Santa Rosa, South Lake Tahoe, St. Helena, Temple City, Turlock, and Walnut Creep., in addit~an to the cities of Arvada, CCU; h'ort Lauderdale, FL; ~kland, WA; .and Phoenix, A~. Gar previous experience includes conducting searches for the Califon cities of Albany {City A ' 'stratc~r}; Antioch; .~rcata; Benicia; Campbell; Capitols; Carmel-by-the-Sea ~Cit~r Ad;r~~u~.istra~tor}; Chico; Claremont; Chula Vista; Corcoran; Corona; Corte Madera {Town .tanager} Gra~Te; p`airfield; Fartu~~a; l~remon~ Goleta; Graver Beach; Half Moon Bay; Hollister; lone; Imperial; Irwindale; La Mesa; La Palma; Lakeport; Lathrop; Lancaster; Lemon Grave; Los Alamitos; Menlo Park; ~fi~: Valley; Monrovia; Page 4 of 17 Needles; l~civato; Oakdale; Carley; Oceanside; Ojai;- Orinda; Pac%fica; Pico Rivera; Pismo Beach; Pittsburg; .Poway; Poncho Cordova; l.ancho Santa Margarita; R.ed bluff; Rio Vista; San Clemente; San Raman; Sonoma; Stanton; Stockton:; Thousand Oaks;. Tracy; Topeka, ~.ansas; Truckee Town ~anager~; Turlock; Ventura; westrc~nste~ Woodland; and Yuba City; in addition to the cities of airway Heights, wa; .lbany, ~R; Castle l~.ock, C(:3; Coos Bay, Old; Damascus, OR.; .Eugene, N~lwau~~ie, Or; ~lewberg, O.; I`~ewcastle, Salem, Or; San 1~ntonio, T; Shoreline, wA; Oak Creek, tlI; and Spria;~.eld, Old.. Our extensive .contacts and knowledge of outstanding candidates w ensure you have a ~u group of finalists from uThich to select the City of Lake Elsinore's next City l"~nagex. Bob Murray associates is fa~~ with Pversie County and the su~xounding region, as see are currently conducting the General Manager rec~uient on behalf of the Jurupa Cornmur~ity Services District. ~U'e most recently completed the Police Chief recruitment on behalf the City of ~'alnx Springs, as well as the ~ir~.ce Director and Police Chief recrtments on behalf cif the City of Corona. ale have also conducted recruitments on behalf of the cities o~ Cathedral City ~Cit~~ l~a~aa~e~r}; Corona ~vanous posi~ons~; La Quanta {C~ty l~anaear and ~'lnance T~rector}; l~Ierufee City Manager; Morena Va.~.ey ~Co~ununity Development Director and Hen Resources Director}; l~u~rrieta ?lag Directorj; Pahl L3esert (Duman l~.esouarces Director}; and. Riverside :Assistant City 1Vianager, Human resources I~~rector, Plate .Director, and Police Chief; in addition td the Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District ~Ceneral IVla~~ager}; the Desert mater ~.~ncy u:man resources. Manager; NG~rch Joint Powers authority Jgecutive Director); and. the Riverside Transit Agency ~sk 1Vianager~: Our knowledge of the region, its issues and the County's outstanding quality of life w be an asset presenting this opportunity to prospective candidates. oh Murray & associates has a national reputation for conducting qu~~lity searches that result in the placement of candidates ide~~ly suited to our clients' needs. Our success is directly related to our ability to develop ~►art~aershps with Mayors and City Councils anal de~i;~ effective recruitment strategies specific to their needs. Additionl~y, we have assisted rr~any of our clients in desighng inclusive rec:twitment and selection. processes. Should .the Mayor and council so desire, we can reconend methods of includes staff and can~rnunity members at various stages in the recruitment, includ'c~n development of the. candidate profile and the final interview process. a significant portion of our process focuses on conducting thorough and confidential bacl~round investigations of the top 2-3 candidates to ensure that nogg about them ats left undiscovered. we have candid discussions with references who have insight into the candidate's experience, style and ethics; conduct a search of nevcrspaper arrticles; and run credit, criminal and civil records reports. `phis ensures that the chosen candidate wih not only be an excellent fit with the City of Lake Elsinore, but also that the selected candidate will reflect positively upon your organization. Page 5 of 17 barn first hand of the qu~r of our ser~.ce and our recruitment successes, we in~rite you to contact the references listed ors pale 1 ~ of the attached proposal.. 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The prof~:e we develop together at ~ stage ~ d.xave subsequent rec~.utrne~t efforts. STEP 2 .A.U'~ERTISIN~ t.~.~PA~GI~ I~ I~.ECRUITI~IET $R~CH~11t.F after gaining an understanding of the City of Lake Elsinoxe's needs, we will design an effective advertising campa~n appropriate for the City tanager recruitment. 'tie w~ focus on professional journs thief axe specifically suited to the City ana~;er search, '4e ~ also develop a professional recruitment brochure on the City Council's behalf that w~ discuss the community, organization, position and compensation detail. Once copleted, ~e will mail the profile to an extensive audience, mak~g them aware of the exciting opportunity with the City of Like Elsinore, S~`E~ 3 R~EERU~Ttti C.~tvn~~~TEs .After cross-referenci~~g the profile of the ideal candidate with our database and contacts in the field, we ~ conduct an algr`essive outreach effort, including ma~~ng personal calls to prospective applicants, designed to iden~ and recruit outstanding candidates.. 'ale recor~ze that the best candidate is often not lool~i~g for a ne~v fob .nod this i e person we actively seek to convjnce to become a cand~ate..gressively marketing the City Manager position to prospective candidates will be essential to the success of the search, STEP 4 SC~.EE"l"~G C.A~JDII3ATES ~ollo~v~~g the closing date for the recruitment, we will screen the resumes we have received. we w~ use the crite~ established in our initial meetings as a basis upon which to narrow the field of candidates, ~PS~W? > Z Page 8 of 17 ~ ~ vows 4~e gill conduct personal interviews with the top 1~ to 2 candidates with the goal of determining which candidates have the greatest potential to succeed in your org~~natian. During the interviews we will explore each candidate's bac;round and experience as it relates tv the. pity 1Vla~~ger position. In additions; we will discuss the candidate's motivation for apl~g for the position and make an asse~sn~ent of his~her knowledge, sk~~lls and abilities. 'fie will devote spee.c attention to establisbin the likelihood of the candidate's acceptsxace of the position if an offex of employment is made. Following the interviews, we ill conduct a review of published. articles for each candidate. Various sources wih be consulted including l✓exis-NexisTM, a newspaper~~ine search engine, G~ovgle, and local papers for the con~rnunities in which the candidates have wtarked, 'his alb us tv any firer deta~ed inquiries we may need tv make at this tin~.e. S~'~~ 7 ~.~Ct~~N~~T~C}N based vn the infvnnadon. gathered. through meetings with your orgax~anan and personal interviews with candidates, we will recon~rnend a 'red n~unber of cani~lat~s fear your fir~~her consideration. l'e w~l p~repaxe a detailed written xepvrt vn .each candidate that focuses on the results of our .interviews and public recoxd searches. We will nuke specific recommendations, but the final dete~ation of those to be considered wi11 be up to .you. STEM 8 Frn~~.t. ~~TE~.vIEs C}ur years of experience will be invalvable as we help you develop an interview process that objectively assesses the qua:lif.cations of each candidate. ~e will adopt an approach that .fits ~vur needs, whether it is a traditional interview, multgale interview panel or assessment center process. we will pxovide you with suggested inte;rv~iew questions and rating forms and will be present at _the :..interview/assessment center tv facilitate the .process. (fur experttise lies fa~tating the discussion that can bring about a consensus xeg~~rc~ng the final candidates. e will work closely u~th your staff to covrdi~nate and schedule interviews and cand~.date travel. Uur goal is to ensure that each candidate has a very positive experience, as the maser in which the entire process is conducted ~ have an effect on the. candidates' perception of your organization. ~ Page9of17 STEP $.~~GQ~N~! C~E~S ~JIETAtE~ l.E~EEN~E ~CHECS Based on final inten~.ews we v~ill conduct credit, crirr~inal, ciil litigation and. motor vehicle retard checks for the tchp one to three candidates, In addition, those candidates wih be the sub jests of detailed, confidert~al reference checks. In order to gain an acc~~rate and :honest appra%sal of the candidates' streng~s and we~~knesses, we talk candidly with people who have direct knowledge of their work and ma~~aa~gement style. 'fie will ask candidates to forrard the names of their supe~r~isors, subordinates and peers for the past several dears. .dditic~nally, we make a port of spe~g confidentially to individuals who we know have insight into a candidate's abilities, but who may not be on their preferred list of contacts, ~.t this she ~ the recruitment we will also verify candidates' degrees. STEP ~EGQTIATIQI~s ~'e recognise the critical ipor~.nce of successful negotiations and can serve as your representative dua~~g ~ process. we know what other organ:ations have do~ae to put deals together with great candidates and will be available to adze you rei'd~'tng c~~rrent approaches- to difficult issues such as housing and relocation. 'fie wile re~reserht your interests anal advise you regarding salary', benefits anal ehnploym,ent agreements ~crith the goal. of putting together a deal teat results in the appointment of your chosen c~~ndidate. l"~ost often. we t~h a very difficult aspect of ice recrvtment into one that is v~.ewed positively by bath. you and the candidate. S'T'EP ~l. CC~1VtPLETE .MINISTRATIVE A.SS~STANCE TJ~xoughout the recruitment we will provide the City Council with updates on .the status of the search. we wih also take care of all adrr►ina.strative details on your behalf. Candidates wiu receive personal letters advising them of their s~tus at each critical point in t~.e recruitment, In addition, we will respond to inquiries about the status ofd theix candidacy within twenty-four hours, Every admi~in%strative detail will reserve our attention, C~f~en, candidates judge our clients based an haw well. these details are handled. Poge 70 of 17 "T`he consulting fee for conducting th.e City a~~aer recrui~nent on behalf of the City of sake Elsinore is 1 ~1,5oQ plus e~pe~~ses, :ices provided f car the fee consist, of all steps outlined in this proposal includ~a tl~ce {3~ days cif ~eetr~;s on site. The City of Lake Elsinore will be responsible for reimbursir►g expenses Bob Murray associates incurs on your behalf: ~e estimate expenses for his project to be C,$o~. Re'~bursable e~pen~es include such items as the cost of gavel, clerical subpart, placement of ads, credit, crirni~al and civil. checl~s, education verification, as well as newspaper searches. In addition, postage, printing, photocopying, and telephone charges ~ be allocated. '~`ItNG 'Vi'e are prepared to start work on his assignent ~ediately and anticipate that we will be prepared to make our recommendation re~ard:~ firsts seventy five to ninety days fra~m the start of the search. Task: week: Contract Mart Date: TBD initial ~eetg~s): 1 week from contract start date fur fitn develops recruitment brochures: ~ weeks from contract start date City approves brochures; 4 weeks from contract start date fob advertising and candidate sourca S weeks from contract start date Cur ~ reviews application. packets: 9 weeks from contact start date Cur firm conducts screen~in process; i~ weeks from contact start date City approves candidates. 12 weeks from. contract start date. City`s interview panel convenes: 13 weeks from contract start date second Interviews by City, if necessary: 1~ weeks from contract start date Deference/Back.,, c~und Checks: i 5 weeks prom contract start date offer of ~naplo~ment: ~ weeks from contract start date ~ct~c~ gage 11 of 17 ~r11A~T~"E~ e g~.rantee that should the selected candidate be teninated the fiat two gears ~t~venty-f our months} cif e~c~.ent ~c7e wi11 eo~duct the sea~c~i a;~in .t nc~ cost {nth the exception o~ e~;penses} to the City o~ Lade ~Isanore. e are confident in our ability to recruit outstandi~ candidates and do not expect the City cif Lake Isinore to find it necessary to exercise ~~s provision of our proposal. ~~a~~' Page 12 of 17 1 V~SS~~ U~~~~C~~~~5 ~U~~.~~~ PRE~II~ET r,1~lurray brings aver years experience as a recruiter. l'~r. Murray is reco~ed as one of tl~:e nation's leading recxuiters. He has conducted hundreds of searches far cifies, counties, and special. districts. He has been called on to conduct searches for so~►e of the largest most complex oxga~ruzations in the country and same of the smallest. l~r. hurray has conducted searches fax chief executi~Tes, department Meads, professional and teal positions. l~'~r. array has taken the lead an the firm's most difficult assignments with great success., His clients .have retained hirn akin and ag~~in given the .quality of his woxl~ and success in finding candidates for difficult to fill positions. Prior to cxeating Bab hurray .~ssaciates, l~fr. iuay directed the search practice for the largest search pxacnce sew focal go~t~:tuent in the county. lr. hurray has worked lac~►1 gove~~rnent and benefits from the knowledge of having led an organiafian. Prior to his career in executive search he served as the City ~anaer for :e City of flly~~pia, ~'ashi~~gton. He ha.s also served as an ,assistant City IVlanager and held posifions in ~.w enforcement. .dlr. hurray received his Bachelor's degree in Criminology fra~n the Uni~Tersity of Calfon~a at Berkeley with graduate studies in Public .Administraticin at Cali~.fornia State University at Hayward. ~.E{i'~'ILLI~~CS, VICE P~ES~~ENT l~lr. 'illiams brings 3a years of local government experience to Bob hurray & Associates. bast recently, he worked as a pxivate consultant with lelaitte and 'Tauche vn vaxious public nectar assnn'ents. Prior to that, he served as Director of .Public Safety with the City of Sunnyvale, C~~. IUIx. wiJlm:s was involved in the development of some of Sgnnyvale's most innovative programs .and has a national reputation fox excellence in law enfarcen~ent. He has been responsible for numerous recruitments throughout hip career. Clients find h:is insight and expexfise ita xecruitment and selection a valuable assei. l~lr. lilliams zeceived his Bachelor's degree in Adrru~nistration of ~ustice from San Jose State University. He is also a graduate of the PBI atianal .~.caderny. 1 gg rrii yy jp, ~.E~~l S~.2w ax'SR 4, A+r~.°`3:w 3.~. 3~,k,~ ~~q~ M., Page 13 0~ 1Vix. Herman brigs over ~ years of management and recr.t~rnent experience to Bvb 11~u~rray Associates. host recently, he worl~ed as a Regional I1~anager far an investment firm directing the recruitment, development and management of a team of associates located. throughout the west Coast. l~~r. Hear~nan sexved as the lead contributor to conduct all candidate %nte~riews, engage i~n negotiations and mare recon~sendations to the rn~'s principals regarding associate employment for ~ division. In addi~tion,ll~r. Herman has acted in various public sector capacities including as a law enforcement officer and as a legislative advocate for a state industry association. Mfr. Herman's local gnver~~tnent and private industry experience hive afforded him a unique insight into the speci~~ized needs of each selection process and the ability: to identify the ideal. +af candidates for an open position. Bob lu~ray & Associates values his stren;~ in conunu~icaring and ideati~~yin quality candidates. l~!~r. Herman received his Bachelor's of Science degree in Economics and Business Astra~on from Saint Mary's College of Calii'ornia. He has had farther studies in both Public A ' 'stration and the Adm.~tra~ian of Justice. ~tJDY ~.P`f~RT~, ~~CE P~S~DEI~'T 14~s. LaPorte brings over 15 years of pudic sector experience at the senior management level to B©b hurray & Associates. Her extensive baclraund includes wok with cities, counties, and special districts in the areas of .Human lZesouxces, Finance, ~!Canagement, and. general a ' ' Craton. She has been involved in xecruitrnertts for a variety of seniax-level positions, including ~'olice Chief, Aire Chief, County Executive, and Assistaa~t City Eger----as ~ue~. as for various depa~~ment director and division n~ager positions. s. LaPorte also has experience working in the private sector for large corporations that, coupled. with her backgrQUnd and contacts in the public .sector, provides a unique blend of e~;perience tv assist our clients, l~~s. La~'orte possesses a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Ad~~a~~xativn and is and Inte~:national T~ersonnel l~anagernent Association certified hur:n resources professional. F _ k E~~F ? ~ Page 14 of 17 NE ~RLQ~, ICE P`RESID~~N'T S. Renee arloch is the director of our East Coast office located in Tallahassee, Florida. l~~s. arloch has extensive e~~perience in public sector recruitments nationwide. She was formerly employed ~ a large, nation;~1 search firm as a Senior l.ec~ruiter with sole responsibility for the ms's executive search pxactice ~ the Southeastern, ~f id-~t~~n~ic ar~d l~~icl-esters states. ~s. afioch has 5 dears of e;perience in Executive .ecnlitment and has been involved in over 4{~ national. searches. Prior to her recruitment career, she was a Senior Consultant for a nafional search ms's cost plan and revenue el~hance~c~ent c~ivisons, se~g public sector c~~.ents nationwide. She also tivorked for tl~re~ Fo~une ~ companies in their sales, rnarketing and financial. accounting d;~visions. I1~s. Iarloch is responsible fox all .facets of recruitment includes se~~vin as .lead. consultant with project mar~~en.t resp~nsibili~ies, recruiting candidates, conducting pre~ary interviews and deed reference inquixes, and assisting clients in final interviews and negot~.tions. As I3irectar of the East Coast Office, l~ls. arloch provides e~;~ertise in public sector recruitn~e~:t, enabli~t us to better serve. clients nationwide. s. I~arloeh received her Bachelor's of Arts degree ~ lnfor~nation Studies, suana corn laude, at the Florida Mate university, Tallahassee, Florida. A.~~A ~.TR~tU~`tA-SANDERS, ~vc~~~.. Cor~su~.~r.~~r As a Principal Consultant with Bob Murray & Associates, IVis.llxrutia-Sanders is responsible for research, candidate recruitment and screen'ir~g, as well as reference checks and background verifications. She focuses on client communicatit~n and works closely with clients to coordinate candidate outreach and ensure a successful. search. I~s.llrxut~:a-Sanders brinl~s several years of industry experience as .she worked for one of the nations largest recruitment firms. Her insight into the recruitment process is a valuable asset to Bob lurraq Associates. s. Urrutia-Sanders received her Bachelor's of Arts degree in Con~rnunicafions from .the 1Jniversity of ~~o~~:~g. C~ Page 15 of 17 Senior ons~.ltant with ~~h ifurra~, ~ ~~.ssc~ciates, s..~enne~~ is res~ansi~le fear the de~re~c~pn~enr and distxibuti©n ~f recrui.tme~t aterias~ candidate :research and inte~~ie• co~axdinado~~, c~mpi~a~on and.. de~~elc~~ment inter~~ie~~ .atexiais, zefexence cheeks, and iaacrau~ad vexi.cat~~ns, .-f s. K.enne~T b~n~~ +~~~e~ a decade c~~~~~ s~z~-ic~ and ~~a~~a~ent e~p~.~~~~:~~ to ~~a~ ~~urra~~ ~~.ssociates. I~er focus is eustc~t~~:er sex~~ice, and. she ~~~ar~s clse~~7 ~.*ith Aux clients anal candidates to ensure a~ paxtxes in~ro~~~ed are. satisfied ~~~ith e~rei~, stc~ 4f recruitment at cur fem. ~~s..enne~T xe~ei~#cd per :~achelr~r ~f ~~.r~s deee in Ps~~c~~a~lc~~r fronm t~:e t~i~a~7e~rsi~.7 of ~a.fc~rnia at Da~~is. Rosy ~~~c~~, ~fN~s~"~~'~~ I~~s, ~.osa ~c~mez is the ~~drrtiniStxati~7e ~'~anager at ~c~b ~~furra~r ~~ssuciates. i~jfs. Gomez is the ~:rst point cif contact at fah ~~urra~9 ~ ~~.ssc~ciates at.~d has ex~ensi~=e adini.~t~strati~re e~.~erience. ~~fs. Gomez is knou-n fur hex personal a~~roach as she ~uor~s ciosei~y urith clients and candidates a.Ii~e to ensuxe a successfi.~i sear~h..s th.e first ~c~int of contact for Bnb ~~urra~7 ~~.ssociates ~~s, ~omez's ~rofessiot~ai a~~roach is of tine highest ca~.ber. ~a~a~~~ ~ t t Page 16 of 17 Clients and candidates are t.e best testament to our ability to conduct quaty searches. Clients for wham Bob I1~urray ~~ssociates has xecent~y conducted searches are listed below. +~.r.~'': City of RQSev~~e, Cs~ :~'C~~I1'1't~.N: City l~~anaer, Electric ~J ' 'ty Director, Planting Director, Polio Chief and 'ublic Jorl~s Director ,~~.~1~C.~: 11r. I~erridge, City tanager, ~9~~a) ?'74532; or s. Carol +~ca~, Cauncailme~nber, 7~~-~18~ C~~.`: 'Town of :Loomis, C. ~iJ~~lli Ys ~L W 11 ~~L~I.~L:R ,~.F..,~,N~~C~. l~r. ~'er~rry Beck, rued 'own ~a~~ager, G52-1$40 Clty C~listoa, C.~: ,P~~.tt?~++t: City I~~Ianager .1~ER~11~C.~L; Mayor ~ac~ ~it~gles, x'07} 942-48~ ~~r e ~ a s Page 17 of 17