Subject:
Title
County Attorney Recruitment
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Fiscal Impact:
None
Dept/Office:
Human Resources
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested that the Board of County Commissioners provide direction to the Human Resources Director with regard to which applicants for the County Attorney position they wish to invite to participate in a public interview before the full Board.End
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Summary Explanation and Background:
In accordance with direction previously provided by the Board, during the month of April Human Resources advertised for the upcoming County Attorney vacancy. By the close of the advertisement period, the County received 16 applications and resumes. Following Board direction, these applications were reviewed by Human Resources, the County Manager and the County Attorney. Separately, each arrived at the same list for our top 6 candidates. The Board then decided to select the same top 6 candidates for background screenings at the Board meeting on May 18, 2021.
Those candidates are:
Abigail Jorandby
Bruce Barnard
Cecil Richardson (Morris)
John Cary
Mark Moriarty
Robert Eschenfelder
As directed by the Board, individual interviews with Commissioners or their representative were conducted with the short-listed candidates at the Government Center in Viera on the morning of July 15, 2021. Bruce Barnard, one of the 6 short-listed candidates, asked to be removed from consideration for this position and did not participate in these interviews.
At this time the Board is requested to decide if some or all of the short-listed candidates should be invited to participate in a public interview before the full Board in advance of a decision to select a candidate and direct who should conduct the contract negotiations with the successful candidate on behalf of the Board.
Clerk to the Board Instructions: