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L.T.C. No.
21-2000
LETTER TO COMMISSION
February 7, 2000
TO: Mayor Neisen O. Kasdin and
Members of the City Commission
FROM: Lawrence A. Levy ~
City Manager Y
SUBJECT: ST A TUS OF THE BLUE RIBBON CITY MANAGER SEARCH
COMMITTEE - UPDATE#3
In order to ensure that the Mayor and Members of the City Commission are informed of the progress
of the Blue Ribbon City Manager Search Committee, periodic updates will be provided via LTC's.
A meeting of the sub-committee (Mr. Berkman, Mr. Diaz, and Mr. Steirheim) to negotiate a fee and
contract with DMG Maximus has been scheduled for Friday. February 11 at 2:00 p.m. in the City
Manager's Large Conference Room.
The next meeting of the Blue Ribbon City Manager Search Committee is scheduled for Friday.
February 25. 2000 at 4:00 p.m.. in the City Manager's Large Conference Room. The meeting
agenda will be distributed once the agenda is finalized. At the request of the Committee, the three
(3) previous City Managers, Mr. Roger Carlton, Mr. Jose Garcia-Pedrosa, and Mr. Sergio
Rodriguez were invited and have confirmed their attendance at this meeting.
February 2. 2000 - 2nd Committee Meeting
Committee members attending the meeting were Mr, Berkman, Mr. Cisneros, Mr. Diaz, Ms. Rundle,
Mr. Stierheim, and Mr. Tomlin, Mr. Berens was absent.
Mayor Kasdin, Vice Mayor Smith, and Commissioners Bower, Cruz, Dermer, Garcia, and Liebman
attended the meeting and each gave individual profiles of their ideal city manager. Six (6) members
of the public, Mr. David Kelsey, Ms, Susan Smith, Mr. Frank Del Vecchio, Ms. Bea Kalstein, Mr.
Joe Fontana, and Ms. Bernice Martinez gave input to the committee. Four (4) Executive Search
firms, Korn Ferry, DMG Maximus, A.T. Kearney, and Isaacson Miller were contacted and invited
to attend the meeting and present proposals. DMG Maximus was the only firm which attended the
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meeting.
The Blue Ribbon City Manager Search Committee established a sub-committee (Mr. Berkman, Mr.
Diaz, and Mr. Steirheim) to negotiate a fee and contract with DMG Maximus, Meetings dates and
times of sub-committee will be announced when scheduled. DMG Maximus will consolidate the
information received at the February 2nd meeting and will prepare materials for review and approval
by the Blue Ribbon City Manager Selection Committee at the February 25 meeting, In order to
gather additional information, DMG Maximus was directed to speak with the Assistant City
Managers Ms. Buttacavoli, Ms. Cuervo, Ms. Gavarrete, and Mr. Schwartz, Chief of Police Richard
Barreto, Fire Chief Floyd Jordan, City Attorney Murray Dubbin, and City Manager Lawrence Levy,
If any of the previously mentioned individuals are interested in applying for the position they will
not be asked for their input. In addition, DMG Maximus is to contact the three (3) previous city
managers, Roger Carlton, Jose Garcia-Pedrosa, and Sergio Rodriguez for their input.
January 12. 2000
Mr. Berkman made a presentation to the City Commission. A resolution was approved waiving the
competitive bidding for a search firm and appropriated an amount not to exceed $40,000 to cover
expenses related to the process. The resolution was approved,
January 6. 2000:
First meeting of the Blue Ribbon City Manager Search Committee. Mr. Ron Berkman was selected
as the chairperson. The Committee requested that the City Commission and members of the public
attend the next meeting and profile the ideal city manager. The Committee agreed to ask the City
Commission for authorization to employ a professional search firm and to allocate up to $40,000 to
fund search related expenses, The Committee also agreed that there will be no lobbying of the
Committee.
December 15.1999:
Lawrence Levy sworn in as City Manager effective December 18, 1999.
December 15. 1999:
Sergio Rodriguez's last commission meeting,
December 1. 1999:
City Commission Agenda item R9E - Discussion regarding the city manager selection process. The
City Commission formed a Blue Ribbon Search Committee with the Mayor and each Commissioner
making an individual appointment. The following appointments were made:
Mayor Kasdin Dean Ronald Berkman
Vice-Mayor Smith Mr. Fred Berens
Commissioner Bower Mr. Victor Diaz
Commissioner Cruz Mr, Carlos Cisneros
Commissioner Dermer Ms. Katherine Fernandez Rundle, State Attorney
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Commissioner Garcia Mr. Merrett Stierheim
Commissioner Liebman Mr. Don Tomlin
The City Commission also appointed Lawrence Levy City Manager effective Saturday, December
18, 1999.
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c: Mayra Diaz Buttacavoli, Assistant City Manager
Christina M. Cuervo, Assistant City Manager
Janet Gavarrete, Assistant City Manager
Matthew Schwartz, Assistant City Manager
Mary Greenwood, Executive Assistant to the City Manager
Ronnie Singer, Executive Assistant to the City Manager
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