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Metro Flood Diversion Authority—February 23, 2017 2 <br /> <br />Executive Director – Professional Services Agreement <br />Michael Redlinger, Assistant Fargo City Administrator and Co-Executive Director, said a <br />committee made up of him, Darrell Vanyo, John Shockley and Brian Berg reviewed proposals <br />from firms for the recruitment and screening process for the Executive Director position. The <br />committee considered companies with public, private and non-profit experience and <br />recommend hiring CPS HR Consulting, Inc. at a cost not to exceed $26,500. CPS has <br />experience with P3 projects. He said Fox Lawson, salary consultant for Cass County, has <br />agreed to review the job description at a cost of $500. <br /> <br />Mr. Grindberg questions what skill set is needed for the position and believes there will be <br />quality candidates found locally. He thinks the Diversion Authority will achieve the same <br />results without hiring a firm. <br /> <br />Mr. Strand would be willing to consider hiring a firm if for some reason the Diversion Authority <br />did not receive a pool of experienced candidates through advertising using city and county <br />resources. <br /> <br />Mr. Peterson is struggling with the cost since he believes the Diversion Authority will receive <br />a quality pool of local candidates and will also draw interest from people nationally without <br />hiring a firm. <br /> <br />Ms. Williams said the position will require special skills considering the size of the project and <br />will need someone with an engineering degree and broad experience. She supports hiring <br />the firm to assist with the process. <br /> <br />Mr. Vanyo thanked Mr. Redlinger for his work and said this firm may serve as an avenue to <br />obtain a larger pool of candidates for the Executive Director position. <br />MOTION, passed <br />Mr. Brodshaug moved and Mr. Weyland seconded to approve the <br />professional services agreement with CPS HR Consulting, Inc. in an <br />amount not to exceed $26,500. Discussion: Mr. Brodshaug said this <br />service will act as a supplement to local recruitment channels. Mr. <br />Campbell supports the motion and believes the cost is worthwhile. Mr. <br />Hendrickson believes the cost is a good investment for the Diversion <br />Authority. On roll call vote, the motion carried with Mr. Brodshaug, Mr. <br />Weyland, Mr. Mahoney, Mr. Vanyo, Mr. Steen, Mr. Campbell, Ms. <br />Williams, Mr. Hendrickson, Mr. Paulsen, and Mr. Thorstad voting “Yes”; <br />and Mr. Strand, Mr. Grindberg and Mr. Peterson voting “No”. <br /> <br />6. PUBLIC OUTREACH UPDATE <br />Committee report <br />The Public Outreach Committee met on February 22nd. Rocky Schneider from AE2S provided <br />a handout which includes information on the e-newsletter activity and website traffic. He said <br />the newsletter continues to see steady growth in subscribers. The website has also <br />experienced an increase in views. He said strategy meetings will be held to work on the social <br />media plan. <br /> <br /> Business Leaders Task Force <br />Mark Nisbet said the chamber hosted “Chamber Day” with the governor and state legislators <br />in Bismarck on Thursday, February 9th. Staff received positive feedback about the event. <br /> <br />