HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 8971INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
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To the Mayor and Members of the City Council
No. 8971
August 12, 2008
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SUBJECT: Update on the Police Chief Recruitment Process
This Informal Report is forwarded to keep the City Council informed about the status of the recruitment
process for the Police Chief position. As you are aware, Bob Stavin, of Stavin Management Consultants,
has developed the Police Chief recruitment profile being used for the active recruitment process. The
consultant obtained a wealth of information to complete this profile by interviewing various internal and
external stakeholders, including representatives from the City's executive staff; local community,
business/development and religious leaders, the Mayor and Council, government officials with Tarrant
County, the local housing authority, the Fort Worth ISD, all police associations, various police employees
(uniformed and civilian) from all ranks and management levels, as well as representatives from local
neighborhood associations. The input obtained by the consultant was instrumental in developing a
thorough candidate profile and will be used to select the next Police Chief
This profile is being sent to potential candidates throughout the country. The consultant is actively
advertising the Police Chief vacancy with all major police departments, county sheriff offices and major
federal protective agencies. While the recruitment process continues, the consultant will screen for a pool
of top candidates. The consultant will perform background and reference checks for the candidates as he
identifies them. Once the background checks have been completed, the consultant will provide a report on
each of the candidates to the City Manager. The Executive Panel will then identify the finalists. These
candidates will be invited to Fort Worth for assessment interviews.
The schedule for the candidate assessment process is as follows:
Tuesday, September 23`d: Candidate Tour; Evening Reception (at Will Rogers at 4:30pm)
Wednesday, September 24th: Interviews with various internal and external stakeholder panels
Thursday, September 25th: Interviews with various internal and external stakeholder panels
There will be four different panels used in this recruitment process:
Executive Panel
Department Head Panel
Community Panel
Employee Panel
It is anticipated that a new Police Chief will be recommended by September 30d'. City Council
confirmation of this recommendation will be scheduled for consideration at the October 7, 2008, Council
meeting.
The Mayor and City Council are encouraged to attend the reception for the Police Chief candidates which
will take place at 4:30 p.rrL in the South Texas Room at Will Rogers Memorial Center on Tuesday,
September 23rd. For your convenience, staff has coordinated this event on each of your calendars.
Please contact Kmen Marshall, Human Resources Director, at 817 392 -7783, if additional information is
need
Cif Maasger
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER
FORT WORTH, TEXAS