HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 25-0017INFORMAL RESPONSE TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
No. 25-0017
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council January 14, 2025
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SUBJECT: PARK & RECREATION DIRECTOR RECRUITMENT PROCESS
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The purpose of this Informal Report is to provide an update on the City's hiring process to recruit for the
Park and Recreation Director position in anticipation of the retirement of the current Director in Fiscal Year
2025.
Overview
Human Resources (HR) is committed to hiring qualified, talented and diverse individuals and desires a
workforce that reflects the community we serve. The City's recruitment efforts seek to be inclusive so that
all individuals have equal access to employment opportunities. The City's goal is to conduct an extensive
and nationwide search for the organization's next strategic individual to lead the Park and Recreation
Department.
Recruitment Process
The HR Department sought proposals from multiple executive recruitment firms to conduct the search for
the Park and Recreation Director. HR extended the opportunity to nineteen (19) executive recruitment firms
and received thirteen (13) proposals. Following the initial review, the HR Department submitted all proposals
to the respective Assistant City Manager for review and consideration. In partnership with HR, the City
selected Mosaic Public Partners (Mosaic) to conduct the recruitment and search. HR&A Advisors was also
selected to provide additional support to Mosaic.
The City and Mosaic Public Partners discussed the overall recruitment strategy, ideal candidate qualities,
key departmental projects and initiatives, advertisement sources, including the job boards to advertise the
position that would attract a diverse applicant pool of qualified candidates, and agreed upon the timeline for
the recruitment process, as noted below.
Timeline
• November 4, 2024 - Job Posting Opened
• December 9, 2024 - Job Posting Closed
• December 12, 2024 - Mosaic Public Partners met with CoFW Team to review the applicant pool and
select semifinalists
• January 7, 2025 — Semifinalists virtual interviews
• January 10, 2025 — Semifinalist in -person interviews
• January 17, 2025 - Final interviews and Community Engagement activities
• Late January 2025 — Develop onboarding plan for the selected candidate
The Mosaic screening process includes a thorough review of the candidate's demonstrated work
experience, including questionnaires, social media review and a background check for the top candidate(s).
For questions regarding this information, please contact Leila Peeples, Assistant Human Resources
Director, at Leila. Peeples(a)-fortworthtexas.gov.
David Cooke
City Manager
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER
FORT WORTH, TEXAS