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TECHNICAL APPROACH - THE DETAILS In this particular situation, CB&A will utilize three approaches. First and most importantly, CB&A would use its contacts in the profession to identify the best and the brightest and ask them to apply. Second, we will consult our data base of quality managers and determine if any are a good fit for the Manager's position. Finally, while we strongly feel that the best way to find the best candidate is to look for quality and someone who is not necessarily in the market, we have also found that utilizing the trade press sometimes yields strong candidates. We intend to advertise in the trade press (such publications of the Florida League of Cities, the Florida City/County Management Association Newsletter, the National Forum of Black Public Administrators' publications and website, the International City/County Management Association Newsletter and Ken Small's CM's2. We do not use newspapers or generic websites because we have not found them to be a productive source of candidates. We also tend not to use brochures unless the client insists. In our experience, unless a candidate is looking for a job (in which case, they will be reading the advertisements in the trade press), brochures tend to be treated a junk mail and discarded rather than read. Hence, brochures tend to be costly and ineffective. Whatever the source, our consultant will discuss the opportunity with the best candidates and request they apply. Quite frankly, the Sunny Isles Beach City Manager's position should be considered an excellent opportunity, one of the true plums in the profession, and one that should be attractive to many candidates if they are properly approached. In addition, one important benefit of actively seeking candidates is that only candidates who are recognized for their ability will be selected for the interview. Unlike what happens when selecting candidates based on their resumes, the candidate who is both inarticulate and incompetent will have been already screened out. The result is that when the Commission interviews the finalists, it will be very difficult to make a mistake - all the finalists will be well qualified and it then becomes a matter of determining the best fit. 2 Ken Small is an employee of the Florida League of Cities and publishes a daily electronic newsletter which contains articles from recent newspapers around the State. It is read by most Florida (and many national) managers and is an excellent way to reach the managerial community. -21-