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Colin Baenziger, M,P.A, Colin Baenziger is a student of local government and responsible for the executive recruitment function at Colin Baenziger & Associates. Over the years, he has worked with a number of cities on recruitments and on management, operational and organizational issues. As a former manager and as someone who actively consults with governments in South and Central Florida, he understands what it takes to do the manager's job and to do it effectively. Further, since he is active in the Florida City/County Managers' Association and in the Broward and Palm Beach County's Leagues of Cities, he knows many of the state's managers on a first name basis. He has recently completed several significant executive search efforts for Florida local governments including the following: . The search for the City of Destin's Manager. The process took approximately ten weeks and resulted in the Council being extremely satisfied with the process. . The search for Miami Gardens' City Manager. The entire process was completed in ten weeks and resulted in a candidate pool the City Council raved about. . Completed the executive search for the City of Lauderdale Lakes first city manager and, four years later, its second manager. He also assisted with a number of other senior level management positions and assignments ranging from an organizational review that led to the City changing the Council-Manager plan to a complete review of the City's compensation and classification system. Mr. Baenziger also worked with a citizen's advisory committee in drafting the necessary changes to the city charter. . Conducted the search for the City Manager for the City of Palm Bay. The process took approximately 60 days and resulted in the hiring of one of the state's best managers. Other recent efforts include conducting a strategic planning session for the Florida Association of Special Districts, an operational review of the City of Tamarac's water utility, a business practices review for a division of the Martin County Government, an operational reconciliation for Palm Beach County and a review of financial procedures for a division of the Marriott Corporation. Mr. Baenziger has a Master's Degree with Distinction in Public Administration from Cornell University's Graduate School of Management and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Carleton College. He is also active in the International City Management Association, Leadership Palm Beach County, the Palm Beach and Broward County Leagues of Cities and ArtServe. With his expertise in recruiting managers, he has been called upon to speak at the conferences of the Florida League of Cities, the Florida City/County Managers' Association and the Florida PubliciPersonnel Association. -29-