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IlL Search Methodology/Work Plan (continued) Task Five: Semi-Finalist Selection and Presentation. We evaluate the information we have gathered and select, ideally, six to eight candidates for presentation to the City. It should be noted that selecting strong candidates is more an art than a science. While we consider standard ranking factors and the elements of the job, ultimately the most important factor is who we believe will be a good fit with the elected officials, stakeholders and the jurisdiction. For the selected candidates, CB&A will compile the information we have developed into a notebook. Specifically, it will include the following information for each candidate: his/her resume, a summary of our interviews with the candidate, the results of our background checks, his/her reference checks, and our compilation of materials from Internet/newspaper archives. The notebook will also include some advice on interviewing, a series of questions the elected officials may wish to ask (as well as some areas that it is not wise to get into) and some logistical information. If the client wishes, we can also ask the semi-finalists or finalists to provide written responses to a list of questions. We do not recommend this approach. While these responses can offer insight, the best candidates are often employed and very busy. They either do not have time to develop detailed responses to questions or do not wish to and withdraw from the process. Consequently, we have found asking candidates for written responses to questions to be counterproductive. Instead, as noted above, we conduct interviews with the candidate, ask the questions, prepare summaries and include them in the background notebooks. Task Six: Finalist Selection Approximately a week after the Council has received the candidate materials, CB&A will meet with city officials to discuss our findings and to further narrow the field. The goal is for the City to select four to six candidates to interview. Task Seven: Notify All Candidates of Their Status We will notify the selected candidates by telephone and give them the opportunity to ask additional questions. CB&A will also contact those not selected to advise them of their status. Phase IV: Coordinate the Interview Process and Manager Selection Task Eight: Coordinate the Candidate Assessment Process We will work with the City to determine what process works best in terms of assessing the candidates whether it is one-on-one interviews, panel interviews, role playing, management ability assessment testing and so on. - 14-