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COLIN BAENZIGER & ASSOCIATES - SOME OF OUR PLACEMENTS 4. City Manager, City of Mount Dora, FL (population 12,000) Contact: Council Member James Homich at (352) 735-7186, or Human Resources Director Ken Bloom at (352) 735-7186. Mount Dora is a popular tourist destination and known as the City of Festivals. CB&A was selected on May 17,2005 to find Mount Dora's next City Manager It was critical to the Council that the finalists all understand the character of the community and understand how to protect it in the face of growth. Interviews were conducted on July 29th and 30th, with Mike Quinn, formerly of Port Angeles, WA, selected in August 2005. 5. City Manager, City of Palm Bay, FL (population 101,000) Contact: Contact Mayor John Mazzioti at (321) 952-3414, City Clerk Alice Passmore at (321) 952- 3413, or City Manager Lee Feldman at (321) 403-9818. Palm Bay is located near Melbourne on Florida's east coast. In July 2002, Colin Baenziger was selected by the City of Palm Bay to find its City Manager. Mr. Baenziger was asked to complete the process in 60 days. Our work included recruiting and advertising for candidates, conducting background checks, selecting the most qualified, recommending them for interviews, coordinating the interview process, and assisting in the contract negotiations. Interviews took place 62 days after the notice to proceed and selection was made on the 64th day. Mr. Lee Feldman, then City Manager of North Miami was selected and he is still employed by the city. Mr. Feldman was selected as Florida's City Manager of the Year in 2006. 6. Town Manager, Cutler Bay, FL (population 35,000) Contact: Former Mayor Paul Vrooman at (305) 975-6782, or Town Manager Steven Alexander at (305) 216-6579. CB&A was selected in mid-March, 2006. At the request of the Town Council, we moved much more slowly than we normally would have. Our effort involved searching the country to locate the best people for the job, interviewing them, conducting through background checks, and recommending finalists for the town to interview. Steven Alexander, formerly City Manager of El Portal, FL, was selected as manager on July 29, 2006. 7) Village Manager, Village of Palmetto Bay (population 24,000) Contact: Former Mayor Gene Flinn at (305) 302-3713, or City Manager Ron Williams at (305) 259-1234 In late November 2002, CB&A was asked to conduct the search for Palmetto Bay's first City Manager as rapidly as possible and to work with a citizen's advisory committee. Even allowing for the holidays, our work was completed in early February. Upon completion, the Council passed a resolution thanking us for our "exceptional service." -28- "