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From: "EugeneFlinn@aol.com" <EugeneFlinn@aol.com>
To:
Sent: Friday, December 27, 2013 4:50 PM
Subject: Request for comments on the village attorney search
Dear Mayor and Council (emailed separately to
each)
I have received many inquiries regarding the
candidates for village attorney. I
also have questions myself, so rather than speculate, I am addressing the
following specific questions to you.
The applicants have put in their bids for Village
Attorney, the bids were publicly opened and I assume that the bids have been
disseminated to all of you, so you all are now able to communicate with the
public regarding the Village Attorney search.
Note that these questions go to the process. I am specifically asking you NOT to
address your choice or specifics of any candidate at this time. You obviously need the time to carefully
assess and consider all the fine applicants.
This is an official request for a response to questions posted
below. I ask that you limit your
Reponses to a total of 250 words. Your responses will be made available on my
blog at www.eugeneflinn.blogspot.com.
1.
The Miami Herald reported on
December 24th (Six law firms apply for Palmetto Bay village
attorney)
that:
Last time
the job was put out to bid, a selection committee comprised of staff and two
outside attorneys ranked the three firms that had applied based on experience
and references. The ranking was then given to the council for consideration.
This time, however, there will not be a selection committee, and the firms will
not be ranked before the council votes to fill the
position.
Question: What is the process you intend to move
forward to make the final decision?
A.
Do you intend to simply
discuss and vote on the candidates or will there be a citizen’s or council
subcommittee created to review and narrow the list? If so, how do you intend
to solicit and choose the members?
B.
Do you intend to seek
written public comment on the applicants? If so, will these comments be shared
with any or all of the candidates prior to any public debate on the
applicants? If so, will there be a public announcement soliciting
comments?
C.
Will there be a public
hearing where people can come forward to comment on any of the applicants? If so, how will notice to be public be
given?
2.
Will the specifics of any
final contract for services be discussed or determined before selection or will
that be negotiated after the finalist is chosen? Who do you intend to do the final
negotiation on the final contract for the new village
attorney?
3.
What specific criteria are
you, as a sitting member of the village council, applying in reaching your
decision on who should be our next village attorney? This answer could obviously
be very lengthy, so feel free to simply list bullet points, rather than lengthy
narrative, if so required.
4.
Have you given
consideration as to the term of the contract? If so, have you also given
consideration as to whether it will automatically end and go out to bid or
simply have a review process?
5.
Is there anything else you
would like to add in a response to the public (keeping within the 250 word
limit).
I do intend to post the responses (or indicate that an
inquiry was made, but that you declined to respond) on my blog. What you send
will be what I post.
Please provide your responses no later than 7 AM
this coming Tuesday morning, December 31, 2013.
Thank you in advance for your consideration and kind
response. I look forward to hearing from you.
Eugene
Flinn
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