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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: March 1, 2005 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 5 - <br />SUBJECT: Agreement for Consulting Services for OPC Director Search <br />DEPARTMENT: Personnel PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Memorandum of Agreement <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Moses Carey, Chair, Board of <br />Commissioners, Extension 2130 <br />Elaine Holmes, Personnel Director, <br />Extension 2550 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To approve the engagement of Developmental Management Associates to provide <br />consulting services in support of the search process for OPC (Orange, Person, Chatham) <br />Mental Health Director in a total amount not to exceed $9,000, to be funded in one third shares <br />by Orange, Person and Chatham counties.. <br />BACKGROUND: OPC Director Tom Maynard resigned in December 2004, OPC has initiated <br />a recruitment and selection process to hire a new Director. On February 22, the LME and Area <br />Boards appointed a seven person Search Committee to conduct the assessment and selection <br />process., The Search Committee includes Orange County Board of Commissioners' Chair <br />Moses Carey, County Manager John Link and Orange County Appointee Sandra Herring. The <br />LME and OPC Area Boards will make the final selection decision.. Commissioner Moses Carey <br />is a member of both the LME and Area Boards, <br />Orange County volunteered the services of Orange County Personnel Director Elaine Holmes to <br />organize and coordinate the candidate assessment and selection process, On January 25 the <br />Personnel Director met with the LME (Local Management Entity) Board and OPC Area Board to <br />discuss the candidate assessment and selection process and receive the Board members' <br />feedback on the process desired, The members of the two Boards expressed a strong desire <br />and need for a process that incorporates significant stakeholder involvement including the two <br />Boards, OPC employees, mental health service providers and consumer and family service <br />representatives. <br />With the January feedback, the Personnel Director has developed a process that incorporates <br />the desired stakeholder involvement.. On February 22 the LME and Area Boards reviewed the <br />draft process and decided to adopt it. The County Commissioner representatives from Orange <br />Person and Chatham reviewed the scope of work required by the planned process and <br />