MANAGEMENT PARTNERS, INC. (2011 Budget Analysis)

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Mr. David Ream Page 6 • Implementation schedule (short- vs. long-term) • Implementation barriers and transition requirements • Any one-time costs for implementation We will take care to qualitatively weigh the importance of various implementation barriers. Such barriers could range from relatively simple changes in policies or procedures to more complex contract, organizational or charter changes. The differences in barriers are likely to dictate both the time frame and the priority for each strategy, as well as the degree of difficulty to implement. We will present the results of our analysis to the City Manager and management steering committee for feedback. If additional analysis is needed we will conduct it following that meeting. Activity 6 - Present Draft Budget Stabilization Plan for Feedback During this activity, we will prepare a PowerPoint to be presented to the Mayor and City Council and executive management team. We will present the strategies along with supporting analysis and seek feedback. An option for your consideration is to have Management Partners present the draft plan to stakeholders, such as employee associations or community groups. The value in this undertaking is that if the draft budget stabilization plan is presented to stakeholders, the Mayor and City Council will be informed about their perspectives, including support or opposition about various strategies. If the City desires such presentations, we would be happy to scope this work based on the number of presentations, and provide a separate fee proposal. Activity 7 - Report Results Incorporating the feedback we receive during Activity 6, we will refine our strategies and prepare a draft report in the form of a memorandum with recommendations. We will review the draft with the City Manager and management steering committee for clarity and factual accuracy then we will finalize the report. We will present the final report to the Mayor and City Council, as desired by the City. Project Team Management Partners has highly skilled consultants who will complete this work for the City. Jan Perkins will be the lead consultant. She will be assisted by Andy Belknap, Cathy Standiford, Larry Lisenbee, Ray Durant, Mark Olson, Linda Tran and other team members as would be helpful. Brief qualifications for each team member are provided below. Jan Perkins, Partner, has 30 years of management experience in local government. Before joining Management Partners in 2005 she served in several California and Michigan jurisdictions, including as city manager in Fremont and Morgan Hill, California. She also served the cities of Santa Ana, California; Grand Rapids, Michigan; and Adrian, Michigan. She provides assistance to government leaders in organizational analysis, leadership development, facilitation, strategic planning, teambuilding, executive coaching and performance evaluation, workforce and succession planning, and policy board/staff effectiveness. Jan has authored a number of articles, including "Hiring 2.0: 23 Creative Ways to Recruit and Keep Great Staff," which appeared in the January/February 2011 issue of Public Management magazine; "Successful Leadership," March 2005, Public Management magazine; and "The Value of Going ;)p