Le Sueur Civicplus #37

Turnkey executive search for the City of Le Sueur City Administrator

The City of Le Sueur is seeking a firm to manage the recruitment and selection of its next City Administrator. - Buyer: City of Le Sueur, Minnesota; Office of the Human Resources & Communications Director, working with the City Council. - Requested service: One turnkey executive search, from planning and candidate outreach through screening, finalist interviews, selection, and employment-agreement negotiation support. - Search activities: Develop a leadership profile and recruitment materials; advertise and conduct direct outreach; review applications and screen candidates; complete finalist reference and background checks, education and employment verification; coordinate candidate communications and logistics; and design and facilitate interviews. - Optional service: Interim City Administrator candidate identification may be proposed and priced separately. - Named organizations: The League of Minnesota Cities, Minnesota City/County Management Association, and ICMA are identified as possible recruitment outreach channels, not as vendors. No OEMs or proposed vendors are named. - Notable requirements: Describe the search team, municipal recruitment experience, methodology, timeline, and references. Separate the fixed professional fee, reimbursable expenses, optional services, and additional-work rates. The City prefers a replacement-search guarantee of at least 18 months with no additional professional fee. The selected firm must comply with Minnesota data-practices and open-meeting laws. - Items and quantities: No products are requested; the attachment lists one executive search service.

Description

The City of Le Sueur is seeking proposals from qualified firms to provide professional executive search and recruitment services for a City Administrator. The selected firm will manage a turnkey recruitment process, including developing the leadership profile, outreach and candidate screening, background and reference checks, facilitating finalist interviews, and assisting with selection and employment agreement negotiations. Proposals are due December 4, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. CST; the RFP also specifies proposal contents, evaluation criteria, and a tentative timeline targeting a March 2027 appointment.

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