Dallas committee leans toward cooperative purchasing agreement to recruit full-time inspector general

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Dallas Ad Hoc Committee on Administrative Affairs discussed four recruitment options for a full-time inspector general and signaled a preference for using a cooperative purchasing agreement; staff was directed to return with a full list of eligible vendors and to post an action item for the full council.

The Ad Hoc Committee on Administrative Affairs in Dallas signaled a preference Tuesday for using a cooperative purchasing agreement to recruit a full-time inspector general and asked staff to return with a full list of vendors available under cooperative contracts.

Nina, a city staff member, presented a memorandum outlining four recruitment approaches, noting a standard 12-week recruitment timeline for an executive-level search and providing estimated costs for outside firms. “The estimate the estimated cost will be up to 75,000, but most likely it will be more in the 50,000 range,” Nina said, adding that the final rate depends on options such as testing or community engagement.

The committee discussed four options: (1) engage a recruiting firm already under city contract (named in the memo as Polyhire and Korn Ferry under SENSA), (2) issue a new RFP or use a cooperative purchasing…

Dallas committee leans toward cooperative purchasing agreement to recruit full-time inspector general

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