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Ouray County hires Peckham & McKinney to run county manager search; $33,000 contract approved
Summary
The Board of County Commissioners unanimously selected Peckham & McKinney on May 7 to run a full county manager recruitment, approving a $33,000 all‑inclusive contract and directing staff to finalize the agreement.
The Ouray County Board of County Commissioners on May 7 unanimously awarded a contract to Peckham & McKinney to conduct a full recruitment for the county manager position.
Two firms presented in a special meeting: CPS HR (Kylie Wilson) and Peckham & McKinney (Danielle Noble). Both discussed outreach, screening and interview support. Commissioners and staff asked whether the board preferred a full recruitment — where the consultant manages outreach, screening, interviews and negotiation — or a partial recruitment in which the consultant screens candidates and the board handles interview facilitation.
After hearing both presentations and discussing options, commissioners chose Peckham & McKinney’s full‑service proposal and approved an all‑inclusive professional services fee of $33,000. The board directed staff to finalize a contract and authorized county staff to execute the agreement under the procurement authority and return the contract for ratification at a subsequent Board meeting. Commissioners asked the selected firm to begin outreach quickly and to coordinate meeting and interview dates with county staff; Peckham & McKinney suggested candidate‑profile and outreach tasks could begin within days and proposed in‑person finalist interviews in late summer if the schedule is acceptable.
Peckham & McKinney presented a recruitment plan that includes developing a customized candidate profile with input from the commissioners and key staff, broad national outreach, a documented screening process with supplemental candidate questionnaires and 30‑minute recruiter screening interviews, and full coordination of interview panels and reference/background checks for finalist candidates. The firm proposed both virtual and in‑person touchpoints and committed to weekly updates to county staff.
Ending: Commissioners voted unanimously to award the contract to Peckham & McKinney and asked staff and the vendor to begin scheduling stakeholder interviews, finalize the candidate profile and return proposed interview dates so the process can proceed in time for late‑summer finalist interviews.
