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Commission questions Korn Ferry hire and procurement method during Ways and Means review
Summary
Commissioners pressed county staff about a $329,000 contract for outside HR recruitment, asking whether the work could be done in‑house and whether Korn Ferry was competitively bid; staff said the contract was a 'comparable source' procurement and explained a 20% referral fee policy.
County commissioners on Thursday pressed officials over why the county contracted with Korn Ferry for specialized recruitment work rather than assigning the work to the internal human resources department.
During Ways and Means discussion of item 1, several commissioners said $329,000 was a substantial amount to pay an outside firm and asked whether the county’s HR staff could perform recruiting work in house. "As you look at $329,000 paid to an outside company, it appears to me ... that's a hefty amount to pay for folks that our own HR department should be qualified to determine," Commissioner Wilson said.
County staff…
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