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Fernley council picks CPS HR to lead city manager search after narrow vote
Summary
Council voted 3-2 to hire CPS HR Consulting to lead a 16-week executive search for a new city manager; some council members pressed for reference checks and asked for pricing to add searches for hard-to-fill engineering positions.
The Fernley City Council voted 3-2 to select CPS HR Consulting to conduct the city manager executive search. City Treasurer Robert Carson summarized proposals from three firms — CPS HR (proposed fee $30,000), Bob Murray Associates (base $40,000 plus optional fees), and Prothman (base $18,500) — each proposing a roughly 16-week search with similar screening and background-check steps.
Council members debated the selection and requested additional reference checks from prior clients. Councilman Hannon moved to select CPS HR and Councilman Lau seconded; the meeting record shows the motion carried 3-2. Councilmember comments asked staff to obtain references and to return pricing for adding searches on hard-to-fill engineering positions before committing additional work.
The mayor noted prior positive experience between the city's engineer and CPS HR and asked staff to investigate costs for adding recruitment for engineering roles; Councilmember Torres said candidate travel costs and who pays them should be clarified as part of contracting. Two council members voted no and expressed a desire for more reference checks prior to final contracting.
