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Recruiting firm Collin/Colin Bethenger & Associates pitches a ‘turnkey’ 90‑day search and deep background checks
Summary
Scott Crim, the managing partner for the firm he named as Colin Bethenger and Associates, told Rowlett council the firm runs a 90‑day, turnkey national search that emphasizes exhaustive background checks, weekly updates and fully vetted finalists.
Scott Crim, who introduced himself as managing partner for Colin Bethenger and Associates, told the Rowlett City Council the firm offers a turnkey approach that minimizes the city’s workload and returns fully vetted semifinalists and finalists.
Crim said his team has roughly 30 years of public‑sector recruiting experience and that the firm conducts in‑depth checks — criminal, civil, credit and motor‑vehicle records — as well as media and social‑media reviews. "Our timeline, the entire process is 90 days," he said, summarizing the end‑to‑end period from initial meetings to presenting finalists.
He described a client relationship model that includes weekly updates, a recruitment brochure tailored to Rowlett, targeted outreach to roughly 14,000 municipal professionals on the firm’s listserv, and comprehensive finalist packets with resumes, cover letters and background reports. In answer to council questions, Crim said the firm uses multiple reference types (peers, elected officials, city attorneys) and would advise the council on salary benchmarking.
Council members pressed Crim on Texas experience and red flags. Crim acknowledged the firm has done fewer Texas searches but cited placements in El Paso County and Corpus Christi; he said ethics breaches and recent DUIs can be disqualifying depending on context.
Provenance: presentation and Q&A occur in the transcript from SEG 028 to SEG 281 (presentation) and subsequent Q&A through SEG 599.
