HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-77 - Ralph & Andersen Associates - City Manager Executive Recruitment Selection RESOLUTION NO. 2025- 77
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA,
AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH RALPH
ANDERSEN & ASSOCIATES FOR PROFESSIONAL RECRUITMENT SERVICES.
WHEREAS, on April 18, 2025, the City Council and then City Manager Benjamin Martinez
mutually agreed that Mr. Martinez would step down from his position, effective immediately,
resulting in a vacancy in the Office of City Manager; and
WHEREAS, on April 22, 2025, the City Council appointed Scott Huth to serve as Interim
City Manager; and
WHEREAS, on May 6, 2025, the City Council established a subcommittee to develop a
recruitment process for the selection of the next City Manager and, on June 3, 2025, the City
Council provided direction on and confirmed the process to retain an executive recruitment firm;
and
WHEREAS, following City staff's solicitation of proposals from qualified executive
recruitment firms to conduct a nationwide recruitment for the City Manager position, the City
Council subcommittee interviewed selected firms on June 9th and 10th, 2025 and selected Ralph
Andersen &Associates as the firm best qualified to assist the City with the recruitment of the next
City Manager; and
WHEREAS, the agreement with Ralph Andersen & Associates will allow them to provide
recruitment services for and represent the City in connection with the City Manager recruitment,
as well as other open and upcoming recruitments, for a not-to-exceed amount of$50,000; and
WHEREAS, City staff recommends executing the Agreement with Ralph Andersen &
Associates for professional recruitment services.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY,
CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE, AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: That the City Council hereby authorizes the Interim City Manager to
execute an agreement with Ralph Andersen & Associates, in form and content approved by the
City Attorney, to provide executive search services in an amount not-to-exceed $50,000.
Section 2: That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
Resolution and enter it into the book of original Resolutions.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 17th day of J , 2025.
R Morrison, Mayor
ATTEST:
Shelley apel, MMC, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Barry J. Sc ul , City Attorney
Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of National City, California, on June
17, 2025 by the following roll-call vote, to-wit:
Ayes: Molina, Rodriguez, Yamane, Bush, Morrison
Nays: None.
Absent: None.
Abstain: None.
AUTHENTICATED BY: Ron Morrison
Mayor of the City of National City, California
Shelley Chapel
City Clerk of the City of National City, California
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