Staff Report.Authorize Amendment to TB&Co Agreement
PREPARED BY: Lisa Velasco
Human Resources Director
Reviewed by: Town Manager, Assistant Town Manager, Town Attorney, and Finance Director
110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● (408) 354-6832
www.losgatosca.gov
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: 11/16/2021 ITEM NO: 13
DATE: November 10, 2021
TO: Mayor and Town Council
FROM: Laurel Prevetti, Town Manager
SUBJECT: Authorize the Town Manager to Execute an Amendment to a Consultant
Agreement for Executive Recruitment Services with Teri Black & Company,
LLC. in an Amount Not to Exceed $83,500
RECOMMENDATION:
Authorize the Town Manager to execute an amendment (Attachment 1) to a consultant
agreement for executive recruitment services with Teri Black & Company, LLC. (TB&Co.) in an
amount not to exceed $83,500.
BACKGROUND:
During the October 18, 2021 Council Meeting, the Town Manager received authorization to
execute a consultant agreement with TB&Co. for the purpose of facilitating up to two Director
level recruitments. Last week the Town Attorney, a Council-appointed position, submitted his
resignation to be effective at the end of December 2021. Based on TB&Co.’s recent successful
recruitment processes for Town/City Attorney positions at various municipalities, staff
recommended that Council partner with TB&Co. to conduct the Town Attorney recruitment.
DISCUSSION:
The candidate pool for executive level and Council appointed positions is typically smaller, so it
is not unusual for public sector agencies to outsource these recruitment processes to executive
recruitment search firms. Because executive search firms focus solely on recruitments, they
have a vast number of contacts. They also have the resources and relationships to proactively
contact candidates that may not be actively searching for a new opportunity and encourage
those candidates to compete in a specific recruitment process.
PAGE 2 OF 2 SUBJECT: Authorize the Town Manager to Execute an Agreement Amendment DATE: November 10, 2021
CONCLUSION:
Based on TB&Co.’s expertise related to successfully completing Town/City Attorney recruitment
processes, staff is requesting authorization for the Town Manager to execute an amendment to
the current agreement for services to increase the not to exceed amount to $83,500.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The additional cost of $29,500, bringing the total not to exceed amount to $83,500, is included
in the FY 2021/22 Operating budget.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT:
This is not a project defined under CEQA, and no further action is required.
Attachment:
1. Amendment to the Agreement for Consultant Services – Teri Black & Company, LLC