FROM: Chad P. Wanke, Board Chairman
Originator: Celia Chandler, Director of Human Resources
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APPOINTMENT OF ROBERT C. THOMPSON TO THE POSITION OF GENERAL MANAGER, APPROVAL OF AN AT-WILL EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH GENERAL MANAGER ROBERT C. THOMPSON, AND AUTHORIZATION OF THE BOARD CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE THE AT-WILL EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
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GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION
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RECOMMENDATION: Recommend to the Board of Directors to:
A. Adopt Resolution No. OC SAN 23-XX, entitled "A Resolution of the Board of Directors Appointing Robert C. Thompson to the Position of General Manager for the Orange County Sanitation District and Authorizing the Chair of the Board of Directors to Enter into an At-Will Employment Agreement Effective February 10, 2023";
B. Approve the At-Will Agreement, attached hereto, with Mr. Thompson specifying terms and conditions of employment for General Manager services beginning February 10, 2023; and
C. Authorize the Board Chairman to execute the At-Will Employment Agreement, attached hereto.
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BACKGROUND
On August 9, 2022, General Manager James D. Herberg submitted a letter of intent to retire from Orange County Sanitation District (OC San) on February 9, 2023. Upon receipt of the notice, the Board Chairman formed a General Manager Recruitment Ad Hoc Committee ("Committee") consisting of: Board Chairman Wanke, Board Vice-Chairman Gallagher, Operations Committee Chairman Brooke Jones, Administration Committee Chairman Glenn Parker, Operations Committee Vice-Chairman Marshall Goodman, and Directors John Withers and Don Wagner.
The Committee was tasked with selecting a recruitment method, generating experience requirements, developing a list of questions for applicants, developing a proposal for recruiting firms, reviewing proposals from recruiting firms, selecting the recruiting firm, managing the nationwide search and recruitment process, interv...
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