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Agenda 2
Selection of City Manager finalists
City Manager Finalist Agenda Report 3
City Manager finalist materials 4
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SPECIAL COMMISSION MEETING
CITY OF ST. PETE BEACH
155 Corey Avenue

Monday, September 29, 2014
4:00 PM

Call to Order
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call

SPECIAL MEETING

1. Selection of City Manager finalists

2. Adjournment

APPEAL
If a person decides to appeal any decision made at this meeting, they will need a record of the proceeding and, for such purpose, may
need to ensure that a verbatim record of the meeting is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the
appeal is to be based. (F.S. 286.0105) The City does not furnish verbatim transcripts; interested parties should make the necessary
arrangements for verbatim transcripts.
AMERICAN DISABILITIES ACT
In Accordance with the American’s with Disabilities Act and F.S. 286.26, persons with disabilities needing special accommodations
to participate in this meeting should contact City Hall at [phone] no later than (4) days prior to the meeting for assistance.
The public is cordially invited to attend. All agenda material is available for review at City Hall.

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St. Pete Beach City Commission
Agenda Report

Issue Considered: Selection of City Manager finalists

Date: September 29, 2014

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Prepared By: Elaine Edmunds, Interim City Manager

Summary of Issue: Colin Baenziger & Associates has conducted the
Executive Search for City Manager and presented
eight (8) candidates. The purpose of the Special
Meeting today is to select the finalists for
interviewing.

Requested Motion: “I move to have Colin Baenziger & Associates invite
the following individuals for City Manager interviews-

Attachments: Candidate material from Colin Baenziger & Associates
for the (8) finalists

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Bret A. Bauer

St. Pete Beach City Manager
Candidate Report

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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RESUME 1

CANDIDATE INTRODUCTION 4

BACKGROUND CHECKS 10

CB&A REFERENCE NOTES 13

INTERNET SEARCH 23

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Resume

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Candidate Introduction

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Bret Bauer

EDUCATION

Master of Public Administration, Wichita State University
Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice, Wichita State University
Associate of Arts, Allen County Community College
International City/County Managers Association Credential Manager, Working
Towards.

EXPERIENCE

City Manager, City of Holton, KS 2010 – present
Assistant City Administrator, City of Smithville, MO 2008 – 2010
Assistant to the Public Works Director, City of Newton, KS 2006 – 2008
Program Coordinator, Butler County Health Department, El Dorado, KS 2006 – 2006

BACKGROUND

Holton, Kansas is the county seat for Jackson County, Kansas and the main hub for all things
economic development. With highway 75 running directly through Holton it creates a funnel
down to the capital city of Topeka, Kansas only twenty miles away. It puts Holton in a great
position for commercial and industrial development. Highway 16 runs east/west and is a short
hour drive to Kansas City International Airport, which is another benefit for Holton in Northeast
Kansas. In 2012 the City had approximately 3,500 population. The City is home to one regional
hospital, which serves the Northeast Kansas region. Recent economic development includes a
Wal-Mart Supercenter, Banner Creek LLC (Johnsonville Brats), O'Reilly Auto Parts Store,
Casey's General Store, and a senior residence development. Highland Community College
provides local and regional persons the opportunity to increase and enhance their quality of life.
The addition of the University of Kansas, Kansas State University, and Washburn University all
located within an hours' drive also provides to the development of Northeast Kansas.

Holton's General Fund budget for FY15 is just under $2 million with the total budget being $11.6
million. That includes infrastructure improvements to our Industrial park, annual Street
Program, and upgrades to our Water Treatment Plant. It does not include a new 1/2 cent sales
tax that has only been collected since January of 2014. This 1/2 cents sales tax is specifically
for infrastructure improvements, mainly sanitary sewer, and debt relief. The City has 50
employees with eight departmental superintendents reporting directly to the City Manager.

The three most significant issues facing the City are:

 Debt relief. Over the past four plus years, the City Commissioners and City staff have
worked very hard to reduce debt from $12 million to about $6 million. This was done by
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