The city wishes to conduct a search for a new city attorney, and seeks professional assistance with recruitment logistics. The project scope should include: facilitation/coaching with the city council on the city attorney recruitment process; development of recruitment materials; advertisement of the vacant position; outreach to potential candidates; screening of received applications; assistance with the interview process; finalist background and reference checks. The city’s goal is to provide an open and fair recruitment that will attract top talent while keeping the cost of the recruitment process reasonable. The city is looking for proposals that reflect the search firm conducting the entire search, with costs for the overall project and itemized costs for each of the individual steps.

The West Linn Mayor and City Council will lead all elements of the process, including selecting the recruitment firm, working directly with the selected firm on all of the tasks, and hiring the attorney.