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HomeMy WebLinkAboutApprove the Interim Appointment of Charles Adams to the posiDept. ID HR 17-014 Page 1 of 2 l T Go IN __TJ\) Meeting Date: 10/2/2017 CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION MEETING DATE: 10/2/2017 SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members SUBMITTED BY: Fred A. Wilson, City Manager PREPARED BY: Michele Warren, Director of Human Resources SUBJECT: Approve the Interim Appointment of Charles Adams to the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Statement of Issue: A national recruitment is being conducted for the recently vacated position of Chief Financial Officer. The City Manager is recommending the interim appointment of Charles Adams to the position until the recruitment process is completed. Financial Impact: Funding is included in the FY 2017/18 adopted budget. Recommended Action: Approve and authorize the City Manager to appoint Charles Adams to the position of Chief Financial Officer in an interim capacity. Alternative Action(s): Do not approve the interim appointment of Charles Adams to the position of Chief Financial Officer and direct the City Manager otherwise. Analysis: The position of Chief Financial Officer has become vacant due to the promotion of the former incumbent, Lori Ann Farrell -Harrison, to Assistant City Manager, thereby creating the need to fill the department head vacancy. The City Manager has authorized the Office of Human Resources to launch a national recruitment for the vacant Chief Financial Officer position. It is anticipated that the position will be filled by late December or early January 2018. In the interim, the City Manager has selected Mr. Charles Adams to fill the position. Mr. Adams has extensive executive -level experience in the public sector in both career and interim/acting appointments. Mr. Adams recently served as the Interim Administrative Services Director for the City of Irvine, the Acting Managing Director for Finance and Administration for the Port of Long Beach, and as the interim Finance Director and Assistant City Manager for the City of South El Monte. Mr. Adams has additional career public service as the Assistant Director for the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works, the City Controller for the City of Long Beach and the Chief Financial Manager — Utilities Department for the City of Palo Alto. Mr. Adams obtained a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration from Michigan State University and holds a Masters Degree in Personnel Management from Central Michigan University. H13 _23_ Item 5. - 1 Dept. ID HR 17-014 Page 2 of 2 Meeting Date: 10/2/2017 The hourly compensation is $100.13 per hour with no City -provided benefits. The interim appointment of Mr. Adams is compliant with California Government Code, Sections 7522.56 and 2122(h). Strategic Plan Goal: Enhance and maintain City service delivery Strengthen economic and financial sustainability Attachment(s): 1. Resume — Charles W. Adams Item 5. - 2 H B -24- CHARLES W. ADAMS EDUCATION 1980 - M. A., Personnel Management, Central Michigan University; 1970 - B. A., Business Administration, Michigan State University; EXPERIENCE December 2010 to Present Retirement Career Public sector consultant providing high level interim managerial support in administrative areas such as finance, budget, procurement, human relations, employment related mediations, contract negotiations, internal/external audits, information technology, and fleet services. Assignments have been at the City of South El Monte as Finance Director and as Assistant City Manager (2010-2013); Port of Long Beach as Finance Director (2014) and as Managing Director of Finance and Administration ( 2016-2017); City of Irvine as Director of Administrative Services (2015-2016). January 1992 to January 2010 County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works February 2007 to January 2010 Assistant Director Budget: $150 million - Direct $1.7 billion - Indirect Personnel: 670 Chief Administrative Officer of a multipurpose organization of 4,200 employees responsible for the County's Capital Projects, Roads, Bridges and Highways, Flood Control and Water Conservation, Water and Sewer Districts, Building and Safety Code enforcement, Waste Management, Lighting Districts, Improvement Districts, General Aviation Airports, Transit Systems, Traffic Control and Emergency Response within the County of Los Angeles. These activities serve an unincorporated population of approximately 1 million residents and provide contract services to approximately 35 cities; I directed the activities of the Chief Financial Officer, Chief Information Officer, Internal Audit Manager, and the Deputy Director responsible for Human Resources, Labor Relations, Materials Management, Procurement, Contracts, and Fleet Services. Also, I was the Project Director for the implementation of an ERP replacement system that was successfully implemented on July 1, 2008. August 1998 to January 2007 Deputy Director responsible for Human Resources Division, Financial Management Branch, and Administrative Services Division January 1992 to July 1998 Chief Financial Officer responsible for the Financial Management Branch HB -25- Item 5. - 3 December 1987 to December 1991 City Controller City of Long Beach, California Budget: $ 5.0 million - Direct $1.2 billion - Indirect Personnel: 50 Planned, organized, and directed the central accounting and financial record keeping activities for a large full service City to ensure the orderly flow of funds from revenue sources through final disbursement; assisted in establishing and ensuring conformity with the City's goals and financial conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. Managed year-end closing process, including preparation of the City's Annual Financial Report and Annual Redevelopment Report. Represented the City before Financial Rating Agencies. Member of the City's Central Budget Review Committee and the City's Investment Committee; acted for the Finance Director in his absence. January 1983 to December 1987 Chief Financial Manager, Utilities Department City of Palo Alto, California Budget: $2 million - Direct; $110 million - Indirect Personnel: 35 Responsibilities were for the enterprise accounting of the electric, gas, water, wastewater collection, wastewater treatment, and refuse operations; also included customer accounting, customer information, customer services and meter reading; main tasks were coordination and control of the utility department's annual budget and capital program, generating financial reports and forecasts, financing, monitoring the investment of utility reserves and the processing and collection of revenues. Member of the City's Labor Negotiation Team. Represented the City before Financial Rating Agencies. Selected Professional/Volunteer Activities/ Professional Awards • California Society of Municipal Finance Officer • Current member and past co-chair of cash management and seminar committees • Government Finance Officers Association • Current member • American Society for Public Administration • Current member • Government Finance Officers Association, Award for Excellence in Financial Reporting, Fiscal Years 1988 through 1991 • California Society of Municipal Finance Officers, Award for Excellence in Financial Reporting, Fiscal Years 1988 through 1991 Item 5. - 4 HB -26-