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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023 10 21 Discussion Item 2 - City Manager Candidate Interview: Christopher MillerCANDIDATE REPORT Christopher R. Miller For the position of City Manager City of Winter Springs F3NEPU3EE3C0EG5 8947B856-7348-4EE0-8622-1FF6FDC9CEE8 Christopher R. Miller | Profile 2 01. Profile Location: King George County, VA | Contact: millerpher@gmail.com | Phone: 903-570-0807 Career Summary Dates Company/Position Location 2021 - King George County King George County, VA County Administrator 2016 - 2020 Regional Mobility Authority Texas Executive Director 2006 - 2016 South Alabama Regional Planning Commission (SARPC) Alabama 2013 - 2016 Executive Director 2006 - 2013 Deputy Executive Director 1999 - 2006 City of Bay Minette Bay Minette, Alabama City Administrator 1994 - 1999 City of Lamar Lamar, Colorado City Administrator 1992 - 1994 City of Louisville Louisville, Colorado 1993 - 1994 Assistant to The City Administrator 1992 - 1993 Staff Analyst Education and Professional Qualifications Date Institution/Qualification University of Northern Colorado BA, History and Political Science University of Colorado Graduate School of Public Master of Public Administration F3NEPU3EE3C0EG5 8947B856-7348-4EE0-8622-1FF6FDC9CEE8 Christopher R. Miller | Assessment 3 02. Assessment The following is an assessment of Christopher R. Miller as a candidate for the position of City Manager at City of Winter Springs. The evaluation was prepared by Jeremy Gold and Audra Cross of Korn Ferry. Summary of Fit Mr. Miller brings decades of municipal management experience and has completed several impressive infrastructure projects across multiple states with varying levels of government. He currently serves as the County Administrator for King George County in Virginia where he oversees hundreds of employees and a $115 million budget. In his career he has held multiple government and quasi-government positions in Colorado, Alabama, Texas, and Virginia. Attraction to the Opportunity Mr. Miller maintains residences in Texas and Virginia for he and his family, however the family is interested in coming together in one location. He currently manages a county with a similar population and given Winter Springs wastewater projects, he is excited to bring his infrastructure background to the community. F3NEPU3EE3C0EG5 8947B856-7348-4EE0-8622-1FF6FDC9CEE8 Christopher R. Miller | Assessment 4 Resume Korn Ferry has not verified the accuracy of the resume/CV content. F3NEPU3EE3C0EG5 8947B856-7348-4EE0-8622-1FF6FDC9CEE8 Christopher R. Miller | Resume 5 RESUME Christopher R. Miller 7410 Bedshire Ct. Tyler, TX 75703 Phone: (903) 570-0807 or (540) 621-5879 E-mail address: millerpher@gmail.com Linkedin Profile: www.linkedin.com/pub/chris-miller/4a/b5a/bb9 A dedicated and innovative executive servant leader and with proven public communication, organizational, team building, strategic planning, and analytical skills with significant years of successful experience in regional and local government management throughout the country. Relevant Professional Experience: County Administrator, King George County, Virginia: July 2021 to the present: King George County is a full-service, rapidly growing county of close to 30,000 residents bordering the Potomac River and the State of Maryland on the north and the Rappahannock River on the south. The County lies approximately 50 miles south of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area and approximately 60 miles north of the Richmond, Virginia metropolitan area and is a short 20-minute drive to the I-95 corridor and the historic Fredericksburg area. King George is also home to the United States Naval Support Facility and United States Naval Surface Weapons Program and Research Center. Duties and Responsibilities Include: ● Currently serve five (5) member Board of Supervisors as County Administrator in the management of approximately 245 employees and budgets in excess of $108 million and directly oversee the delivery of such complex county services as general administration, courts and judicial services, fire and emergency services, law enforcement, community and economic development, tourism, financial services, information services, human resources, engineering and construction services, solid waste, social services, library, parks and recreation. Provide oversight of the financial administration of County school system annual budgetary allocation. ● Serve five (5) member Public Service Authority Board of Directors as General Manager with management oversight of nine (9) water wells and treatment facilities, five (5) wastewater treatment facilities, eight (8) employees, a private water and wastewater operator and budgets in excess of $7.5 million in the delivery of water, sewer and maintenance services to approximately 4,500 customers. Independent Private Contractor: October 2020 to June 2021: Serve as an independent private contractor to public and non-profit organizations for management analysis, strategic planning and program development services. Executive Director, Northeast Texas Regional Mobility Authority (NET RMA): June 2016-June 2020 The NETRMA is a quasi-independent governmental entity serving a fourteen-county region with over 800,000 residents in Northeast Texas for the delivery of transportation related services including operation of a 33 -mile Tolled Highway (Toll 49), non-tolled highways, rail, air and multimodal transportation services. Duties and Responsibilities Included: • Performed as the first, permanent Executive Director with responsibilities to advise and facilitate the leadership of twenty-one (21) member Board of Directo rs in the governance of a regional mobility authority serving a fourteen (14) county region and over 800,000 citizens in Northeast Texas. F3NEPU3EE3C0EG5 8947B856-7348-4EE0-8622-1FF6FDC9CEE8 Christopher R. Miller | Resume 6 • Accomplished the delivery of essential regional transportation services including operation of a 33 -mile long toll road (Toll 49) and related transportation services such as non -tolled road projects, rail, transit, and aviation services. • Steered the overall performance of a team of ten (10) full time employees and over sixty (60) general engineering consultants and contractors while managing total operating budgets in excess of $18 million. • Successfully managed construction projects and engineering and planning projects totaling $126 million. • Coordinated delivery of transportation related financial grants to member counties totaling $1,400,000. • Facilitated $10 million environmental impact study and traffic and revenue analysis for proposed development of 13.5 mile addition to Toll 49 (projected total construction costs of $374 million – known as Segment 6). • Provided leadership in legislative and intergovernmental advocacy and assisted in monitoring federal transportation policy for the NETRMA board of directors and ensured effective communicatio n provided to the NETRMA’s member counties and other governmental, private and non -profit organizations. Executive Director, South Alabama Regional Planning Commission (SARPC), November 2013 to the June 2016: SARPC is a three-county regional government located in South Alabama servicing the three (3) counties of Mobile, Baldwin and Escambia and thirty-three (33) towns and municipalities and over 800,000 citizens along Alabama’s Gulf Coast. Duties and Responsibilities Included: ● Successfully advised and facilitated the leadership of Twenty-Five (25) member Board of Directors for the governance of a regional planning organization representing three (3) counties and thirty -three (33) municipalities and approximately 800,000 citizens on Mobile Bay in Southwest Alabama. ● Facilitated the performance of sixty-five (65) full time employees and total budgets in excess of $17 million. ● Coordinated the successful delivery of multiple, complex services including finance and administration, information technology, planning and community development, workforce and economic development, Revolving Loan Fund, the Mobile Metropolitan Planning Organization, other transportation planning services, the Area Agency on Aging and related senior services, environmental management and grant administration. Deputy Executive Director, South Alabama Regional Planning Commission (SARPC), January 2006 to October 2013: SARPC is a three-county regional government located in South Alabama servicing the three (3) counties of Mobile, Baldwin and Escambia and thirty-three (33) towns and municipalities and over 800,000 citizens along Alabama’s Gulf Coast. Duties and Responsibilities Included: ● Serve as Chief advisor and liaison to the Executive Director and Twenty -Five (25) member Board of Directors in the governance of a regional planning organization representing three (3) counties and thirty -three (33) municipalities and approximately 750,000 citizens located on Mobile Bay in Southwest Alabama. ● Aid in the oversight of the performance of sixty-five (65) full time employees and total budgets of $15 million. ● Facilitate and lead the successful delivery of multiple services including finance and administration, information technology, planning and community development, workforce and economic d evelopment, Revolving Loan Fund, the Mobile Metropolitan Planning Organization, other transportation planning services, the Area Agency on Aging and related senior services, environmental management, and grant administration. ● Serve in the capacity of the Executive Director in his absence. City Administrator, City of Bay Minette, Alabama, April 1999 to January 2006: The City of Bay Minette, Alabama is a full-service municipality located in Baldwin County, Alabama with a population of 8,500 residents and over 15,000 in the immediate service area. It is considered the “Gateway to the Gulf” and is located F3NEPU3EE3C0EG5 8947B856-7348-4EE0-8622-1FF6FDC9CEE8 Christopher R. Miller | Resume 7 approximately 45 minutes by car from the Alabama beaches, 25 minutes by car to Historic Mobile Bay, and 30 minutes by car to the Historic City of Mobile. Duties and Responsibilities Included: ● Successfully performed as the first City Administrator for a City of approximately 8,500 residents (15,000 immediate service area). ● Responsible for and in partnership with the mayor and five-member City Council for the leadership of approximately 110 employees and budgets in excess of $10 million. ● Lead the successful performance of complex municipal services including Building and Code services, Fire and Rescue, Police and Emergency Communications, Parks, Recreation, Library, Streets, Sanitation, Central Garage, Grounds Maintenance, and General Aviation Airport and facilitate delivery of water, wastewater and gas services. City Administrator, City of Lamar, Colorado, December 1994 to April 1999: Lamar is a full-service city of approximately 8,600 residents and serving over 10,000 in its immediate service area and is located in Southeastern Colorado on the historic Santa Fe Trail and at the crossroads of US Highway 287 and US Highway 50. Duties and Responsibilities Included: ● Served as City Administrator of full-service City of 8,600 (service area of 10,000). ● Responsible for, and in partnership, with the mayor and six-member City Council for the leadership of 130 full- time employees and budgets in excess of $12 million. ● Lead the successful delivery of complex municipal services including Administrative Services, Development Services, Fire and Ambulance, General and Commercial Aviation Airport, Parks, Recreation, Cemeteries, Police, Emergency Communications, Library, Streets, Sanitation, Water/Wastewater and Electric Services. Assistant to the City Administrator, City of Louisville, Colorado, February 1993 to November 1994: The City of Louisville is a full-service city experiencing high growth located in the Northwest Denver Metropolitan area approximately 5 miles from the City of Boulder along US Highway 36 and has a population of over 20,000. Duties and Responsibilities Included: ● Assist the City Administrator, City Department staff, Mayor and City Council in special projects concerning multiple areas of operations and policy implementation. ● Responsibility for the administration of the City’s compliance with the Americans with Disability Act, Cable Television Division, and Community Services Division. ● Performed special financial analysis and budget development on policy and program areas of City. ● Coordinated capital improvement projects. ● Conducted research and analysis on land use issues, intergovernmental services and state and feder al legislation. Staff Analyst, City of Louisville, Colorado, July 1992 to January 1993: ● Assisted the City Administrator, City Department staff, Mayor and City Council through research and analysis on a variety of operational and policy implementation issues. ● Provided budget and financial management analysis on tax, land use and development impact fee issues. Education: ● Master of Public Administration – University of Colorado Graduate School of Public Affairs. ● Bachelor of Arts, History and Political Science – University of Northern Colorado. F3NEPU3EE3C0EG5 8947B856-7348-4EE0-8622-1FF6FDC9CEE8 Christopher R. Miller | Resume 8 Audra Cross Senior Associate M. 1 405 615-0806 E. Audra.Cross@kornferry.com Jeremy Gold Managing Consultant M. +1 (202) 531-4653 E. Jeremy.Gold@kornferry.com Notice to Unintended Recipients: This Candidate Report and the information contained in it are confidential and proprietary information belonging to Korn Ferry. This Candidate Report is intended solely for the client identified on the cover page of this Candidate Report. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not read, disclose, copy, distribute or use this Candidate Report or any of the information contained in it. 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