MANAGEMENT PARTNERS, INC. (2005 Dispatch Analysis)

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knowledge of municipal functions. As a trained economist, Andy brings a special expertise to fiscal analysis and public finance issues. His blend of quantitative skills, coupled with a practitioner's understanding of public services and management systems, adds value to all types of organizational and policy analysis. Rebekka Hosken, Senior Management Advisor, has assisted a variety of cities with management improvement initiatives including organizational reviews. She has also served as a primary staff person on the firm's work in improving the development review permit processes in a number of cities in the west. Ms. Hosken is currently a primary consultant on an organizational analysis for the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. This project has included a detailed analysis of dispatch opportunities. Prior to joining Management Partners, she served as the Assistant Village Manager of the Village of La Grange Park, Illinois, and as Executive Assistant to the Mayor of Appleton, Wisconsin, where she led the City's transition to a performance based program budget. John Granito, Special Advisor, has provided consulting in fire and emergency management services to jurisdictions large and small throughout the United States. Dr. Granito has served as a consultant to more than 350 municipal fire -rescue departments. He was Chair of the National Fire Protection Association's 1201 technical committee on the Organization, Operation, Deployment, and Evaluation of Fire and Emergency Medical Services and has been a member of the International Disaster Research Committee. John has served as Supervisor of Fire Training for New York State, and as Director of [AFC's International Fire Administration Institute. As a Special Advisor with Management Partners, he provides his specialized expertise on fire and emergency management services provided by the firm. Emily Baker, Management Analyst is skilled in all types of technical analysis, and has experience in both the private and public sector. She has experience building and maintaining databases and is proficient at extracting meaningful data from complex data sets. She has also acted as a facilitator in organizational development projects and business process improvement efforts. Emily has managed and performed a variety of technical assessments in both the private and public sector and is familiar with all the latest developments in the application of information technology to business work processes. HOURS, COST AND SCHEDULE Management Partners estimates that a minimum of 207 hours of professional work will be required to complete the Plan of Work as described above. It is important to Management Partners that the client is pleased with the quality of the professional work performed by the company and so the hours reflected above are the minimum number of hours committed by the firm to the project, although the price proposed is a fixed amount. TOTAL ACTIVITY HOURS 207