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R.I. gets bids from firms to search for new library director
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By Bill Mayeroff, bmayeroff@qconline.com
By Bill Mayeroff, bmayeroff@qconline.com
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Rock Island has received five bids from consulting firms vying to help the city find a new library director. John Thorson, Rock Island's administrative services director, said searches for executives usually are conducted in-house, but after a failed national search, the library board decided to hire a consulting firm to find a replacement for Ava Ketter, who retired May 1. "They're going to pretty much conduct the search," Mr. Thorson said. Mr. Thorson said the city put out a request for bids on May 29 with a June 18 deadline. He said there are no consulting firms in the Quad-Cities area who could provide the services the library board is seeking. The five firms that submitted bids are: Voorhees Associates, Deerfield; Slavin Management Consultants, Norcross, Ga.; The Mercer Group, Atlanta, Ga.; Bradbury Consulting, Topeka, Kan.; and Sikich, with offices in Chicago, Rockford, Decatur, Naperville, Springfield, St. Louis and Greenwood Village, Colo. Mr. Thorson said Rock Island worked with Voorhees Associates in the search that resulted in hiring city manager Thomas Thomas. He estimates that hiring a consulting firm to help with the search for a library director will cost $14,000 to $20,000. Mr. Thorson said the library board will review bids until July 6 and view presentations by the bidders the week of July 16. The bid likely will be awarded July 23, but that date is tentative, Mr. Thorson said. Once the bid is awarded, Mr. Thorson said he expects that an offer will be made to a candidate by Nov. 1. He said the new library director will make $64,794 to $100,515, depending on experience. 
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Today is Monday, May 20, the 140th day of 2013. There are 225 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: A petition is being circulated asking the city council to order awell bored in Market Square. It would be a great accommodation to the public.
1888 -- 125 years ago: At 1 p.m. on May 18 the Mississippi River flooded its banks atRock Island and destroyed the warehouse of the Rock Island Lumber Co. and damagedRock Island Arsenal power plant. Total loss is estimated at $100,000.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Residents of Sough Rock Island Township are circulating apetition favoring the annexation of that area to the City of Rock Island.
1938 -- 75 years ago: A group of state members of the National Grandmothers Clubmeeting in Rock Island are making plans to petition for the observance of a NationalGrandmothers Day.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Deere and Co. reported today that its U.S. and Canadian sales forthe first half of the 1963 fiscal year set an all time record of $323,716.628.
1988 -- 25 years ago: William G. Lawrence, first administrative director, has retired fromPECO Enterprises, Inc. Prior to his service at PECO, Mr. Lawrence was the civilianpersonnel officer at the Rock Island Arsenal.
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