To: Board of County Commissioners
Through: Patrick L. Hernandez, Human Resources Director; Michelle Halstead, Acting Facilities and Fleet Management Director
Prepared By:
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John Christofferson, Deputy County Attorney
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Subject:
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Appointment of Director of Facilities and Fleet Management - Michael Gouin
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Purpose and Request:
recommended action
The purpose of this item is adoption of a resolution officially appointing Michael Gouin as the Director of Facilities and Fleet Management and relieving the Acting Director of Facilities and Fleet Management of her duties related to the Facilities and Fleet Management Department as of November 12, 2024.
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Background and Discussion: Former Director of Facilities and Fleet Management (FFM), Patrick O'Neill, left his position with Arapahoe County on August 16, 2024. During the recruitment process for the County's next FFM Director, the County appointed Michelle Halstead, Director of Commissioners' Office, to assume responsibility for the functions of the FFM Director effective August 5, 2024.
The Board performed a national search to fill the Director of Facilities and Fleet Management position. As a result of the search, the Board appointed Michael Gouin as the Director of the Facilities and Fleet Management Department, effective as of November 12, 2024. This appointment includes the grant of all requisite duties and responsibilities as the Director of Facilities and Fleet Management.
In order to facilitate the successful on-boarding of Mr. Gouin, staff recommends that Ms. Halstead maintain her signature authority on behalf of the Facilities and Fleet Management Department, along with Mr. Gouin, creating a dual signature authority, until December 20, 2024. This will allow projects, agreements, and issues to move forward while Mr. Gouin gets up to speed on all Facilities and Fleet Management Department matters.
As of December 20, 2024, Ms. Halstead's signature authority on behalf ...
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