Residency Requirement: If the selected candidate is not currently a resident within Kansas City, Missouri, residency will be required within 9 months of appointment.

• A demonstrated ability in budget preparation and execution,personnel management and supervision, public administration,and business management of a correctional facility.

• Experience in working with diverse, and non-traditional, jailpopulations, Specialty Courts, and a commitment to programsthat reduce recidivism rates.

• A demonstrated ability to perform community outreach and build consensus.

• Jail design and construction experience is considered a plus.

Qualifications Requires a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year college or university and five (5) years progressively responsible work in the correctional field, including three (3) years in a responsible administrative or supervisory position; or an equivalent combination of qualifying education and experience. Possession of a valid state-issued driver’s license in accordance with City of KCMO policies is also required.

Compensation and BenefitsThe salary for the Administrator of Corrections is from $105,750 to $123,144 annually. Placement within the salary range will be determined by candidate’s qualifications and experience as deemed appropriate by the City Manager. The City may also negotiate relocation assistance with the successful candidate.

The City offers an excellent benefits package that includes thefollowing: • Defined Benefit Retirement Plan: Employees become

members of the Kansas City, Missouri Employees’ RetirementSystem on the first day of employment. Employee pre-taxcontributions of 5% of regular salary will be withheld from eachpaycheck. The City also contributes to the pension plan, whichrewards long-term service. Specific benefits payable is determinedby start date, length of service, and final average compensation.

• Deferred Compensation Plan: Employees have the option tovoluntarily participate in the City’s 457 tax-qualified program.

• Health/Dental/Vision Coverage: Employees and theirqualified dependents are eligible for insurance coverage on thefirst of the month following a full month of qualified service. Thereis a choice of eight (8) medical plans: three (3) HMOs, one (1)PPO, two (2) EPO plans and two (2) High Deductible plans. The

City offers a choice of two (2) voluntary dental plans. One plan is a DMO and the other is an indemnity plan. For Vision, the City provides a free discount plan in addition to an employee-paid insurance plan.

• Life Insurance: The City provides one times the employee’s baseannual salary, rounded to the highest $1000, in term life insurance coverage at no charge to the employee. Supplemental Life andDependent Life Insurance is also available.

• Disability Coverage: City-paid Long-Term Disability coverage.Additionally, Short-Term Disability coverage is available.

• Holidays: Ten (10) paid holidays per year.• Sick Leave: Four point four (4.4) hours of sick leave per pay

period, accruing up to a maximum of 3,000 hours.• Vacation: One (1) week paid vacation after six (6) months of

service, two (2) weeks paid vacation after one (1) year of service with accrual increasing thereafter with years of service (460 hours maximum accrual). Employees receive two (2) additional days ofvacation (Free Day) each calendar year after six (6) months ofemployment. It must be used in the calendar year earned.

• Parental Leave: Eligible Employees may receive up to six (6)weeks of Paid Parental Leave due to the birth of an employee’s childor the placement within an employee’s home of an adopted child.

A complete list of benefits is available upon request to Ralph Andersen& Associates.

To ApplyResumes and qualifications will be evaluated upon receipt. Candidates are encouraged to apply early in the process and prior to January 21, 2020. On-site panel interviews will be tentatively scheduled for mid-February. Ideally, the selected candidate will join Kansas City in April 2020 (or a mutually agreed upondate). Electronic submittal of resumes is preferred via email to apply@ralphandersen.com. Candidates are requested to submit a compelling cover letter and comprehensive resume for consideration. This is a confidential process and references will not be contacted until mutual interest has been established. Confidential inquiries welcomed to Mr. Nick Marano or Ms. Heather Renschler at (916) 630-4900.

Kansas City, Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Recruitment Services Provided by Ralph Andersen & Associates

ADMINISTRATOR OF CORRECTIONS

Unique Opportunity – Join the KCMO Team! The City has created the position of Administrator of Corrections to provide oversight of pre-trial detainees and sentenced inmates currently housed in several facilities. This position is an excellent opportunity for a corrections professional to lead a new jail project and help build a new agency of like-minded professionals.

The CommunityLocated in the Heart of America, Kansas City, Missouri (pop. 480,000) is a world class community with a long tradition of performing arts, outstanding professional sports, superb restaurants, and spectacular entertainment. The City’s history of strong neighborhoods gives the community a gracious and welcoming feeling that transcends its large city status. Located at the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers, Kansas City was incorporated as a Town in 1850 and by the State in 1853. Kansas City was the first metro area to get Google Fiber high-speed internet, which launched a technology startup boom and helped KCMO become one of the leading cities in the use of innovation and Smart City initiatives.

Animal health sciences has been an important industry since KC became one of the world’s largest cattle markets, shortly after the Civil War. The Kansas City Stockyard was founded in 1870 and is still home to the American Royal, an annual event that draws hundreds of thousands of people to Kansas City’s American Royal Complex for four weeks of events including rodeos, concerts, and a highly sophisticated Saddle Horse Show.

Kansas City has a rich history of supporting the cultural arts. The City hosts two renowned art museums, the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art and the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, which have extensive collections by a variety of famous artists. Kansas City has commemorated its world-renowned jazz with the American Jazz Museum. There are numerous opportunities for theatergoers, including the outdoor Starlight Theater, the beautiful and fully restored Midland Theater, the Folly Theater, and the Lyric Opera building, which hosts both opera and ballet. In addition, the Kauffman Family Foundation has completed a $310 million Performing Arts Arena in downtown Kansas City near the Bartle Hall Exposition facility.

More than a dozen hospitals serve the region. In addition, Kansas City is home to the Stowers Institute for Medical Research that aspires to be one of the most innovative biomedical research facilities in the world. The Stowers Institute is a key component of the City’s Life Science Initiative. The Kansas City Area Life Sciences Institute is a not-for-profit organization jointly funded by the Kansas City Civic Council and the Kansas City Area Development Council and is dedicated to transforming Kansas City into a center for excellence in life sciences research.

Kansas City has been home to numerous corporate headquarters including Hallmark Cards, H & R Block, DST Systems, Inc., Black and Veatch, Kansas City Southern Industries, and American Century (formerly Twentieth Century Investments) to name just a few. The Kansas City economy is multifaceted, with a healthy retail sales base. Continued economic growth is vital to the City’s financial condition.

The City GovernmentGranted a charter in 1850, Kansas City now operates under the Council-Manager form of government. The elected leadership of the City is comprised of a Mayor elected at large and 12 Council Members. Members are elected for four-year terms of office with a two-term limit. The City Manager is appointed upon the recommendation by the Mayor with confirmation/approval by a majority of the City Council. The City Manager is responsible for a large, varied, multiple-purpose municipal organization, representing a workforce of approximately 7,100 FTE spread across 19 departments and a current annual budget of $1.73 billion. The City Manager, per Charter, serves as the Chief Administrative Officer and Executive Officer of the City.

Challenges and OpportunitiesPrior to a multi-year contract expiring on June 25, 2019, Kansas City kept its pre-trial detainees and inmates at the Jackson County Detention Center. The City initially contracted with Vernon County, Johnson County, and the Heartland Center for Behavioral Change to house its pre-trial detainees and inmates as the Administration and City Council explored options for a permanent solution on a regional basis. This transition was not without a few publicized incidents, and as a result, the City has renegotiated an agreement with Jackson County and is drawing down all of its detainees at the Heartland Center. The City Council has directed the interim City Manager to complete a needs assessment and present short- and long-term options in January, to include funding for a new City Jail.

Top priorities for the Administrator of Corrections will include:• Managing the existing three contracts with Vernon County, Johnson County, and Jackson

County (total cost $5.4 million) for 150 to 250 pre-trial detainees and sentenced inmates.• Using the results of the needs assessment to determine the requirements for a new jail

facility. Helping build support for the location and construction of the new jail among Cityand Community stakeholders.

• Supervising the design and construction phases.• In coordination with other City Departments, developing a recommended budget and

structure for the City Corrections Department.• Leading the recruitment, selection, and training of sworn and non-sworn personnel.• Planning the development for a 25 to 50 bed Reentry Facility to transition inmates back

into the community in a minimum-security setting with programs to reduce recidivism.

The PositionThe Administrator of Corrections is a new position responsible for planning, implementing, coordinating and the overall management and administration of a correctional program/institution. Work also involves responsibility for providing constructive services within a framework of adequate custodial measures as well as the formulation of correctional policies and procedures in keeping with modern penology concepts and departmental standards and policies.

The Administrator of Corrections reports directly to the City Manager and, on a daily basis, works in close cooperation with the Courts Administrator, Chief of Police, and elected Judiciary.

Key functional areas of responsibilities include:• Assisting in the development of policies and procedures which govern the administration

and operation of the correctional program/institution.• Directing through subordinates, the custodial and treatment programs of the correctional

program/institution including security measures, housing, feeding, clothing, medical,religious, recreational, educational, social service, and work activities.

• Directing and participating in the recruitment, selection, training, retention, promotion, ordismissal of correctional program/institution personnel.

• Maintaining population control over detainees and sentenced municipal offenders.• Facilitating with Municipal Court, Kansas City Police Department, and City Manager’s

Office through a City Justice Program Coordination Committee.• Collaborating with social service and behavioral health organizations for programming

for inmates.

• Overseeing incarceration alternatives anddeveloping plans with the coordination ofthe Municipal Court.

• Interpreting the correctional program andestablishing and maintaining good publicrelations through news articles, speeches,and guided tours of correctional program/institution buildings, grounds, and facilities.

• Inspecting the correctional program/institution buildings, facilities, and groundsregularly for security, cleanliness, andoperation of other custodial activities.

• Monitoring the activity of program/institution employees, identifying safetyand health hazards and correcting unsafeworking conditions via the appropriatesupervision.

• Directing the preparation and presentationof employee safety and health trainingmodules consistent with the soundpsychology of positive behavioral change.

• Keeping abreast of professional andtechnology developments.

• Participating in programs of relatedprofessional organizations to updateknowledge of a correctional program/institution.

• Evaluating publications concerned withsafety and health management of acorrectional program/institution.

The Ideal CandidateCandidates for this posit ion must be experienced in corrections operations, innovative in administering programs designed to reduce recidivism and promote transition back into the community, andable to communicate ef fectively with Department Directors, the Courts, City Council, Community Leaders, and otherexternal stakeholders. The ideal candidate for the position of Administrator of Correctionswill have demonstrated the ability to operate with considerable independence consistent with the high standards of Kansas City. Other characteristics of the ideal candidate include:• Knowledge of modern principles and

practices in correctional administrationand criminology, including the principlesand procedures of inmate classification,assignment, and transfer.

www.kcmo.gov

Unique Opportunity – Join the KCMO Team! The City has created the position of Administrator of Corrections to provide oversight of pre-trial detainees and sentenced inmates currently housed in several facilities. This position is an excellent opportunity for a corrections professional to lead a new jail project and help build a new agency of like-minded professionals.

The CommunityLocated in the Heart of America, KansasCity, Missouri (pop. 480,000) is a world class community with a long tradition of performing arts, outstanding professional sports, superb restaurants, and spectacular entertainment. The City’s history of strong neighborhoods gives the community agracious and welcoming feeling thattranscends its large city status. Located at the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers, Kansas City was incorporated asa Town in 1850 and by the State in 1853. Kansas City was the first metro area to get Google Fiber high-speed internet, which launched a technology startup boom and helped KCMO become one of the leading cities in the use of innovation and Smart City initiatives.

Animal health sciences has been animportant industry since KC becameone of the world’s largest cattle markets,shortly after the Civil War. The Kansas City Stockyard was founded in 1870 and is still home to the American Royal, an annualevent that draws hundreds of thousands of people to Kansas City’s American Royal Complex for four weeks of events including rodeos, concerts, and a highly sophisticated Saddle Horse Show.

Kansas City has a rich history of supporting the cultural arts. The City hosts two renowned art museums, the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art and the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, which have extensive collections by a variety of famous artists. Kansas City has commemorated its world-renowned jazz with the American Jazz Museum. There are numerous opportunities for theatergoers, including the outdoor Starlight Theater, the beautiful and fully restored Midland Theater, the Folly Theater, and the Lyric Opera building, which hosts both opera and ballet. In addition, the Kauffman Family Foundation has completed a $310 million Performing Arts Arena in downtown Kansas City near the Bartle Hall Exposition facility.

More than a dozen hospitals serve the region. In addition, Kansas City is home to the Stowers Institute for Medical Research that aspires to be one of the most innovative biomedical research facilities in the world. The Stowers Institute is a key component of the City’s Life Science Initiative. The Kansas City Area Life Sciences Institute is a not-for-profit organization jointly funded by the Kansas City Civic Council and the Kansas City Area Development Council and is dedicated to transforming Kansas City into a center for excellence in life sciences research.

Kansas City has been home to numerous corporate headquarters including Hallmark Cards, H & R Block, DST Systems, Inc., Black and Veatch, Kansas City Southern Industries, and American Century (formerly Twentieth Century Investments) to name just a few. The Kansas City economy is multifaceted, with a healthy retail sales base. Continued economic growth is vital to the City’s financial condition.

The City GovernmentGranted a charter in 1850, Kansas City now operates under thgovernment. The elected leadership of the City is comprised of a Mayor elected at large and 12 Council Members. Members are elected for four-year terms of office with a two-term limit. The City Manager is appointed upon the recommendation by the Mayor with confirmation/approval by a majority of the City Council. The City Manager is responsible for a large, varied, multiple-purpose municipal organization, representing a workforce of approximately 7,100 FTE spread across 19 departments and a current annual budget of $1.73 billion. The City Manager, per Charter, serves as the Chief Administrative Officer and Executive Officer of the City.

Challenges and OpportunitiesPrior to a multi-year contract expiring on June 25, 2019, Kansas City kept its pre-trial detainees and inmates at the Jackson County Detention Center. The City initially contracted with Vernon County, Johnson County, and the Heartland Center for Behavioral Change to house its pre-trial detainees and inmates as the Administration and City Council explored options for a permanent solution on a regional basis. This transition was not without a few publicized incidents, and as a result, the City has renegotiated an agreement with Jackson County and is drawing down all of its detainees at the Heartland Center. The City Council has directed the interim City Manager to complete a needs assessment and present short- and long-term options in January, to include funding for a new City Jail.

Top priorities for the Administrator of Corrections will include:• Managing the existing three contracts with Vernon County, Johnson County, and Jackson

County (total cost $5.4 million) for 150 to 250 pre-trial detainees and sentenced inmates.• Using the results of the needs assessment to determine the requirements for a new jail

facility. Helping build support for the location and construction of the new jail among Cityand Community stakeholders.

• Supervising the design and construction phases.• In coordination with other City Departments, developing a recommended budget and

structure for the City Corrections Department.• Leading the recruitment, selection, and training of sworn and non-sworn personnel.• Planning the development for a 25 to 50 bed Reentry Facility to transition inmates back

into the community in a minimum-security setting with programs to reduce recidivism.

The PositionThe Administrator of Corrections is a new position responsible for planning, implementing, coordinating and the overall management and administration of a correctional program/institution. Work also involves responsibility for providing constructive services within a framework of adequate custodial measures as well as the formulation of correctional policies and procedures in keeping with modern penology concepts and departmental standards and policies.

The Administrator of Corrections reports directly to the City Manager and, on a daily basis, works in close cooperation with the Courts Administrator, Chief of Police, and elected Judiciary.

Key functional areas of responsibilities include:• Assisting in the development of policies and procedures which govern the administration

and operation of the correctional program/institution.• Directing through subordinates, the custodial and treatment programs of the correctional

program/institution including security measures, housing, feeding, clothing, medical,religious, recreational, educational, social service, and work activities.

• Directing and participating in the recruitment, selection, training, retention, promotion, ordismissal of correctional program/institution personnel.

• Maintaining population control over detainees and sentenced municipal offenders.• Facilitating with Municipal Court, Kansas City Police Department, and City Manager’s

Office through a City Justice Program Coordination Committee.• Collaborating with social service and behavioral health organizations for programming

for inmates.

• Overseeing incarceration alternatives anddeveloping plans with the coordination ofthe Municipal Court.

• Interpreting the correctional program andestablishing and maintaining good publicrelations through news articles, speeches,and guided tours of correctional program/institution buildings, grounds, and facilities.

• Inspecting the correctional program/institution buildings, facilities, and groundsregularly for security, cleanliness, andoperation of other custodial activities.

• Monitoring the activity of program/institution employees, identifying safetyand health hazards and correcting unsafeworking conditions via the appropriatesupervision.

• Directing the preparation and presentation of employee safety and health trainingmodules consistent with the soundpsychology of positive behavioral change.

• Keeping abreast of professional andtechnology developments.

• Participating in programs of relatedprofessional organizations to updateknowledge of a correctional program/institution.

• Evaluating publications concerned withsafety and health management of acorrectional program/institution.

The Ideal CandidateCandidates for this posit ion must be experienced in corrections operations, innovative in administering programs designed to reduce recidivism and promote transition back into the community, and able to communicate ef fectively with Department Directors, the Courts, City Council, Community Leaders, and other external stakeholders. The ideal candidate for the position of Administrator of Corrections will have demonstrated the ability to operate with considerable independence consistent with the high standards of Kansas City. Other characteristics of the ideal candidate include:• Knowledge of modern principles and

practices in correctional administrationand criminology, including the principlesand procedures of inmate classification,assignment, and transfer.

www.kcmo.gov

Residency Requirement: If the selected candidate is not currently a resident within Kansas City, Missouri, residency will be required within 9 months of appointment.

• A demonstrated ability in budget preparation and execution,personnel management and supervision, public administration,and business management of a correctional facility.

• Experience in working with diverse, and non-traditional, jailpopulations, Specialty Courts, and a commitment to programsthat reduce recidivism rates.

• A demonstrated ability to perform community outreach and build consensus.

• Jail design and construction experience is considered a plus.

Qualifications Requires a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year college or university and five (5) years progressively responsible work in the correctional field, including three (3) years in a responsible administrative or supervisory position; or an equivalent combination of qualifying education and experience. Possession of a valid state-issued driver’s license in accordance with City of KCMO policies is also required.

Compensation and BenefitsThe salary for the Administrator of Corrections is from $105,750 to $123,144 annually. Placement within the salary range will be determined by candidate’s qualifications and experience as deemed appropriate by the City Manager. The City may also negotiate relocation assistance with the successful candidate.

The City offers an excellent benefits package that includes the following: • Defined Benefit Retirement Plan: Employees become

members of the Kansas City, Missouri Employees’ RetirementSystem on the first day of employment. Employee pre-taxcontributions of 5% of regular salary will be withheld from eachpaycheck. The City also contributes to the pension plan, whichrewards long-term service. Specific benefits payable is determined by start date, length of service, and final average compensation.

• Deferred Compensation Plan: Employees have the option tovoluntarily participate in the City’s 457 tax-qualified program.

• Health/Dental/Vision Coverage: Employees and theirqualified dependents are eligible for insurance coverage on thefirst of the month following a full month of qualified service. Thereis a choice of eight (8) medical plans: three (3) HMOs, one (1)PPO, two (2) EPO plans and two (2) High Deductible plans. The

City offers a choice of two (2) voluntary dental plans. One plan is a DMO and the other is an indemnity plan. For Vision, the City provides a free discount plan in addition to an employee-paid insurance plan.

• Life Insurance: The City provides one times the employee’s base annual salary, rounded to the highest $1000, in term life insurance coverage at no charge to the employee. Supplemental Life andDependent Life Insurance is also available.

• Disability Coverage: City-paid Long-Term Disability coverage.Additionally, Short-Term Disability coverage is available.

• Holidays: Ten (10) paid holidays per year.• Sick Leave: Four point four (4.4) hours of sick leave per pay

period, accruing up to a maximum of 3,000 hours.• Vacation: One (1) week paid vacation after six (6) months of

service, two (2) weeks paid vacation after one (1) year of service with accrual increasing thereafter with years of service (460 hours maximum accrual). Employees receive two (2) additional days ofvacation (Free Day) each calendar year after six (6) months ofemployment. It must be used in the calendar year earned.

• Parental Leave: Eligible Employees may receive up to six (6)weeks of Paid Parental Leave due to the birth of an employee’s child or the placement within an employee’s home of an adopted child.

A complete list of benefits is available upon request to Ralph Andersen & Associates.

To ApplyResumes and qualifications will be evaluated upon receipt. Candidates are encouraged to apply early in the process and prior to January 21, 2020. On-site panel interviews will be tentatively scheduled for mid-February. Ideally, the selected candidate will join Kansas City in April 2020 (or a mutually agreed upon date). Electronic submittal of resumes is preferred via email to apply@ralphandersen.com. Candidates are requested to submit a compelling cover letter and comprehensive resume for consideration. This is a confidential process and references will not be contacted until mutual interest has been established. Confidential inquiries welcomed to Mr. Nick Marano or Ms. Heather Renschler at (916) 630-4900.

Kansas City, Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Recruitment Services Provided by Ralph Andersen & Associates

ADMINISTRATOR OF CORRECTIONS