Hot Tip: Heidrich & Struggles and Mayor Garcetti

Received a tip from the hotline. Someone had been called by the headhunting firm, Heidrich & Struggles. I won't reveal who this person is (for obvious reasons) but I thought to myself, "Why would Mayor Garcetti's office hire a headhunting firm?"

This naturally raised a couple of questions:

1. Did the firm go through the RFP process or was this a no bid contract?

2. What is the scope of the contract?

3. Why doesn't Mayor Garcetti's office use the large stack of resumes that I'm sure are on file to begin the interview process?

It might have something to do with this:

Being naturally inquisitive, I sent a Public Records Access request to the Department of Personnel. They have 10 days from the time of my request to respond. So on Monday, August 12, 2013, we should have some more answers.

If you have any information you would like to share on the Hotline, my number is 213-342-1317 or I can always be reached at mistercharles2014@gmail.com or @mrcharles2014 on Twitter.