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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Director—Sonoma County Library — Santa Rosa, CA</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Discover, Engage, and Thrive.</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> The Sonoma County Library (CA) seeks an experienced leader who will be engaged with the community and open to new ideas. The </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="http://www.sonoma.lib.ca.us/"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sonoma County Library</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> is a Joint Powers Authority created in 1975 to serve the County’s nearly 500,000 residents through 11 full-service locations throughout the county, two rural stations, and specialized <span style='color:#000007'>collections such as the Wine Library and Genealogy and Local History collections. The Library is governed by an independent seven-member Library Commission in a community in which almost half the service population has a library card. </span>With a $15 million annual budget, a challenge for the new Director and staff (129.5 FTEs) will be to work with the Commission, Library Advisory Boards, Friends of the Library groups, county-wide Library Foundation and other political entities to usher in a new era in community outreach and responsiveness—potentially under a newly revised Joint Powers Agreement. <span style='color:#000007'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="http://sonomacounty.ca.gov/"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sonoma County</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>--what more could you want? Just a short drive north of San Francisco, Sonoma County and its vibrant communities offer the beauty and bounty of a world-class wine region, with abundant opportunities to enjoy the outdoors including redwood forests, mountains, scenic rivers, and the Pacific Ocean. Santa Rosa is the largest city, with a population of just over 150,000 and active arts, entertainment, education, and business communities. There are a variety of towns and cities in Sonoma County that offer lovely downtowns, unique shopping and entertainment, as well as a friendly, small-town quality of life. Sonoma County residents are civic minded and engaged in their communities. The beauty and climate of Sonoma County will lure you in<s>--</s>and the individual charm of the local communities will make you stay. For additional information on the Library and the region, see </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="http://www.gossagesager.com/Sonomalinks.htm"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sonoma County Links</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. <span style='color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Responsibilities.</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Under the general policy and program direction of the Library Commission, the Director will manage and direct the library’s operations to assure a balanced county-wide library system that includes a comprehensive program of library services. Key responsibilities include: manage and direct library operations, plan and develop library services, coordinate governance and support, and build public understanding and support. Please see the full </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="http://www.gossagesager.com/Sonomajobdesc.pdf"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Director Job Description</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> for typical duties, tasks, desired skills and abilities and additional details. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Qualifications. </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Graduation from a college or university approved by an accrediting association of more than statewide standing; plus possession of a graduate library degree from a school accredited by the American Library Association; ten years of experience with increasing levels of responsibility in a public library and/or public agency, at least six of which shall have been in administrative positions; or any combination of education and experience that demonstrates the ability to successfully perform the requirements of the position. Required knowledge includes: all aspects of library administration; pertinent state and federal laws and regulations; organizational, administrative, and management and labor relations principles and practices; supervisory techniques; resource allocation; planning and budgeting; and sources and methods of funding for public agencies. Prior success reporting to a governing board and working with a bargaining unit are highly desirable.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Compensation.</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> The starting hiring range is <b>$128,378-$153,920</b> (dependent on experience and qualifications) with an excellent benefits package. <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For further information,</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> contact<b> </b></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="http://www.gossagesager.com/"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Bradbury Associates/Gossage Sager Associates</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. Apply via email with a meaningful cover letter and resume as Word attachments to Dan Bradbury<span style='color:#002060'>, </span></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="mailto:danbradbury@gossagesager.com"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>danbradbury@gossagesager.com</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060'>, </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>or Jobeth Bradbury, </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="mailto:jobethbradbury@gossagesager.com"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>jobethbradbury@gossagesager.com</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060'>. </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <b>Applications will close March 2, 2014. </b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>BRADBURY ASSOCIATES/GOSSAGE SAGER ASSOCIATES <br>4545 WORNALL RD., STE. 805, KANSAS CITY, MO 64111<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Jobeth Bradbury<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="http://www.gossagesager.com/">Bradbury Associates/Gossage Sager Associates</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>4545 Wornall Rd, Ste. 805<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Kansas City, MO 64111<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>816-803-7087 (cell); 816-531-2468 (office)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>