Many people even choose between prospective employers specifically for better benefits packages but after their new hire paperwork is filled out and the core benefits are chosen, maximizing that extra 30% in compensation falls by the wayside.
Of concern: The independent consultant, who the city will hire to review its analysis, must be chosen by May 26th and their report will be due by July 26th a time frame that will get truncated because of other requirements, which is not enough time to do a thorough job.
UN's administrative boss, neither he nor his predecessors were chosen for managerial skills or provided with the tools such as the ability to hire and fire without political interference to be effective managers.
By the time they have decided who they want to hire, whether based upon merit or political considerations, they do not want to be told the firm they have chosen is lying to them.