Resolution No. 6440
I
RESOLUTION NO. 6440
2
3
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VERNON APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION
OF AN AGREEMENT FOR SPECIAL SERVICES BY AND
BETWEEN THE CITY OF VERNON AND LIEBERT, CASSIDY
& FRIERSON, A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION, TO
PROVIDE SPECIAL LEGAL SERVICES PERTAINING TO
EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS MATTERS AND FOR
PARTICIPATION BY THE CITY IN THE SOUTH BAY
EMPLOYEE RELATIONS CONSORTIUM TRAINING SESSIONS
IN 1994
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
II
WHEREAS, the City of Vernon is a voluntary member of an
informal association of southland local agencies called the South
Bay Employee Relations Consortium ("consortium"); and
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
WHEREAS, the law firm of Liebert, Cassidy & Frierson, a
Professional Corporation ("law firm"), specializes in providing
advice to public agencies regarding employment relations matters;
and
WHEREAS, the law firm has been providing services in the
form of training sessions on personnel matters to said Consortium
members since 1990; and
19
WHEREAS, said law firm is willing to provide training
sessions during 1994 to said Consortium members with an annual fee
20
21
22
to the City of Vernon of One Thousand six Hundred Eighty Dollars
($1,680); and
23
WHEREAS, said training sessions will benefit City
24
25
26
employees and will be in the public interest; and
WHEREAS, the City of Vernon desires to enter into a new
agreement with the law firm regarding legal services pertaining to
27
28
employment relations matters and special services pertaining to
Consortium training sessions for the period February 15, 1994
:-
I
through and including February 15, 1995.
2
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS:
3
4
SECTION 1: That the City Council of the City of Vernon
5
6
does hereby find and determine that the recitals contained
hereinabove are true and correct.
7
SECTION 2: The City council of the City of Vernon hereby
8
approves the Agreement for Special Services, a copy of which has
9
been presented to the City Council concurrently with this
10
resolution, and the City council hereby orders said Agreement to
II
be received and filed by the City Clerk.
SECTION 3: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
12
13
14
authorizes the Mayor and City Clerk to execute said Agreement for,
and on behalf of, the City of Vernon.
15
16
17
18
SECTION 4: The City Clerk of the City of Vernon shall
certify to the passage of this resolution and thereupon and
thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 7th day of June, 1994.
~~~
19
20
21
22
AF
BRUCE V.
23
24
25
26
27
28
. .
, .
1
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
) ss
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
2
3
4
I, BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk of the City of
5
6
Vernon, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution, being
7
Resolution No. 6440, was duly adopted by the city Council of the
City of Vernon at a regular meeting of the City Council duly held
8
on Tuesday, June 7. 1994, and thereafter was duly signed by the
9
Mayor of the City of Vernon.
10
II
BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
(SEAL)
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
"
~'
"
~Cy*
1
AGREEMENT FOR SPECIAL SERVICES
This Agreement is entered into between the CITY OF VERNON, hereinafter referred
to as "City," and the law firm of LIEBERT, CASSIDY & FRIERSON, A Professional
Corporation, hereinafter referred to as "Attorney."
WH131ffiAS City has the need to secure expert training and consulting services to assist
City in its rela.tions .and negotiations with its employee organizations; and
WHEREAS City has determined that no less than seventeen public agencies in the South
Bay Ar~ have the same need and have agreed to enter into identical agreements with Attorney;
and
WHEREAS Attorney is specially experienced and qualified to perform the special
services desired by the City and is willing to perform such services:
NOW, THEREFORE, City and Attorney agree as follows:
Attorney's Services:
During the year beginning February 15, 1994, Attorney will provide the following
services to · City (and other aforesaid public agencies):
1. Five days of group training workshops covering such employment relations
subjects as negotiation strategies, employment discrimination and affirmative
action, employment relations from the perspective of elected officials,
performance evaluation, discipline and grievance administration for supervisors
and managers, planning for and responding to concerted job actions, current
court, administrative and legislative developments in the personnel relations area,
personnel administration for law enforcement departments, etc., with the specific
subjects covered and lengths of individual workshop presentations to be
determined by the City and the other said local agencies;
2. A vailability of Attorney for City to consult by telephone.
3. Providing of a monthly newsletter covering employment relations developments.
Fee:
Attorney will provide these special services to City for a fee of One Thousand Six
Hundred Eighty Dollars ($1,680.00), payable in one payment on Of before May 15. 1994. Said
fee will cover Attorney's time in providing said training and consultative services.
I
Additional Services:
Attorney shall, as and when requested by City, make itself available to City to provide
representational and other employment relations services at its normal hourly fees. Currently
and until February 1$, 1995, the rate will be between One Hundred Twenty-Five and One
Hundred Ninety-Five Dollars ($125.00 - $195.00) per hour for services provided by attorney
staff, Seventy-Five Dollars ($75.00) per hour for services provided b paralegal staff, including
reasonable travel time, and any necessary. travel or other costs and expenses, authorized by the
City.
Independent Contractor:
It is understood and agreed that Attorney is and shall remain an independent contractor
under this Agreement.
Term:
The term of this Agreement is twelve (12) months commencing February 15, 1994. The
term may be extended for additional periods of time by the written consent of the parties.
Condition Precedent:
It is understood and agreed that the parties' aforesaid rights and obligations are contingent
on no less than seventeen (17) local agency employers entering into substantially identical
Agreements with Attorney on or about February 15, 1994. .
LIEBERT, CASS~~r~ FRIERSON
A Professional d lion
"ll
CITY OF VERNON
A Municipal Corporation
By
~1ff~~~"
Dated ~k-/~
ATTEST: /3' ~ . ... ... ..
Bruce V. Ma kenhorst, City ~erk
Dated
::..::.~
APPROVED AS TO FORM
-su ~~==-~L, 199"C
;".-~...: