HomeMy WebLinkAboutContracts & Agreements_130-2003_CCv0001.pdf AGREEMENT FOR SPECIAL SERVICES
This Agreement is entered into between the CITY OF REDLANDS, A Municipal
Corporation, hereinafter referred to as "City," and the law firm of LIEBERT CASSIDY
WHITMORE,A Professional Corporation, hereinafter referred to as "Attorney."
WHEREAS City has the need to secure expert training and consulting services to assist
City in its relations and negotiations with its employee organizations; and
WHEREAS City has determined that no less than eleven (11) public agencies in the East
Inland Empire area 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 July 1, 2003, Attorney will provide the following services to
City(and the other aforesaid public agencies):
1. Five (5) days of group training workshops covering such employment relations
subjects as management rights and obligations, negotiation strategies,
employment discrimination and affirmative action, employment relations from the
perspective of elected officials, performance evaluation (administering
evaluations), grievance and discipline administration for supervisors and
managers, planning for and responding to concerted job actions, current court,
administrative and legislative developments in personnel administration and
employment relations, etc., with the specific subjects covered and lengths of
individual workshop presentations to be determined by City and the other said
local agencies.
2. Availability of Attorney for City to consult by telephone.
3. A monthly newsletter covering employment relations developments.
Fee:
Attorney will provide these special services to City for a fee of Two Thousand Two
Hundred Dollars ($2,200.00), payable in one payment prior to August 1, 2003. pad
of ,fie $ ; 0.00. Said fee will cover Attorney's time in providing said
training and consultative services and the development and printing of written materials provided
to attendees at the training program.
Additional Services:
Attorney shall, as and when requested by City, make itself available to City to provide
representational, litigation, and other employment relations services. The City will be billed for
the actual time such representation services are rendered, including reasonable travel time, plus
any necessary costs and expenses authorized by the City.
The range of hourly rates for Attorney time is from One Hundred Sixty Dollars to Two
Hundred Sixty Dollars ($160.00 - $260.00) per hour for attorney staff and from Ninety-Five
Dollars to One Hundred Ten Dollars ($95.00 - $110.00) per hour for services provided by
paraprofessional staff. Attorneys and paraprofessional staff bill their time in minimum units of
one-tenth of an hour. Communications advice (telephone, voice-mail, e-mail) is billed in a
minimum increment of three-tenths(.30) of an hour.
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 July 1, 2003. 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 eleven (11) local agency employers entering into a substantially identical
Agreement with Attorney on or about July 1, 2003,
Dated:_ 110 LIEBERT CASSIDY WHITMORE
A Professional Corporation
By
Dated: June 17, 2003 CITY OF REDLANDS
A Municipal Corporation.
Attest:
By a
Karl N. Haws, Mayor
Fayre, '~
Lorr,�''`e Poyzer, � i Clerk
Planning, Meeting Notes - 5.1.03
East Inland Empire ERC
I. Comments
► The City of Fontana will continue to greet people at the workshops and pass out
the material. They will be comped one lunch per workshop day.
► Facility may raise rate $1 or$2 per person,but group would like to stay at the
Sierra Lakes Golf Club
► Sign-in sheets need to be turned in on time; the per person fee is based on the
sign-up numbers
► Problem getting people to come but once they attend they come back again and
again
0 Certificate program helps to bring people back
11. Workshops for 2003/2004
► Supervisory Skills for the First Line Supervisor/Manager(full day)with Mark
Meyerhoff presenting
► Discipline: Putting it into Practice (full day)with Melanie Poturica presenting
► Use and Abuse of Absenteeism (half day) and Human Resources Round Table
(half day)with Peter Brown presenting
► New Legal Issues You Need to Know(half day) and FLSA:New Developments
and Hot Topics (half day)with Brian Walter presenting in the Spring
► Retaliation (half day) and Advanced Investigations(half day)with Irma
Rodriguez Moisa presenting
► Keep workshops on Thursday
111. Rate
► $1925, $2200 and $2500
$100 late fee to be paid after August 1, 2003
► Per person workshop charge to remain. LCW will inform membership of per
person cost once Sierra Lakes has finalized rates.
► Invoices& contracts will be sent immediately so that any agency that wants to
pay all or part of the membership fee from this year's budget may do so.
LIEBERT CASSIDY WHIWORE
A PROFESSIONAL LAIN CORPORATION
6033 West Century Blvd.,Suite 500
Los Angeles,CA 90045
Tet_(31.0)981-2000 Fax:(310)3-371-0837
Tax ID: 95-3658973 INVOICE
May 5, 2003
Karen Olsen
Personnel Director
City of Redlands
PO Box 3005
Redlands, CA 92373
CLIENT NUMBER: ER020-025
INVOICE NUMBER: 30812
EAST INLAND EMPIRE
EMPL 0 YMENT RELATIONS CONSORTIUM
Membership: 07-01-03 through 06-30-04
Total Amount Due: $2,200.00
Ifliaid after August 1, 2003 amount due is $2,300.00
(Includes , 100.00 late fee)