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Resolution No. 2001-235
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO APPROVING AN
AGREEMENT WITH LIEBERT CASSIDY WHITMORE FOR LABOR RELATIONS
TRAINING SERVICES,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON OF THE CITY OF SAN
BERNARDINO AS FOllOWS:
SECTION 1. The Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to execute on behalf
of the City of San Bernardino an agreement for special services with Liebert Cassidy
the total amount of one thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($1,750), payable in one
(1) payment prior to August 1, 2001, for labor relations training.
SECTION 2. The authorization to execute the above-referenced agreement is
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RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO APPROVING AN
AGREEMENT WITH LIEBERT CASSIDY WHITMORE FOR LABOR RELATIONS
TRAINING SERVICES.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the
Common Council of the City of San Bernardino at a
joint regular
meeting
23rd
July
day of
, 2001, by the
following vote, to wit:
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COUNCILMEMBERS:
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LIEN
MCGINNIS
SCHNETZ
SUAREZ
ANDERSON
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AYES
NAYES
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is 1:r'ereby approved this ~6 t1
The foregoing
resolution
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JAMES F. PENMAN,
City Attorney
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genda Items:RESO.LCW.AGREEMENT.01-02
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AGREEMENT FOR SPECIAL SERVICES
This Agreement is entered into between the CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO, 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 services to assist City in its
relations and negotiations with its employee organizations; and,
WHEREAS, City has determined that no less than twenty-two (22) public agencies in the
Inland Empire 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:
Attornev's Services:
During the year beginning July 1, 2001, 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. Providing a monthly newsletter covering employment relations developments.
Fee:
Attorney will provide these special services to City for a fee of One Thousand Seven
Hundred Fifty Dollars ($1,750), payable in one payment prior to August 1, 2001. The fee. if
paid after AUl!ust 1. 2001. will be $1.850. Said fee will cover Attorney's time in providing said
training, and the development and printing of written materials provided to attendees at training
programs,
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Additional Services:
Attorney shall, as and when requested by City, make itself available to City to provide
other employment relations services at the rate of between One Hundred Forty-Five and Two
Hundred Twenty-Five Dollars ($145 - $225) per hour for attorney staff and Seventy Five Dollars
($75) per hour for services provided by paralegal staff. This will be for the actual time such
representation services are rendered, including reasonable travel time, plus any necessary costs
and expenses authorized by the City. However, no services other than group training sessions
shall be provided to City without the express written consent of the City Attorney, and all of
City's requests for legal advice without such consent shall be referred to the City Attorney.
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, 2001. The term
may be extended for additional periods of time by the written consent of the Mayor and Common
Council of the City of San Bernardino, Liebert, Cassidy Whitmore and the San Bernardino City
Attorney.
Condition Precedent:
It is understood and agreed that the parties' aforesaid rights and obligations are
contingent on no less than twenty-two (22) local agency employers entering into a substantially
identical Agreement with Attorney on or about July 1,2001.
THIS AGREEMENT SUPERSEDES ANY PREVIOUS AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE
PARTIES.
Dated:~
LIEBERT, CASSIDY WHITMORE
A Professional Corporation
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CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
A Municipal Corporation
Approved as for form and content.
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