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RESOLUTION NO.
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RESOLUTION OF THE
EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT
COUNSELING SERVICES FOR
BERNARDINO.
CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AUTHORIZING THE
WITH THE COUNSELING TEAM TO PERFORM
THE EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF SAN
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Mayor of the City of San Bernardino is
6 hereby authorized and directed to execute on behalf of said city
7 an agreement with The Counseling Team to perform counseling
services for the employees of the City of San Bernardino, a copy
of which is attached hereto marked Exhibit "A" and incorporated
herein by reference as fully as though set forth at length.
SECTION 2.
The authorization to execute the above
referenced agreement is rescinded if the parties to the
agreement fail to execute it within sixty (60) days of the
passage of this resolution.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly
adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San
Bernardino at a reqular
meeting thereof, held on the
8th
day
Jiinllnry
1990,
of
by
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following vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Members
F.st-rrlnn F'l nY'''''''::. MA11n<:!' O~1.
Pope-Ludlam, Miller
NAYS:
None
ABSENT:
Council Members Reillv. Minor
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/ ci ty lerk
12/21/89
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RESOLUTION APPROVING AGREEMENT WITH COUNSELING TEAM.
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'ilL day of
The foregoing resolution is hereby approved this
Approved as to form
and legal content:
JAMES F. PENMAN
city Attorney
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A G R E E MEN T
THJ;S AGREEMENT is made and entered into this /7<c,i-' day
of \" tZ1t<1 ' 1990, by and
BERNARD~; a unicipa1 corporation,
between the CITY OF
SAN
300 North "D" Street,
San
Bernardino, California 92418, (herein referred to as "city"),
and The Counseling Team (herein referred to as "Consultant")
1881 Commercenter East, suite 100, San Bernardino, California
92408.
City and Consultant agree as follows:
1. General Description of Work to be Done.
City hereby engages Consultant, and Consultant hereby
accepts such engagement, to perform the services herein des crib-
ed for the compensation herein provided.
Consultant hereby
assures and convenants to City that they have the qualifi-
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cations, experience and facilities to properly perform said
services, and hereby agrees to undertake and complete the
performance thereof for the compensation herein provided.
2. Term.
The term of this agreement shall commence on execution of
this agreement by both parties.
The anticipated term of the
agreement is eighteen (18) months ending June 30, 1991. However,
this agreement may be extended on a month-to-month basis for a
maximum of six (6) additional months upon the expressed written
consent of Consultant to such extension and the approval thereof
by the city Administrator.
3. Payment and provision for Payment.
A. Maximum Compensation
(1)
Basic compensation
to be paid under this
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agreement shall be fifty one thousand, three hundred dollars
($51,300) for scope of work as outlined in section 4 of this
agreement. city shall pay Consultant a sum not to exceed
$2,850.00 per month commencing January 1, 1990. Consultant
shall submit an invoice for services rendered which coincides
with its monthly reports as set forth in section 5. Payment
shall be made by City within twenty (20) days from the date of
each invoice. Upon execution of this agreement, pre-treatment
and counseling services shall be made available at no cost to
City employees and their families. If Consultant needs to refer
any individuals covered under this agreement to another
professional individual or agency, the cost incurred for such
other professional service shall be solely the responsibility of
the individual employee; city shall have no liability therefore.
Every effort will be made to refer employees to free services or
agencies providing services covered by available insurance, or
those agencies which operate on an ability-to-pay basis.
4. General Description of Work to be Done.
Consultant hereby agrees to perform the following
services:
A. Conduct a preliminary evaluation and provide
counseling services upon request to any City employee and
members of their family residing with the employee. "city
employees" shall include employees of the Redevelopment Agency
of the city of San Bernardino and the Water Department of the
city of San Bernardino. "Members of the family" shall include
spouse, son, daughter, stepson, stepdaughter, mother, father,
mother-in-law, father-in-law, nephews and nieces if residing in
the same household and dependent upon the employee.
B. A request for services shall be responded to within
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24 hours. An emergency or life-threatening situation shall be
responded to immediately.
C. Provide follow-up of said employees and/or their
family members under treatment.
D. Provide consultations with
problem employees and/or any
Program.
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supervisors regarding
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E. Provide supervisory training relative to Employee
Assistance Program referral procedures.
F. Conduct education seminars and
levels of management concerning services
Employee Assistance Program.
G. Assist management in development of policies and
procedures for Employee Assistance Program.
H. Assist management in introducing the Employee
Assistance Program to aforementioned employees.
I. Provide critical Incident Intervention services for
the city. The first fifteen hours of intervention work will be
included in the basic annual cost shown in section 3. Additional
intervention work will be billed at $100.00 per hour.
5. Reports bv Consultant
Consultant shall submit to City monthly reports with its
bill for services. Such report shall: (a) accurately describe
in general terms services provided during the contract period,
but with no individually identifiable information, referable to
any individual client. Such report shall be provided only for
audit purposes. (b) provide numerical usage reports to the city
for the purpose of evaluating the effectiveness of the Employee
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briefings
provided
for all
by
the
Assistance Program.
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6. Amendments
This agreement may be amended or modified only by written
agreement executed by both parties.
7. Assiqnment.
Consultant's rights under this agreement shall not be
assigned by Consultant to any other person, firm or corporation
without the prior written consent of the City.
8. Relationship of Parties.
Consultant is acting as an independent contractor, and
not as an employee of the city. In the performance of personal
services pursuant to the provisions of this agreement,
Consultant shall not be supervised, directed, or under the
control or authority of any City officer or employee, except and
to the extent as may be expressly or implicitly required by the
terms and provisions of this agreement. Any direction or
control so required under this agreement shall be limited to
broad objectives or goals of the project or program to be
accomplished and not to the details and procedures to accomplish
such objectives or goals. Consultant shall not be obligated to
conform to the supervision or direction of City officers or
employees which are not authorized herein. Changes or
modifications of said objectives and goals may be made by
written recommendations of either party subject to the
concurrence of the other party in writing.
9. Hold Harmless.
Consultant hereby agrees to, and shall, hold city, its
elective and appointive boards, commissions, officers, agents
and employees, harmless from any liability for damage or claim
for damage for personal injury, including death, as well as from
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Consultant's operations under this agreement. Consultant agrees
to, and shall defend City and its elective and appointive
boards, commissions, officers, agents and employees from any
suit or actions at law or in equity for damages caused or
alleged to have been caused by reason of Consultant's
performance hereunder including any claims that may arise
against City by reason of Consultant's legal relationship with
City being categorized as other than that of an independent
contractor.
10. Attornev's Fees.
In the event an action is filed by either party to
enforce rights under this agreement, the prevailing party shall
be entitled to recover reasonable attorney's fees in addition to
any other relief granted by the court.
11. Terminated bv city.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this agreement,
the City, by notifying Consultant in writing, may terminate all
or a portion of the services agreed to be performed under this
agreement with or without cause. Consultant shall be given five
(5) days written notice for failure of Consultant to perform
obligations under the contract in a satisfactory manner, and
thirty (30) days written notice if termination is for other
reasons. Notice shall be mailed posted to the address set forth
herein for the receipt of notices. In the event of any
termination, consultant shall have the right and obligation to
immediately assemble work in progress and forward same to the
City. All charges outstanding at the time of termination shall
be payable by the City to Consultant within thirty-five (35)
days following submission of final statement by the Consultant.
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12. Acceptance of Final Payment Constitutes Release.
The acceptance by Consultant of the final payment made
according to the terms of this Agreement shall operate and be a
release to the city, and every employee and agent thereof, from
all claims and liabilities to Consultant for anything done or
furnished for or relating to the work or services, or for any
act or failure to act of the City relating to or arising out of
work and this agreement.
13. Confidentialitv to be Assured.
Consultant shall maintain the confidentiality of all
employees referred for or voluntarily seeking counseling
services. The parties recognize that the cornerstone of every
successful Employee Assistance Program is the pledge of
confidentiality; without confidentiality there is no
credibility. Employees will not reveal their personal problems
if there are no clear legal guidelines about confidentiality.
Consultant shall assure that all personal information imparted
by a counselee to a counselor will be respected and safeguarded.
Such information may be used only in a professional manner for
the purpose of helping in rehabilitating the worker. Consultant-
's records shall be kept secure in accordance with the code of
ethics of the profession, federal regulations and state laws.
Consultant shall maintain in good order a fire and burglar alarm
system to protect its records. Consultant will not reveal to any
person or entity, except pursuant to a valid subpoena, the names
or identities of employees or family members who corne to the
program voluntarily or who, having been referred, agree to
accept counseling services, except to confirm on a one-time
basis only that an employee kept an appointment made for him or
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14. Insurance
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Consultant shall provide to city evidence of insurance
covering Consultant and city as an additional insured as to any
potential liability to Consultant and City. The evidence to be
provided shall be a certificate of Insurance describing the
coverage provided and naming City as an additional insured. The
insurance
shall consist
of the following:
(a)
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Compensation.
Consultant shall provide
proof of Workers'
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Compensation
insurance coverage for all of its employees
pursuant to this agreement.
Evidence of such insurance shall be
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City's
Risk
Management Division prior to
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Professional Liability
commencement of this agreement.
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Professional liability insurance
covering
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15 limit of not less than $1,000,000.00 per person.
16 15. Bilinqual Interpreter.
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Consultant shall provide an English/Spanish bilingual
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as
needed, with an English/Spanish bilingual
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21 Any notice required to be given hereunder shall be deemed
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23 States mail, postage prepaid, and addressed as follows:
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CITY
CONSULTANT
Shauna Clark, City Clerk
26 City of San Bernardino
300 North "D" Street
27 San Bernardino, Ca 92418
The Counseling Team
1881 Commercenter East
Suite 100
San Bernardino, Ca 92408
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17. Entire Aqreement.
This contract constitutes the entire Agreement between
City and Consultant and may be modified only by further written
agreement between the parties.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this agreement has been executed by
written.
the parties effective as of the date and year first above
ATTEST:
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Shauna Clark, city Clerk
Approved as to form
and legal content:
JAMES F. PENMAN
City Attorney
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CONS,ULTANT:
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