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HomeMy WebLinkAbout24-City Administrator . CI. OF SAN BERNARD. - REQU"T FOR COUNCIL acfPoN . From: MARSHALL W. JULIAN City Administrator City Administrator Su~~: AGREEMENT WITH GERALD M. NEWCOMBE RELATIVE TO ASSUMING MANAGEMENT OF FIRE DEPARTMENT DURING RECRUITMENT/SELECTION PERIOD. Dept: Date: December 12, 1989 Synopsis of Previous Council action: Racommended motion: Adopt resolution. 4-.Lg{j. t.,,;, SI ture Contact person: Marshall W. Julian Supporting date attached: yes Phone: 5122 Ward: FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: Amount: Source: IAcct. No.) IAcct. Descriotion) Finance: Council Notes: 75-0262 I Agenda Item NOc:J 1- . . . . , 1 2 RESOLUTION NO. '\llIt- 3 '''.' 4 ~ 4 5 6 7 8 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT WITH GERALD M. NEWCOMBE TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OVERALL MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO FIRE DEPARTMENT DURING THE PERIOD OF RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION PROCESS. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The Mayor is hereby authorized and directed 9 to execute on behalf of said City an Agreement with Gerald M. 10 Newcombe to assume responsibility for the overall management and 11 operation of the city of San Bernardino Fire Department during 12 the period of recruitment and selection process, which agreement ~. 13 is attached hereto, marked Exhibit "A", and incorporated herein 14 by reference as fully as though set forth at length. 15 16 SECTION 2. The authorization to execute the above 17 referenced agreement is rescinded if the parties to the 18 agreement fail to execute it within sixty (60) days of the 19 passage of this resolution. 20 21 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly 22 adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San 23 Bernardino at a meeting thereof, held on the 24 day of 25 to wit: , 1989, by the following vote 26 I II II 27 I II I I 2811111 . , 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION OF THE!TY OF SAN BER~RDINO ENTERING INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH GE D M. NEWCOMB~ ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERALL MANAGE ENT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. . AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: City Clerk 'I'hc, for,"goi ng resollll:ircn is hereby a ,.)pnwe'l thi E: ._________ Cl'lY of _______.__ :,':89. ;.;;:--~liOJ.c-mno, 11ilYOt:---_.n. City of San Bc,!'nardino Approved as to form and legal content: JAME&,F. PENMAN City Attorney 1\, , B . ~1_.., /1 f :'-:;-T~ A .y: ~{.'VI,-,"" .I -...~......., / I . V -2- . . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 . . . A G R E E MEN T San Bernardino Fire Department Acting Chief Engineer THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into this 18th day of December, 1989, by and between the CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO, hereinafter called "CITY," and GERALD M. NEWCOMBE, hereinafter called "CONSULTANT." RECITALS 1. The purpose of this Agreement is to permit CITY to engage the services of a qualified professional to assume responsibility for the overall management and operation of the City of San Bernardino Fire Department during the period of recrui tment of a new Chief Engineer and to assist CITY in the recruitment and selection process. 2. CONSULTANT has experience and expertise in the management and operation of the City of San Bernardino Fire Department. TERMS AND CONDITIONS 1. General. For and in consideration of the compensation and covenants herein agreed to be performed by CITY and CONSULTANT, CITY retains CONSULTANT and CONSULTANT accepts the position of Acting Chief Engineer of the City of San Bernardino Fire Department. 2. Term. This Agreement shall commence as of the day and year first above written and shall remain in full force and effect for a period of ninety (90) days from said date unless sooner terminated as provided herein. Thereafter, this Agreement 1 . . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 . . . may be extended n a month-to-month basis until a permanent Chief Engineer is appointed and takes office. 3. Duties of Consultant. CONSULTANT shall assume responsibility for the overall management and operation of the City of San Bernardino Fire Department and assist CITY in recruitment and selection of a new Chief Engineer. CONSULTANT covenants that he will exercise his best professional skill and judgment in furthering the interests of CITY. 4. Consultant's Professional Status. CONSULTANT shall be at all times herein an independent contractor and not an employee or agent of CITY. 5. Compensation. In consideration for the services to be performed hereunder, CITY shall pay to CONSULTANT the monthly equivalent of the rate of pay established for the position of Chief Engineer pursuant to Charter Section 186. Said monthly rate shall be considered full and complete compensation for services rendered hereunder, including ordinary expenses of employment. CONSULTANT shall receive no additional employee benefits, except as may be otherwise herein provided. CONSULTANT shall be paid in accordance with CITY's standard payroll schedule. CONSULTANT shall submit timesheets for each payroll, which shall be subject to approval by the City Administrator. 6. Expenses. CONSULTANT shall be entitled to incur miscellaneous extraordinary business expenses in accordance with authorized City policies, with prior approval by the City Administrator, and shall be reimbursed therefor by CITY. 7. Ownership of Documents. All studies, papers, files, 2 . . 1 2 3 4 ! 5 il I' , 6 il 7 'I II 8 il 9 , , 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 , II 22 II I, ii , i 23 24 25 26 27 . . . contracts, reports and other such documents prepared or developed by CONSULTANT in accordance with this Agreement shall remain the property of CITY. 8. Hours of Performance. CONSULTANT shall devote a minimum of 173 hours per month in the performance of his duties hereunder, generally to be 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Mondays through Fridays. Notwithstanding the foregoing, CONSULTANT shall devote all additional hours necessary to insure adequate performance hereunder. 9. Compliance with Laws. The parties agree to be bound by applicable Federal, State and local laws, regulations and directives as they pertain to the performance of this Agreement. 10. Conflict of Interest. CONSULTANT shall be free to accept other consulting assignments during the periOd of this Agreement which do not conflict with the interests served by this Agreement, in accordance with such terms as may be agreed upon by CONSULTANT and the City Administrator. All time expended by CONSULTANT on other consulting projects, which result in time away from his duties as Acting Chief Engineer, shall result in a reduction in compensation. Said reduction shall be computed based on the hourly rate determined by dividing the monthly rate of pay by 173 hours, and shall be authorized by the City Administrator. 11. Severability. In the event that any covenant, condition or other provision herein contained is held to be invalid, void or illegal by any court of competent jurisdiction, ! it shall be deemed severed from the remainder of this Agreement 28 I il 3 ~ Ii . . Ii 7 8 9 10 11 12 ! 13 II 14 ! 15 I 16 17 i 18 I 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 . . . 1 2 3 4 5 and shall in no way affect, impair or invalidate any other covenant, condition or provision contained herein. If any covenant, condition or provision is deemed to be invalid due to its scope or breadth, such covenant, condition or provision shall be deemed valid to the extent of the scope or breadth permitted by law. 12. Construction and Interpretation. This Agreement is to be construed pursuant to the laws of the State of California and the Charter and Ordinances of the City of San Bernardino. No provision of this Agreement is to be interpreted or construed against either party because that party or that party's legal representative drafted such provision; this Agreement is to be construed as if it were drafted by both parties hereto. 13. Entire Agreement. This Agreement supercedes any and all other agreements, either oral or in writing, between the parties hereto, and contains all the covenants and agreements between the parties. 14. Amendment. This Agreement may be amended or modified only by written agreement signed by both parties. 15. Waiver. No breach of any provision hereof can be waived except in writing. Waiver of anyone breach of any provision shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any other breach of the same or any other provision hereof. 6 , 16. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated by either party by giving written notice at least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date in the written notice. CONSULTANT shall be entitled to compensation to the date of termination. 4 I . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 . . . 17. .Assignability. The experience, skill and expertise of CONSULTANT is of the essence of this Agreement. CONSULTANT shall not assign (whether by assignment or novation) this agreement or delegate his duties hereunder in whole or in part or any right or interest hereunder without the prior written consent of CITY. Any assignment or attempt to assign this Agreement without such prior written consent or by operation of law shall constituted cause for termination. 18. Notice. Notices required herein shall be presented in person or by certified or registered U.S. Mail, as follows: To CONSULTANT: GERALD M. NEWCOMBE 272 East 34th Street San Bernardino, California 92404 To CITY: CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO 300 North "0" Street, 6th Floor San Bernardino, California 92418 15 16 III 17 III 18 III 19 III 20 III 21 I III I 1 22 III 23 III 24 III 25 III 26 III 27 III 28 III Attention: Mayor W.R. Holcomb 5 ! AGREEMENT WITH GERALD M. NEWCOME TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR . OVERALL MANAGEMENT O.THE FIRE DEPAifENT . 1 i' 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the say and year first above shown. Approved as to form and legal content: JAMES F. PENMAN City Attorney 1/1 By: ~ --; I/f::;~ o CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO By: W. R. HOLCOMB, Mayor CONSULTANT By: GERALD M. NEWCOMBE 6