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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION
From: Fred Wilson
Acting City Administrator
Dept:
Subject:Agreement with Liebert, Cassidy &
Frierson for labor relations services
Qare: June 20, 1997
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Synopsis of Previous Council action:
4/15/96 -- Resolution #96-99 adopted authorizing agreement for labor
relations services for 1996/97 year.
Recommended motion:
Adopt resolution.
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Contact person:
Fred Wilson/Barbara Dillon
Phone: 5122/5161
Supporting data attached: yes
Ward:
FUNDING REO.UIREMENTS:
Amount:
$1,625.00
Source: (Acct. No.!
001-092-5502
(Acct. DescriPtion)
Finance: ~d@Y/f)~^,--
Council Notes:
Res 97- ~J '1
75-0262
Agenda Item No
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STAFF REPORT
Attached for your consideration is an agreement with the firm of
Liebert, Cassidy & Frierson to provide employee relations training
services to the City of San Bernardino. Workshops covering a
variety of topics including but not limited to negotiation
strategies, grievance and discipline administration, legislative
and administrative developments in the personnel field will be
offered.
Since the City contracted with Liebert, Cassidy & Frierson to
conduct training as part of the San Gabriel Valley Employment
Relations Consortium, 127 City employees have participated in 126
training workshops.
The term for this agreement is for 12 months, beginning July 1,
1997 at a cost of $1,625.00. This is an increase of $50 from the
first year's contract with Liebert, Cassidy & Frierson for these
training services which was authorized by Resolution #96-99 and
adopted on April 15, 1996. It is recommended that this new
agreement for services for 1997/98 be adopted.
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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 & FRIERSON, 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-nine (29) public agencies in the
San Gabriel Valley 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 1,1997, 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.
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Attorney will provide these special services to City for a fee of One Thousand Six
Hundred Twenty-Five Dollars ($1,625.00), payable in one payment on or about August 1, 1997.
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 its normal hourly fees. 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.
IndeJ)endl!nt Contractor:
It is understood and agreed that Attorney is and shall remain an independent contractor
under this Agreement.
Tenn:
The term of this Agreement is twelve (12) months commencing July 1, 1997. 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 & Frierson, and the San
Bernardino City Attorney.
Condition Precedent:
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It is understood and agreed that the parties' aforesaid rights and obligations are contingent
on no less than twenty-nine (29) local agency employers entering into a substantially identical
Agreement with Attorney on or about July 1, 1997.
THIS AGREEMENT SUPERSEDES ANY PREVIOUS AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE
PARTIES.
Dated: c.. - 2- c{ -77
LIEBERT, CASSIDY & FRIERSON
A Professional Corporation
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By
RICHARD KREISLER, Partner
Dated:
CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
A Municipal Corporation
Approved as to form and content.
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