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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988-026 l .. 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 NO. 88-26 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 6433 ENTITLED IN PART "A RESOLUTION.... CREATING AND ESTABLISHING POSITIONS FOR THE VARIOUS DE- PARTMENTS OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO"; ESTABLISHING THE POSITION OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION CLERK AND DELETING THE POSI- TION OF INTERMEDIATE TYPIST IN THE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION DIVI- SION AND ESTABLISHING THE POSITIONS OF ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PARK, RECREATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES; PARK PROJECTS COOR- DINATOR; LANDSCAPE INSPECTOR; ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR II; TYPIST CLERK II; AND TYPIST CLERK III AND DELETING THE POSTIONS OF SENIOR STENOGRAPHER CLERK; INTER- MEDIATE TYPIST CLERK AND ADMINiSTRATIVE ASSISTANT IN THE PARKS, RECREATION & COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Resolution No. 6433, Section Four, Sub-sec- tion 4.1 is amended to read: SUB SEC DEPARTMENT/ DIVISION NO. OF CLASSIFICATION POSITIONS TITLE 4.1 MAYOR 1 Mayor 1 Administrative Assistant to the Mayor 1 Conservation Crew Supervisor 1 Cultural Affairs Coordinator 1 Executive Assistant to the Mayor 1 Executive Secretary to the Mayor 1 Project Coordinator 1 Secretary 1 Senior Secretary 1 Typist Clerk I Affirmative Action 1 Affirmative Action Officer 1 Affirmative Action Clerk <Cont inued) PAGE 1 13 JAN 1988 f 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 SECTION 2. Resolution No. 6433, Section Four, Subsection 4.17 is amended to read: 4.17 PARKS, RECREATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES 1 1 1 1 Account Clerk I Account Clerk II Administrative Opera- tions Supervisor II Assistant Director of Parks, Recreation & Community Services Director of Parks, Recreation & Commu- nity Services Typist Clerk II Typist Clerk III SECTION 3. Resolution No. 6433, Section Four, Sub- Landscape Inspector Park Projects Coordi- nator Maintenance Plumber I Maintenance Plumber II Park Maintenance Lead- worker Park Maintenance Super- visor Park Maintenance Worker I Park Maintenance Worker II Park Maintenance Worker III Superintendent of Parks" 24 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was 25 duly adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of 26 27 28 1 2 1 section 4.l7A is amended to read: "4.l7A PARKS DIVISION 1 1 1 2 5 3 16 12 18 1 San Bernardino at a reqular meeting thereof, held on (Cont inued) PAGE 2 13 JAN 1988 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 the 1 ~r day of Fphrll~ry , 1988, by the follow- ing vote, to wit: AYES: Council Members Estrada. Reilly, FlnrA~ Maudsley. Minor. Miller NAY S : None ABSENT: Council Member Pope-Ludlam ~:7/#~~ /' City Clerk The foregoing resolution is hereby approved this~ day of February , 1988. 'A~ }l~ Mayor of the'City of S~n Bernardino Approved as to form and legal content: '7' '?- ::<0 j Cd . . . A PROPOSAL FROM . COLEMAN J. WALSH RICHARDS, WATSON & GERSHON A Professional Corporation . To The . CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO DECEMBER 28, 1987 . . . . . . OUTLINE OF PROPOSAL . I. RICHARDS, WATSON & GERSHON'S APPROACH TO LABOR NEGOTIATIONS . . II. QUALIFICATIONS OF THE FIRM A. Description of the Firm B. Background of the Attorney C. Prior Experience of the Firm D. Partial List of Clients E. Scope of Services . III. LABOR NEGOTIATIONS PROPOSAL . IV. CONCLUSION . . . . -i- 871222 lsj A148.CJW 1 . . I. RICHARDS, WATSON & GERSHON'S APPROACH TO LABOR NEGOTIATIONS . . Richards, Watson & Gershon approaches municipal labor relations issues in a manner which sets it apart from other law firms and consultants. It is the philosophy of the Firm to recognize and resolve employee relations problems at the earliest possible time and at the lowest possible cost to the client. The Firm prides itself on providing practical and cost-efficient solutions to all labor relations problems. As we develop a nego- tiation strategy for the City of San Bernardino's specific needs and problems, we will be guided by the City's responsibility to maintain control of its workforce, exercise fiscal respon- sibility, and be responsive to the needs of its citizens. Our Firm believes that the client must always retain ultimate control over all negotiation decisions while we analyze the negotiation circumstances, present alternatives, and obtain the desired results at the bargaining table. We believe that few negotiators can examine a bargaining situation, determine the needs of the client, and develop a legal strategy to achieve the client's goals as effectively as Richards, Watson & Gershon. . . . . . . In providing our services, the Firm always provides quick access to qualified and ex~erienced attorneys and a back-up system for each attorney. In case of an emergency, an attorney familiar with your situation is always available who can provide . -1- 871222 lsj A148.CJW 1 . . . advice and guidance to the city. Telephone calls are either answered immediately or returned the morning or afternoon they are received. Meetings are scheduled at the convenience of the client. . . We do not believe that the negotiation process ends with the signing of the contract. At the conclusion of nego- tiations, we are usually asked to conduct a training session for all managers and supervisors which covers the changes made in the memorandum of understanding and the effects those changes will have on their jobs and the employees they supervise. Each manager attending the training session receives a handbook detailing the results and impact of the negotiations. . . II. QUALIFICATIONS OF THE FIRM . A. DescriDtion of the Firm Richards, Watson & Gershon is a firm of fifty attorneys, with five attorneys specializing in the field of public sector labor relations. The firm provides full legal and labor relations services to more than fifty public agencies in California. . . . -2- 871223 kw A148.CJW 2 . . . B. Backaround of Chief Neaotiator Coleman J. Walsh, Jr. is the firm's Senior Employment Law Associate. Mr. Walsh will provide the negotiation services to the City. Mr. Walsh's biography is attached. . . C. Prior Experience Richards, Watson & Gershon provides over fifty public agencies in California with complete labor relations services, ranging from periodic telephone advice to total labor relations representation, including negotiations and repre- sentation before administrative agencies and courts. . D. Partial List of Clients . City of Anaheim City of Avalon City of Carson city of Coachella City of Hanford City of Long Beach city of Rancho Palos Verdes City of Seal Beach City of South El Monte City of West Hollywood Los Angeles County Transportation Commission Leucadia Sanitation District . . . . Orange County Sanitation District -3- 871222 lsj A148.CJW 1 . ~ - I- - - . . . - . . Midway Sanitation District Additional clients may be provided upon request. E. Scope of Service - Labor Relations The Richards, Watson & Gershon Employment Law Department can provide a full range of legal services in addition to acting as the City's negotiator. Specific services which we provide include the following: * Serve as Chief Negotiator. * Representation at meet-and-negotiate planning and strategy sessions. * Analysis and costing of Employee Organization proposals. * Drafting of City proposals. * Representation at impasse proceedings. * Representation and implementation of strike planning strategies. * Management training workshops. -4- 871222 lsj A148.CJW 1 . III. LABOR NEGOTIATIONS PROPOSAL . We propose to provide all services as directed by the City Manager on the following basis: . . Flat Fee 1st Unit Each Additional unit $9,000 $5,000 . If the City wishes services may be provided on an hourly rate basis. . IV. CONCLUSION City governments in California are currently facing challenges that were not even considered ten years ago. Public employers must be prepared to deal with employees who may now legally engage in strikes. Other factors influencing municipal labor relations, which must be considered when a negotiator position is selected, include the increased sophistication of employee collective bargaining representatives, and the growing number of State and Federal employment laws being applied to municipal employees. All of these factors serve to accentuate the necessity of the City obtaining the best employee relations advice available. We believe that Richards, Watson & Gershon can provide the City of San Bernardino with the finest labor rela- tions representation in the State. . . . . -5- 871222 lsj A148.CJW 1 . . COLEMAN J. WALSH, JR. . . COLEMAN J. WALSH, JR. is the senior employment law associate in the law firm of Richards, Watson & Gershon. Mr. Walsh is a 1977 graduate of Suffolk University Law School in Boston, Massachusetts, and Cornell University's Graduate School of Industrial and Labor Relations. Mr. Walsh represents public and private employers in all areas of employment law, including wrongful terminations, negotiations, strikes, arbitrations, personnel system design and implementation, supervisory training, preventive labor relations, wage and hour matters, and discri- mination complaints. Mr. Walsh has negotiated collective bar- gaining agreements with the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Teamsters, OPEIU, Laborers, and Steel- workers, among others. He represents employers before all State and Federal courts and governmental agencies, including the Public Employment Relations Board, National Labor Relations Board, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Department of Fair Employment and Housing, and California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement. Mr. Walsh is a frequent speaker before employer and trade associations. . . . . . . . -6- 871222 lsj A148.CJW 1 .