HomeMy WebLinkAbout22- City Administrator CITY OF SAN BERN IDINO REQUEST Fk 1 COUNCIL ACTION
From: Fred Wilson Subject: Authorize agreement with Ralph
Assistant City Administrator Anderson & Assoc. to perform
Dept: police department management audit
September 12 , 1994
Date:
Synopsis of Previous Council action:
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Recommended motion:
Adopt resolution.
Signature
Contact person: Phone:
Supporting data attached: yes Ward:
FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: Amount: 53 ,900
Source: (Acct. No.) 108-000-30405
(Acct. Description) asset forfeiture, fund
Finance:
Council Notes:
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CITY OF SAN BERN, ZDINO - REQUEST F(:R COUNCIL ACTION
STAFF REPORT
In July 1994, as part of the discussion at the City-wide Street
Lighting/Street Sweeping Assessment District meeting, the issue of
a management audit of the Police Department was discussed. The
City Administrator was requested to prepare a Request for Proposals
(RFP) document and submit it to qualified firms to perform the
audit.
The RFP was prepared in late July and sent to 20 firms with
experience in performing management audits of police departments.
A total of six firms responded to the RFP. The proposals were
reviewed by a committee consisting of the Mayor, City
« , �Adm�nistratox„,,,Assistant2City Administrator and Police Chief. Of F
thy- si^kc”"fi�rm�s lwh ch sixbmi�tted pro`�os&ls;, three; fiims were, selected i y
to make a presentation to-the Committee. The three firms were:
1. Ralph Anderson and Associates.
2. Towers Perrin
3 . Harvey Rose Corporation
As a result of the selection process, the Committee unanimously
agreed that the firm of Ralph Anderson and Associates was best
qualified to undertake this audit. The Committee recommendation
was based on a combination of factors including:
a. the professional skills and credentials of the consultant
staff to be assigned to the project.
b. the approach to performing the audit.
C. the proposed fee.
d. related experien6e' ind 7, references.
e. level of understanding of the desired work scope of the
project
The proposed work plan developed by the. consultant is provided in
Attachment A. The intent of this work plan is to provide an
overview of the approach which will used for the successful
completion of the management audit.
The cost for the audit is $53,900 and the funding source will be
the Asset Forfeiture Fund. With respect to timing, the audit
should be completed within 100 days of award of contract which
should be by the beginning of the calendar year.
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1 RESOLUTION NO.
2 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AUTHORIZING THE
EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
3 AND RALPH ANDERSON is ASSOCIATES, INC. FOR SERVICES RELATING TO THE
PERFORMANCE OF A MANAGEMENT AUDIT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
5 SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS:
6 SECTION 1. The Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to
7 execute on behalf of the City an agreement by and between the City
8 of San Bernardino and Ralph Anderson and Associates, Inc. , fc -
9 services relating to the performance of a management audit of the
10 Police Department.
11 SECTION 2 . The authorization to execute the above-referenced
12 agreement is rescinded if the parties to the agreement fail to
13 execute it within sixty (60) days of the passage of this
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15 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly
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16 adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San
17 Bernardino at a meeting thereof, held on the
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19 Councilmembers AYES NAYS ABSTAIN ABSENT
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City of San Bernardino
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Approved as to form
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8 JAMES F. PENMAN
City Attorney
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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
This Agreement is made by and between the City of San Bernardino ("the City"),
and Ralph Andersen & Associates ("the Consultant").
1. Project Engagement. The City agrees to engage the Consultant to perform
those services described below, for completion of the project described as
follows: Police Department Management Audit (the "Project").
2. Sees. The Consultant agrees to perform certain services necessary for
completion of the Project, which services shall include, without limitation,
the following:
A complete description of the services to be provided are contained in a
proposal from the Consultant to the City,dated August 10, 1994,and the work
scope in the Request for Proposals document which is incorporated herein
by reference.
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3. Relationshig. The Consultant is an independent contractor and is not to be
considered an agent or employee of the City.
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4. Compensation. As full compensation for the Consultant's professional
services performed hereunder, the City shall pay the Consultant the fixed
amount of $47,800 (Forty Seven Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars)
("professional services fee").
5. Expense Reimbursement. The Consultant shall be entitled for the
reimbursement of expenses from the City for such expenses as travel,printing
and binding, postage and delivery, and clerical and long-distance telephone
charges not-to-exceed $6,100 (Six Thousand One Hundred Dollars). The
Consultant shall provide the City with a listing of expenses by category of
expense as a part of monthly billings.
6. Compensation for Additional Services. In the event the City requires services
in addition to those described in Paragraph 2, the Consultant shall be
compensated at the Consultant's standard hourly rates for professional
services, plus reimbursement of expenses.
S a c r a m e n t o D a I I a s N e w p o r t B e a c h
Professional Sendces Agreement
Police Deportment Management Audit
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7. Method of Payment. Progress payment of the Consultant's professional
services fee and expenses shall be made on a monthly basis by the City upon
receipt of billings from the Consultant.
8. J=. The term of this agreement shall commence on September 20, 1994,
at which time the Consultant shall begin work on the Project and shall
continue, subject to the termination provisions of Paragraph 9,until the date
that the Consultant completes the Project. The time of completion of the
Project is estimated to be 16 (Sixteen) weeks. {
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9. Termination. This agreement may be terminated: (a)by either party at any
time for failure of the other parry to comply with the terms and conditions
of this Agreement; (b) by either party upon 10 days prior written notice to
the other party; or (c) upon mutual written agreement of both parties. In
the event of termination,the Consultant shall stop work immediately and shall
be entitled to compensation for professional service fees and for expense
reimbursement to the date of termination.
10. Insurance The Consultant shall maintain in force during the term of the
agreement, Comprehensive General Liability Insurance with the Extended
Liability Endorsement, including Personal Injury; Commercial Umbrella
Liability; Automobile Liability Insurance, including Non-Owned and Hired
Liability; and Workers' Compensation and Employers' Liability Insurance.
Such insurance shall be in amounts reasonably satisfactory to the City.
11. Hold Harmless. The Consultant shall be responsible for its acts of negligence,
and the City shall be responsible for its acts of negligence. The Consultant
agrees to indemnify and hold the City harmless from any and all claims,
demands, actions and causes of action to the extent caused by the negligent
acts of the Consultant, its officers, agents and employees, by reason of the
performance of this agreement. This indemnity shall not be construed to
require indemnification of others. +
12. Miscellaneous.
a. The entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject
matter hereunder is contained in this agreement.
b. Neither this agreement nor any rights or obligations hereunder shall
be assigned or delegated by the Consultant without the prior written
consent of the City.
Professional Services Ageement
Police Department Management Audit
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C. This agreement shall be modified only by a written agreement duly
executed by the City and the Consultant.
d. Should any of the provisions hereunder be found to be invalid, void
or voidable by a court, the remaining provisions shall remain in full
force and effect.
e. This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
the laws of the State of California.
f. All notices required or permitted under this agreement shall be deemed
to have been given if and when deposited in the United States mail,
properly stamped and addressed to the party for whom intended at such
party's address listed below,or when delivered personally to such party.
A party may change its address for notice hereunder by giving written
notice to the other party.
CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO, a
Municipal Corporation of State of
ATTEST: California
Rachel Clark Tom Minor, Mayor
City Clerk City of San Bernardino
F Ralph Andersen & Associates
Approved as to form and legal
content:
James F. Penman
City Attorney
1 ATTACHMENT A
rJ WORK PLAN
This work plan provides the consultants and the City with a"road
map for the successful completion of the management audit. The
m work plan description is a series of tasks and sub-tasks which are
generally in sequential order although it should be noted that some
tasks will be conducted concurrently, Also,specific tasks for routine
status reporting (verbal and written)have not been included in this
work plan.
Task 1 — Initial Consultation
Immediately after receiving notification of being selected to
conduct the management audit,Ralph Andersen&Associates
will schedule a meeting with the City Administrator and the
City's Project Manager or Project Steering Committee if one
is designated. The purpose of this initial consultation is to
Provide an early opportunity to discuss the work plan, audit
objectives, timing and other issues and, to make any changes
or modifications as appropriate. The consultants will also use
this initial consultation to review a schedule for the audit
1 initiation activities.
Task 2 — Audit Initiation
Several specific activities will be conducted to initiate the
management audit and each is described briefly below.
Task 2.1—Meet With The
f The consultants will meet with the Chief of Police and
the available members of the Department's command
ME The purpose of the meeting is to brief the staff
on the management audit including a review of the
audit objectives, timing, and work plan. The meeting
will provide an opportunity for staff to ask questions
of the consultants and to review audit coordinating
issues.
Wort Plan
Task 21 — Conduct Briefing Sessions
The consultants will conduct up to 12 briefing sessions
for Department employees. The briefing sessions will
be scheduled over a two or three day period and at
various times of the day to ensure that as many
employees as possible have an opportunity to attend.
The purpose of the briefing session is to review the
audit objectives, timing and work plan and to provide
an opportunity for employees to ask questions.
In addition to review of the audit process, the briefing
sessions will be used to distribute operational question-
naires (to be completed by managers and supervisors)
and organization climate assessment forms (to be
completed by all employees). The organization climate
assessment is a confidential survey of attitudes and
opinions about various aspects of the Department. The
survey form will be explained at the briefings and all
employees provided with an envelope so that they may
! complete and return the survey directly to Ralph ,
Andersen&Associates for analysis. The results of the
organization climate assessment will be reported in a
manner that preserves individual confidentiality. j
Task 23 — Data Collection Checklist
Immediate upon receiving notification of selection,
Ralph Andersen & Associates will prepare a data
collection checklist. The checklist will be provided to
the Department in advance of the meetings and
briefings described above so that ample time is avail-
able for assembling the documents. The data required
R will include the following types of information:
■ Budgets for the past five years 1
■ Annual reports for the past five years
• Organization charts by division
■ Current work schedules and staff assignments
■ General orders and policy manuals
■ Class specifications t
• Workload data 1
■ Monthly or quarterly management reports
■ Mission, goal and objective statements
■ Community-oriented policing plans
■ Equipment listing
• Copies of relevant special reports
m MOUs with employee groups.
Work Plan t.
All of the materials and documents collected will be reviewed
and used by the consultants during the course of the man-
agement audit and will be returned at its completion.
Task 3 — Conduct Interviews and Observations
Interviews and observations will be conducted as described
in the following sub-tasks.
Task 3.1 — 4rhpd»lp i..to.•s.: ^
The consultants will prepare a master interview
schedule based upon organization charts, staff
assignments, and work schedules. The interview
schedule will be provided to the Department several
days in advance and it will be expected to make the
necessary arrangements with individuals.
Task 3.2 — ndust intervim
The consultants will conduct individual interviews with
all command staff, supervisors and lead positions and
a selected number of officers and employees. The
consultants will review all of the completed organiza-
tion climate survey forms to identify employees
indicating a desire to be interviewed. All those
requesting an interview will be accommodated.
Generally, the interview will be conducted at the work
location of the individual being interviewed or if a
Private office is not available, in a conference room or
other private space. The interviews will be used by the
consultants to help gain an understanding of the
organization and operations of the Department.
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Task-3. 1, —
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The consultants will make direct observation of some
of the activities of the Department. Some of those
observations may be in conjunction with interviews(re-
cords and crime analysis for example)while others will
be specific activities (patrol for example). The
consultants will make direct observations of patrol
activities and will select individual patrol officers and
supervisors at random. The observation of patrol
activities will be conducted during all shifts and include
weekends to help ensure the full range of activity
periods are observed.
Work P1=
Task 4 — Collection Comparative Data
During the initial meetings with the Chief of Police and
Command Staff the consultants will discuss the comparative
analysis and identify cities for use in the survey. The
comparative analysis will use up to ten cities with similar
demographic profiles and should include those the
Department typically uses in comparisons. Information will
be collected by the consultants from the selected comparison
cities and from data compiled in US Department of Justice
reports.
Task 5 — Documentation and Issue Identification
f The documentation and issue identification task and resulting
product provides an early opportunity to both confirm the
understanding of the Department's organization and
operations and,to identify issues on a preliminary basis. The
specific activities related to documentation and assessment
are described in the following sub-tasks.
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Task 5.1 — Operations Profile
An operations profile of the Police Department will be
prepared by the consultants to document the existing
organization and services and to establish a base from
which to conduct subsequent analysis. The profile will
provide an overview description of the organization,
staffing, budget, services, and major service delivery
methods for each division of the Department. The
completed profile will serve as a means to review and
confirm the consultant's understanding of the
P organization and will subsequently become a part of the
various report documents.
fTask 5.2 — Issue Mentif cation
Using the information collected and reviewed to this
point in the audit and based upon preliminary analysis,
the consultants will identify significant issues related to
the organization and operations of the Department.
The issues identified will generally relate to the use and
deployment of resources, workload and staffing,
effectiveness of service delivery methods, organization
issues, use of technology, and resources generally.
Each issue identified will be identified and an
explanation of its significance provided.
Work Plan
Task 53 — Preparelgeview Interim Report
The consultants will prepare an interim report that
includes the profile and the results of the issue
identification. The report will be provided to the City
in advance of a meeting scheduled to review it. The
review meeting should include the City Administrator,
the City's Project Manager and the Chief of Police.
During the review meeting the consultants will expect
to receive corrections or changes to the profile and will
discuss in detail the issues identified. In discussing the
issues identified, the consultants will suggest potential
methods of addressing the issues. The review of the
interim report is intended to provide a forum for the
discussion of significant issues in the Department and
to set the direction for the detailed analysis that will
follow. In addition, the consultant will be available to
brief the Mayor/City Council on the progress of the
audit and preliminary issues and directions(if desired).
Task 6 — Detailed Analysis
As was described in the methodologies portion of this
proposal, the consultants will conduct a variety of detailed
analysis tasks of the Police Department. The specific analysis
activities are described briefly in the sub-tasks below.
Tssk 6.1 — Comps gt ti.►e s ahsis
An analysis of such factors as crime rates, budget, and
staffing levels of the San Bernardino Police Department
compared with up to ten other,similar departments will
be conducted. In addition, crime rate data will be
compared with state and national data to help place the
Department into perspective.
Task 6.2 — O An17�ti�n ^1;,;,atr '.-ePS-menr
The results of the organization climate survey will be
analyzed to assess the climate in the San Bernardino
Police Department. The analysis will identify
significant issues and will, depending upon the results
of the survey,be reported at the Department and divi-
sion level. Additional analysis by organization level,
class of employee (sworn or non-sworn) and length of
service may be included in the analysis if the results are
significant. Overall, this analysis will provide
information about the attitudes and opinions of em-
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ployees concerning the organization and operations of
the Department.
Task 6.3 — Standards Identification and Analysis
This analysis will identify service and performance
standards used by each of the divisions and their major
functions. It will include such standards and perfor-
mance measures such as response time by type of call
for service, clearance rates by category, and program-
matic measures such as crime prevention briefings and
others. The purpose of the standards identification and
analysis is to help assess whether service delivery meth-
ods, as measured by service standards, should be
modified to improve efficiency and effectiveness and
allow for a reallocation of resources.
Task 6.4 — Organization Analysis
This analysis will examine organization ,structure,
reporting relationships,inter and intra-division commu-
nications,and management control and reporting. The
organization analysis will focus on the three divisions
and their major details. The analysis will also focus on
such issues as the levels of specialization and the
compatibility of existing specialization with community
policing.
Task 6.5 — Operations Analysis
The primary focus of the operations analysis is upon
how services are provided. .The analysis will examine
such issues as work schedules, deployment practices,
policing strategies, workload and staffing levels,
adequacy of physical assets, and others. It is anticipat-
ed that the operations analysis will identify opportuni-
ties to make changes that will enable the reallocation
of resources.
Task 6.6 — Administrative Systems Analysis
The purpose of the administrative systems analysis is
to assess their effectiveness in managing, controlling,
and facilitating the delivery of services. The systems
analyzed will include training and employee develop-
ment, performance management, Department policy
manuals, job rotation system, financial management
systems, and others. The results of the analysis is
anticipated to identify specific opportunities for
improvement.
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Task 6.7 --Technology Systems
The purpose of this analysis is to review the current use
of technology in the Department, specifically as it
relates to opportunities to enhance organizational
efficiency and effectiveness. This review may include
communications equipment, crime analysis opportuni-
ties and other areas of Police Department operations
that are generally impacted by technology. This
analysis will also include an evaluation of vehicle
locator systems.
Task 7 — Draft Management Audit Report
After completing the detailed analysis the consultants will
begin the tasks related to the preparation and review of the
` Draft Management Audit Report.
Task 7.1 —Prepare Draft Management Audit Reps
The Draft Management Audit Report will be a
comprehensive written document and include the
following information:
a Appropriate background and introductory
information including a brief description of
the audit objectives and study methods;
■ The organization profile as revised (at the
interim report stage) through its review with
the Department's Command Staff;
■ The results of the organization climate assess-
ment and analysis;
■ The results of the detailed analysis expressed
as specific findings;
■ Specific recommendations to address the find-
ings and including a description of the impact
of the recommendations;
■ A specific implementation plan including esti-
mates of the resource deployment impact of
the recommendations.
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The Draft Management Audit Report will be complete
in every respect but is intended to be a working
document subject to revision based upon its review.
Task 7.2 — Review Draft Management Audit Reps
Copies of the Draft Report will be provided to the City
prior to the meeting to review it. The consultants will
meet with the City Administrator, City's Project
Manager and Chief of Police to review and discuss the
contents of the Draft Report. It is anticipated that this
review meeting will include discussion of any concerns
regarding recommendations,assumptions,or facts,that
may be expressed by the Department. Any concerns
expressed by the Department will be recorded and
follow up analysis conducted as necessary to resolve
them. If the City chooses, the consultants are also
available to present an overview of the draft final
! report to the Mayor/City Council.
Task 73 — Conduct Follow Up-Analysis
To the extent necessary based upon the review of the
Draft Report, the consultants will conduct follow up
analysis. This may include collecting additional
information from the Department including conducting
additional interviews.
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Task 8 — Final Management Audit Report
Upon completing the follow up analysis the consultants will
prepare and review a Final Management Audit Report.
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The Final Report will include all of the information
from the Draft as revised by its review and follow up
analysis and meeting. In addition,the Final Report will
contain a comprehensive executive summary.
Task 82 — Present Final Management Audit Report
Fifteen copies of the Final Management Audit Report
will be provided to the City in advance of its presenta-
tion. The consultants will present the Final Report at
one meeting of the Mayor and City Council.
To help ensure that Department staff are informed of
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the executive summary of the final report be provided
for employee review. The consultants will provide the
Department with reproducible copy of the executive
summary so that it can be distributed by the Depart-
ment in advance of the presentation meeting.
Task 9 — Technical Assistance
After completing the management audit,the consultant team
will be available to assist the Department in providing any
needed follow up or other technical assistance. This
assistance will be in the form of two on-site meetings and
unlimited telephone calls for the six month period following
completion of the audit.
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