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From: James F. Penman, City Attorney Subject: Resolution Approving An Agreement
with Liebert, Cassidy& Frierson for
Dept: City Attorney Labor Relations Training Services
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Date: August 13 1996 ORIGINAL
Synopsis of Previous Council action:
Resolution 96-99, April 15, 1996
Recommended motion:
Adopt Resolution.
Signature
Contact person: Dennis A. Barlow Phone: 5355
Supporting data attached: Ward:
FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: Amount:
Source: (Acct. No.)
(Acct. Description)
Finance:
Council Notes:
75-0262 Agenda Item No. S
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July 30, 1996
Barbara Dillon, Director of Personnel
City of San Bernardino
300 North "D" Street
San Bernardino, CA 92418
Ms. Dillon:
We are looking forward to a very successful year with the San Gabriel Valley ERC. The consortium
committee has selected a wide variety of topics for your managers and supervisors. A final schedule
of workshops will be forthcoming.
Enclosed is an Agreement for Special Services. Please return a signed copy to our office.
Sincerely,
LIEBERT, CASSIDY & FRIERSON
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Melanie M. Poturica
Managing Partner
6033 W. Century Blvd. Law Offices Of 49 Stevenson Street
Suite 601 Suite 1050
Los Angeles, CA 90045 San Francisco, CA 94105
E-Mail LCFLA @aol.com Liebert, Cassidy � Frierson E-Mail LCFSF @aol.com
(310) 645-6492 (415) 546-6100
(310) 337-0837 Fax Fax (415) 546-6831
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-eight 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:
Attorney's Services:
During the year beginning September 1, 1996,Attorney will provide the following services
to City (and the other aforesaid public agencies):
1. Five days of group training workshops covering such employment relations subjects
as negotiation strategies, employment discrimination and affirmative action,
employment relations from the perspective of elected officials, grievance and
discipline administration for supervisors and managers,planning for and responding
to concerted job actions, current court, administrative and legislative developments
in the personnel relations area, etc., with the specific subjects covered and lengths of
individual workshop presentations to be determined by the City and the other said
local agencies;
2. Providing a monthly newsletter covering employment relations developments.
Fee:
Attorney will provide these special services to City for a fee of One Thousand Five
Hundred Seventy-Five Dollars ($1,575.00),payable in one payment on or about November 1, 1996,
or, at option of City, one-half on or about November 1, 1996, and the remaining one-half on or
before March 15, 1997. Said fee will cover Attorney's time in providing said training.
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AGREEMENT FOR SPECIAL SERVICES
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.
Independent Contractor:
It is understood and agreed that Attorney is and shall remain an independent contractor
under this Agreement.
Term:
The term of this Agreement is twelve (12) months commencing September 1, 1996. 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:
It is understood and agreed that the parties' aforesaid rights and obligations are contingent
on no less than twenty-eight (28) local agency employers entering into a substantially identical
Agreement with Attorney on or about September 1, 1996.
THIS AGREEMENT SUPERSEDES ANY PREVIOUS AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.
Dated: LIEBERT, CASSIDY & FRIERSON
A Professional Corporation
By:
Dated: CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
Tom Minor, Mayor
Approved as to form and content.
JAMES F. PENMAN, City Attorney
By:
DAB/tbm [LIEBERT.AGR] 2 April 4, 1996