HomeMy WebLinkAboutC21523 CV Emplymnt Relations ConsortiumREQUEST:
Contract No. C21523 1
CITY OF PALM DESERT
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
Approve by minute motion the renewal of the contract with the law
firm of Liebert Cassidy Whitmore (LCW), to maintain the City's
membership in the Coachella Valley Employment Relations
Consortium, and authorize the City Manager to sign this contract.
DATE: June 28, 2007
CONTENTS: 1) Proposed Agreement for Special Services between the City and
LCW
2) Membership invoice for fiscal year 2007/08
SUBMITTED BY: Lori Carney, Human Resources Manager
Recommendation:
Approve renewal of the contract with LCW enabling the City to maintain its membership
in the Coachella Valley Employment Relations Consortium, authorize the City manager
to sign the proposed contract with LCW, and authorize the payment of the annual
membership fee of $3,625 before August 1, 2007.
Discussion:
The City of Palm Desert is a long-standing member of the Coachella Valley
Employment Relations Consortium. The consortium is comprised of most of the other
valley cities, Coachella Valley Water District and other special districts. Membership in
the consortium provides the City with several advantages:
• It offers specialized training for our Human Resources staff that is essential in
keeping the City in compliance with the ever -changing rules and regulations
that govern employment practices.
• It provides other City executives, managers, and supervisors with important
training in employment practices that is useful in the performance of their
daily duties.
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• It entitles members to receive basic legal advise from LCW partners and
associates at no additional charge.
• It is the only organized forum for Coachella Valley Human Resources
professionals to get together on a regular basis to discuss common issues
and share innovations.
Fiscal Impact:
Submitted
$3,625.00 (Funds have been requested in the 2007/2008 Human
Resources Department's City Wide Training account (110-4154-
415-3121)
LORI CABePQtY
Human Resources Manager
Approval:
CARLOS L. 0
City Manager
wed andh4pp '•ved:
SHEILA R.ILIGAN
Assistant City Manage
Community Services
GA PAUL GIBSON
Finance Director
CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
APPROVED DENIED
RECEIVED OTHER
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Original on File wri City Clerk's Office
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Contract No. C21523
AGREEMENT FOR SPECIAL SERVICES
This Agreement is entered into between the CITY OF PALM DESERT, A Municipal
Corporation, hereinafter referred to as "City," and the law firm of LIEBERT CASSIDY
WHITMORE, A Professional Corporation, hereinafter referred to as "Attorney."
WHEREAS City has the need to secure expert training and consulting services to assist
City in its relations and negotiations with its employee organizations; and
WHEREAS City has determined that no less than eleven (11) public agencies in the
Coachella Valley area 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 July 1, 2007, 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. Availability of Attorney for City to consult by telephone.
3. A monthly newsletter covering employment relations developments.
Fee:
Attorney will provide these special services to City for a fee of Three Thousand Six
Hundred Twenty Five Dollars ($3,625.00), payable in one payment prior to August 1, 2007. The
fee, if paid after August 1, 2007 will be $3,725.00. Said fee will cover Attorney's time in
providing said training and consultative services and the development and printing of written
materials provided to attendees at the training programs.
Contract No. C21523
Additional Services:
Attorney shall, as and when requested by City, make itself available to City to provide
representational, litigation, and other employment relations services. The City will be billed for
the actual time such representation services are rendered, including reasonable travel time, plus
any necessary costs and expenses authorized by the City.
The range of hourly rates for Attorney time is from One Hundred Sixty to Two Hundred
Ninety Dollars ($160.00 - $290.00) per hour for attorney staff and from One Hundred to One
Hundred Thirty Dollars ($100.00 - $130.00) per hour for services provided by paraprofessional
staff. Attorneys and paraprofessional staff bill their time in minimum units of one -tenth of an
hour. Communications advice (telephone, voice -mail, e-mail) is billed in a minimum increment
of three -tenths (.30) of an hour.
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 July 1, 2007. The term
may be extended for additional periods of time by the written consent of the parties.
Condition Precedent:
It is understood and agreed that the parties' aforesaid rights and obligations are contingent
on no less than eleven (11) local agency employers entering into a substantially identical
Agreement with Attorney on or about July 1, 2007.
Dated: 41" 7i "v
LIEBERT CASSIDY WHITMORE
A Professional Corporation
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By
Dated: CITY OF PALM DESERT
A Municipal Corporation
By
LIEBERT CASSIDY WHITMORE
A PROFESSIONAL. LAW CORPORA I ION
6033 W. Century Boulevard, Stun' 500
Los Angeles, Caltti)rnta 90045
Tel: (310) 981-2000 • Fax: (310) 337-0560
Www.lcwlegal.c rn
INVOICE
Apri126, 2007
Sheila Gilligan
Assistant City Manager of Community Services & Public Information
City of Palm Desert
73-510 Fred Waring Drive
Palm Desert, CA 92260-2578
(ER020-004)
INVOICE NUMBER: 76577
COACHELLA VALLEY EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS CONSORTIUM
Membership: 07/01/07 through 06/30/08
TOTAL AMOUNT DUE: $3,625.00
If paid after August 1, 2007 amount due is $3, 725.00
(Includes $100.00 late fee)
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