HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-16-2015 Christopher David Ruiz Cameron - AgreementAGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into in the City of San Luis Obispo on June 1, 2015, by
and between the CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, a municipal corporation, hereinafter referred to as City,
and CHRISTOPHER DAVID RUIZ CAMERON, an individual, hereinafter referred to as Contractor.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, on 2015, the City Manager authorized payments for hearing
officer duties related to a personnel disciplinary appeal pursuant to the City's personnel rules and the
applicable Memorandum of Agreements (MOA).
WHEREAS, Contractor submitted a resume outlining his fee schedule for hearing officer
services, and was retained to perform such services.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of their mutual promises, obligations, and covenants
hereinafter contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. TERM. The term of this Agreement shall be from the date this Agreement is made and
entered, as first written above, until completion of hearing officer services in this matter.
2. INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE. Contractor agrees to comply with the City's
standard terms and conditions as modified which is attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein
by this reference. Contractor further agrees to perform services as outlined in his fee schedule which
is attached hereto as Exhibit B and incorporated herein by this reference.
3. CITY'S OBLIGATIONS. For hearing officer services in this matter as specified in this
Agreement, City will pay and Contractor shall receive therefor compensation in a total sum not to exceed
$30,000.
4. CONTRACTOR'S OBLIGATIONS. For and in consideration of the payments and
agreements hereinbefore mentioned to be made and performed by City, Contractor agrees with City to do
everything required by this Agreement.
5. AMENDMENTS. Any amendment, modification, or variation from the terms of this
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Agreement shall be in writing and shall be effective only upon approval by the Council or City Manager
of the City.
6. COMPLETE AGREEMENT. This written Agreement, including all writings
specifically incorporated herein by reference, shall constitute the complete agreement between the parties
hereto. No oral agreement, understanding, or representation not reduced to writing and specifically
incorporated herein shall be of any force or effect, nor shall any such oral agreement, understanding, or
representation be binding upon the parties hereto.
7. NOTICE. All written notices to the parties hereto shall be sent by United States mail,
postage prepaid by registered or certified mail addressed as follows:
City City Clerk
City of San Luis Obispo
990 Palm Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Contractor Christopher David Ruiz Cameron
3050 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90010
8. AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE AGREEMENT. Both City and Contractor do covenant
that each individual executing this agreement on behalf of each party is a person duly authorized and
empowered to execute Agreements for such party.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this instrument to be executed the day
and year first above written.
CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
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Exhibit
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
REQUIREMENTS
Business Tax. The Contractor must have a valid City of San Luis Obispo business tax
certificate before execution of the contract. Additional information regarding the City's
business tax program maybe obtained by calling (805) 781 -7134
CONTRACT PERFORMANCE
2. Ability to Perform. The Contractor warrants that it possesses, or has arranged through
subcontracts, all capital and other equipment, labor, materials, and licenses necessary to cant'
out and complete the work hereunder in compliance with any and all federal, state, county,
city, and special district laws, ordinances, and regulations.
3. Laws to be Observed. The Contractor shall keep itself fully informed of and shall observe
and comply with all applicable state and federal laws and county and City of San Luis
Obispo ordinances, regulations and adopted codes during its performance of the work.
4. Payment of Taxes. The contract prices shall include full compensation for all taxes that
the Contractor is required to pay.
5. Permits and Licenses. The Contractor shall procure all permits and licenses, pay all charges
and fees, and give all notices necessary.
6. Safety Provisions. The Contractor shall conform to the rules and regulations pertaining to
safety established by OSHA and the California Division of Industrial Safety.
7. Public and Employee Safety. Whenever the Contractor's operations create a condition
hazardous to the public or City employees, it shall, at its expense and without cost to the
City, furnish, erect and maintain such fences, temporary railings, barricades, lights, signs
and other devices and take such other protective measures as are necessary to prevent
accidents or damage or injury to the public and employees.
8. Preservation of City Property. The Contractor shall provide and install suitable
safeguards, approved by the City, to protect City property from injury or damage. If City
property is injured or damaged resulting from the Contractor's operations, it shall be
replaced or restored at the Contractor's expense. The facilities shall be replaced or restored
to a condition as good as when the Contractor began work.
9. Immigration Act of 1986. The Contractor warrants on behalf of itself and all
subcontractors engaged for the performance of this work that only persons authorized to
work in the United States pursuant to the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
and other applicable laws shall be employed in the performance of the work hereunder.
10. Contractor Non - Discrimination. In the performance of this work, the Contractor agrees that
it will not engage in, nor permit such subcontractors as it may employ, to engage in
discrimination in employment of persons because of age, race, color, sex, national origin or
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ancestry, sexual orientation, or religion of such persons.
11, Work Delays. Should the Contractor be obstructed or delayed in the work required to be
done hereunder by changes in the work or by any default, act, or omission of the City, or by
strikes, fire, earthquake, or any other Act of God, or by the inability to obtain materials,
equipment, or labor due to federal government restrictions arising out of defense or war
programs, then the time of completion may, at the City's sole option, be extended for such
periods as may be agreed upon by the City and the Contractor. In the event that there is
insufficient time to grant such extensions prior to the completion date of the contract, the City
may, at the time of acceptance of the work, waive liquidated damages that may have accrued
for failure to complete on time, due to any of the above, after hearing evidence as to the
reasons for such delay, and making a finding as to the causes of same.
12_ Payment Terms. The City's payment terms are 30 days from the receipt of an original
invoice and acceptance by the City of the materials, supplies, equipment or services
provided by the Contractor (Net 30).
13. Inspection. The Contractor shall furnish City with every reasonable opportunity for City
to ascertain that the services of the Contractor are being performed in accordance with the
requirements and intentions of this contract. All work done and all materials furnished, if
any, shall be subject to the City's inspection and approval. The inspection of such work
shall not relieve Contractor of any of its obligations to fulfill its contract requirements.
14. Audit. The City shall have the option of inspecting and /or auditing all records and other
written materials used by Contractor in preparing its invoices to City as a condition
precedent to any payment to Contractor.
15. Interests of Contractor. The Contractor covenants that it presently has no interest, and shall
not acquire any interest — direct, indirect or otherwise —that would conflict in any manner or
degree with the performance of the work hereunder. The Contractor further covenants
that, in the performance of this work, no subcontractor or person having such an interest
shall be employed. The Contractor certifies that no one who has or will have any financial
interest in perfonning this work is an officer or employee of the City. It is hereby expressly
agreed that, in the performance of the work hereunder, the Contractor shall at all times be
deemed an independent contractor and not an agent or employee of the City.
16. Contract Assignment. The Contractor shall not assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose
of the contract, or its right, title or interest, or its power to execute such a contract to any
individual or business entity of any kind without the previous written consent of the City.
17, Termination. If, during the term of the contract, the City determines that the Contractor is
not faithfully abiding by any term or condition contained herein, the City may notify the
Contractor in writing of such defect or failure to perform. This notice must give the
Contractor a 10 (ten) calendar day notice of time thereafter in which to perform said work or
cure the deficiency.
If the Contractor has not performed the work or cured the deficiency within the ten days
specified in the notice, such shall constitute a breach of the contract and the City may terminate
the contract immediately by written notice to the Contractor to said effect. Thereafter, neither
party shall have any further duties, obligations, responsibilities, or rights under the contract
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except, however, any and all obligations of the Contractor's surety shall remain in full force
and effect, and shall not be extinguished, reduced, or in any manner waived by the termination
thereof.
In said event, the Contractor shall be entitled to the reasonable value of its services
performed from the beginning date in which the breach occurs up to the day it received the
City's Notice of Termination, minus any offset from such payment representing the City's
damages from such breach. "Reasonable value" includes fees or charges for goods or services
as of the last milestone or task satisfactorily delivered or completed by the Contractor as may
be set forth in the Agreement payment schedule; compensation for any other work, services
or goods performed or provided by the Contractor shall be based solely on the City's
assessment of the value of the work -in- progress in completing the overall workscope.
The City reserves the right to delay any such payment until completion or confirmed
abandonment of the project, as may be determined in the City's sole discretion, so as to permit
a full and complete accounting of costs. In no event, however, shall the Contractor be
entitled to receive in excess of the compensation quoted in its proposal.
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Exhibit B
CHRISTOPHER DAVID RUIZ CAMERON
3050 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90010
(213) 738 -6749 (0)
(310) 529 -5816 (C)
ccainerontii %swlaw.edu
OCCUPATION Law Professor (1991 - present)
Arbitrator and Hearing Officer (1994- present)
Issued 150+ written awards or reports
AFFILIATIONS College of Labor & Employment Lawyers (2010 - present)
Labor & Employment Law Section — Los Angeles
County Bar Association (Chair, 2001 -02)
Labor Relations & Employment Law Section/Association
of American Law Schools (Chair, 2004 -05)
The Labor Law Group (1999- present)
Mexican American Bar Foundation (Director, 1999 - present)
EDUCATION Harvard Law School (J.D. 1983)
University of California, Los Angeles (B.A. 1980)
EXPERIENCE Los Angeles Employee Relations Board
Member (2011- present)
Southwestern Law School
Professor of Law (1991- present)
Courses: Civil Procedure I and II; Employment
Law Capstone; Labor Law; Sports Law
Taylor Roth Bush & Geffner (now Bush Gottlieb)
Partner (1991), Associate (1985 -90)
United States Circuit Judge Harry Pregerson
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Law Cleric (1983 -84)
INDUSTRIES Aerospace; airline; clerical /office; construction; education (post-
secondary); energy (electricity, gas, nuclear); entertainment (motion
picture, music, and television); health and human services;
manufacturing; police; public safety; retail food; sanitation;
transportation; warehousing
ROSTERS CFA - California State University; Los Angeles City Board of Civil
Service Commissioners; Los Angeles Police Commission Board of
Rights; Los Angeles County Employee Relations Commission; Los
Angeles Community College District; Santa Monica Personnel Board;
Santa Monica Permit Board; UWUA Local 132 -SoCal Gas; UWUA
Local 246 -SoCal Edison; Writers Guild of America, west, Inc. -
AMPTP
DECISIONS Copies of representative decisions available upon request
PUBLICATIONS Co- author, Labor Law in the Contemporary Workplace (West 2d ed.
2014); co- author, Labor - Management Relations: Strikes, Lockouts
and Boycotts (West ed. 2014 -15); author or co- author, 7 book
chapters and 23 articles published in California Law Review, UCLA
Law Review, Hastings Law Journal, and other periodicals
FEES $2,000 per diem (grievance /arbitration)*
$350 per hour (all other matters)
Plus actual reasonable expenses (including but not limited to
accommodations, food, and travel outside metropolitan Los
Angeles /Orange County)
*Applies unless otherwise agreed or established by law; per diem will be charged for each full or
partial day of hearing, study, and /or award preparation time; for hearings of more than one (1) day,
an interim bill may be invoiced; interest at statutory rate charged for unpaid fees over thirty (30)
days past due.
CANCELLATION Unless otherwise agreed, full per diem fee will be charged for each
scheduled date that is canceled, continued or postponed by any party
for any reason with less than 21 days' notice
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city of
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DATE /AMOUNT:
CLASS /GROUP /CAT:
BUSINESS NO:
BUSINESS LICENSE & TAX CERTIFICATE APPLICATION
990 Palm Street / P.O. Box 8112 - San Luis Obispo, CA 93403 -8112 — (805) 781 -7134
Application for: X New Business ❑ Change of Business Name ❑ Change of Location ❑ Change of Ownership
Business Name: Christopher D. Cameron, an Individual
Email: ccameron(d�swlaw.edu Website: N/A
Phone: (310) 529 -5816
Ownership Status: ❑ Public X Private
Ownership Type: ❑ Corporation ❑ Partnership X Sole Proprietor ❑ Employee Owned ❑ Trust ❑ Other
Business Location: 3050 Wilshire Boulevard Suite No.: City: Los Angeles State: CA Zip: 90010
PO Box addresses cannot be accepted as business locations — If your business is located in San Luis Obispo, please complete the last page of this application.
Location Type: X Commercial ❑ Home Occupation
Mailing Address: 3050 Wilshire Boulevard Suite No.:
Owner /Contact Name: Christopher D. Cameron
Federal Employer /Social Security No.: 565 -17 -7091
❑ Industrial ❑ Residential
City: Los Angeles
State Sales Tax No.: N/A
State Franchise No.: N/A Business Open Date: June 1, 2015
NAICS Coding: Please check the category(ies) that best describe your business activity.
• Retail Trade (44 -45)
• Accommodation or Food Services
(72)
X Professional, Scientific or
echnical Services (54)
• Management of Companies &
Enterprises (55)
• Health Care or Social Assistance (62)
❑ Construction (23)
❑ Manufacturing (31 -33)
❑ Wholesale Trade (42)
❑ Transport or Warehouse (48 -49)
❑ Information (51)
❑ Finance or Insurance (52)
• Real Estate, Rental or Leasing (53)
• Educational Services (61)
• Arts, Entertainment or Recreation
(71)
State: CA Zip: 90010
• Administrative, Support, Waste
Management or Remediation
Services (56)
• Agriculture (11)
• Utilities (22)
• Other Services (except Public
Administration) (81)
• Public Administration (92)
X Other: Hearing Officer
Please provide a detailed description of the nature of your business, including products or services offered.
was retained to serve as Hearinp_ Officer in the matter of an appeal of the termination of a City emplovee -- California State Mediation
nd Conciliation Service Case No. ARB -14 -0209.
Are you selling or offering the following services or products ?:
❑ Tobacco ❑ Massage Therapy ❑ Filming ❑ Sales on Streets & Sidewalks ❑ Soliciting
Are you doing busiaesik frqjw+�k)ur home? ❑ Yes X No
Applicant/Re es . tive: i feviewed this application and the information is accurate to the:.best of my knowledge.I.under..stand
the issuance of ness lie >ise & tax certificate does not constitute proof of compliance with other city, county, state, and federal
regttlatio s.
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Signed = Title: heAtuM-
. Date
ORIGINAL— Finance WHITE — Planning CANARY— Utilities PINK - Customer
FINANCE & IT DEPARTMENT
Please send remittance to: P.O. Box 8112, San Luis Obispo, CA 93403 -8112
We are located at: 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 -3249
The Finance Dept. is open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday (except holidays).
Have a question? Phone us at: (805) 781 -7134 Email us at: bt e,slocity.org Fax us at: (805) 781 -7401
Telecommunications Device for the Deaf. (805) 781 -7410
For information about the City, or to complete a business tax application, visit our Website at: www.slocity.org
The business tax certificate must be renewed annually by July 31' or the business owner will be considered in violation of the City's Municipal Code and penalties will be
assessed. Additionally, late charges of 1 5% of the outstanding balance or $15 (whichever is greater) will apply to all account balances when payment is not received within 30
days and will be reassessed each 30 days thereafter when a balance remains outstanding. All returned checks will be assessed a service charge and the certificate will be nullified.
ZONING & BUILDING CLEARANCE
(For Businesses within the city limits of San Luis Obispo)
Your Business License/Tax Certificate will not be processed until your business location has been approved.
Please contact the COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT at (805) 781 -7170, or visit us at 919 Palm Street, for
assistance in filling out this form. Our office is open from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday (except holidays).
>>I do not have a business location in the City of SLO.<<<
Business Name: Business Address:
Previous Business Name: Previous Address:
Contact Name:
Phone:
IF ONLY THE BUSINESS NAME OR OWNERSHIP HAS CHANGED, YOU MAY STOP HERE.
FOR ALL OTHER CHANGES, PLEASE COMPLETELY FILL OUT THIS FORM.
Former Tenant: Describe Adjacent Tenants:
Extent of alterations /tenant improvements planned:
Is your business located on: D Ground Floor D Upper Floor
Are you sharing space with another existing business? D Yes D No If yes, with whom?
Are you operating as an independent contractor leasing space at an existing business? D Yes D No
If yes, with what business?
Approx. floor area occupied by your business: sq. ft. Area devoted to outdoor storage: sq. ft.
Total number of off - street parking spaces provided exclusively for the business *:
*If the business shares off - street parking with another business, please provide a running total of the site's parking requirements (maintained by
the property owner).
Estimated number of employees:
Extent of customer visitation:
Full -time: _ Part-time:—
_ _
Will your business create any nuisance (i.e. noise, odors, or waste products)? D Yes D No
If yes, what kind?
STAFF USE ONLY
What zone is this business
Total number of off - street parking spaces required by the City:
Zoning Regulations Classification:
Occupancy Class:
Is this business allowed in this zone? Yes, permit not required. Yes, with a
Date Approved:
Approved By:
Notes to file:
(Planning)
(Date) (Building)
If your business is located within the city limits of San Luis Obispo, please complete the last page of this application.
Your application cannot be processed without this information.
(Date)
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City Manager Report
August 5, 2015
Final City Manager Approval
Approver Name
Date Approved
City Administration
JD for DJ
09/16
Reviewer Routing List
Reviewer Name
Date Reviewed
City Attorney
jed
8/5/15
Finance & Information Technology
mwP
9/8
Police Department
CHS
8/18/15
Human Resources
MI
8/21/15
FROM:
SUBJECT:
Recommendation:
J. Christine Dietrick
jcd 8/5/2015
Further funding for Personnel Disciplinary Appeal
Authorize the City Attorney to execute an Amendment to the Legal Services Agreement with
the Law Offices of Jones & Mayer for payments for legal services in a personnel disciplinary
appeal (dated 10/1/2014), increasing the not to exceed amount from $25,000 to $50,000.
2. Authorize an additional $25,000 be added to Jones & Mayer encumbrance #33513. $13,656
to come from sources within the existing City Attorney budget, $8,000 from the Police
Department budget and the remaining $3,344 to come from the Human Resources budget.
3. Authorize the City Attorney to execute a contract for payineiits to the hearing otiicer
presiding over the disciplinary appeal pursuant to the City's personnel rules, and the
applicable Memorandum of Agreements (MOA), in an amount not to exceed $30,000 and
authorize the City Attorney to transfer and encumber that amount from budget sources as
identified and directed by the City Manager.
4. Authorize the City Attorney to execute a contract for payments for court reporter and hearing
transcript services to McDaniel Reporting in an amount not to exceed $28,000 for 10 days of
hearings, creation of transcripts for the administrative record and Council, and authorize the
City Attorney to transfer and encumber that amount from budget sources as identified and
directed by the City Manager.
5. Authorize the use of a portion of the salary savings ($58,000) from the vacant Police Chiefs
position for the purpose of funding the remaining costs related to this request.
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Attorney Fees
Last year the City Attorney's Office issued a Request for Proposals for on -call legal services,
requesting proposals in a variety of practice areas. The law firm of Jones & Mayer was a successful
proposer and is currently on the City's on -call list for personnel and employment matters. Greg
Palmer of that firm has specialized expertise with police and fire personnel and termination matters
and the City Attorney had consulted with Mr. Palmer for advice in the early stages of this particular
matter. Mr. Palmer has also previously represented the City in such matters. Based on discussions
with Mr. Palmer, review of other RFP responses, cost comparison, and experience with other
qualified attorneys in this area, as well as his baseline knowledge of the case from the prior
consultation, the City Attorney determined that Mr. Palmer was the most appropriate and cost
effective representation in the current police termination matter. It is necessary to retain outside
counsel in these proceedings because the City Attorney is the regular advisor to the City Council
and having the Council act as an independent reviewer of a decision on which the City Attorney has
already advised and advocated, raises due process concerns that could subject the Council's final
decision to challenge, depending on the hearing officer's recommendation and the Council's final
action.
In 2014, the City Attorney engaged Mr. Palmer's services to represent the City in this matter up to
Department Head authority and, in December, City Manager approval was given to continue the
legal services engagement with costs not to exceed $25,000. $2,000 of this further funding came
from the Legal Services budget of the City Attorney department, with the remaining $23,000 being
transferred via BAR from Ventures & Contingency at the suggestion of the Finance Director.
As anticipated, the current matter required significant preparation for the termination appeal
hearing, which is now underway. However, we initially anticipated that the hearing on the matter
could be completed in three to four days maximum. Unfortunately, opposing counsel is pursuing the
matter very aggressively, proceeding at a very slow pace and has insisted that they will need ten full
days of hearings to complete their defense; only five have been completed thus far and we have
dates booked out through the beginning of October with the hearing officer. Opposing counsel has
also served multiple discovery motions and Public Records Act requests, which have driven
additional motion/opposition work, despite attempts to minimize costs by managing a significant
portion of the discovery in house. The additional outside counsel work on this matter is estimated to
be ten (10) additional days, including witness and hearing preparation, hearing days, motion work
and closing briefing, totaling at least $18,000. Due to the contentious and cost escalating practices
of opposing counsel, the City Attorney believes the costs could well exceed that estimate and is
requesting the City Manager authorize funding up to her full authority. The City Attorney's office
will obviously make every effort to minimize actual costs incurred, while ensuring effective
representation.
Hearing Officer
For significant public safety disciplinary appeals, the City's personnel rules and MOAs require the
appeals be heard by an independent third -party hearing officer selected by the parties through a
"strike" process from a list of qualified and available hearing officers provided by State Mediation
and Conciliation Services (a division of the PERB Board). While SMCS provides the list of hearing
officers free of charge, the costs of the hearing officer's services must be paid entirely by the City
because the hearing officer's decision is advisory to the City Council; based on case law, only
where the decision is a binding final decision can the employee be required to share in the costs.
The hearing officer selected via the strike process in this action, David Cameron, charges $2000 per
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day of hearing, plus mileage and expenses, as well as costs of preparation of the written findings
and recommendation to Council at the conclusion of the hearing at a rate of $350/hr. We have
received an interim invoice, not yet paid, and the total charges incurred through the first five days of
hearing are just under $12,000. Assuming that all of the currently scheduled hearing days go
forward and the matter is completed in those scheduled five days, I would anticipate subsequent
invoices would total a similar amount. I would also anticipate two days of decision drafting and
review, totaling approximately $4,000. Thus, the City Attorney is requesting authority for payment
of the hearing officer charges up to $30,000 to ensure coverage of estimated costs and modest
contingencies.
Court Reporter and Transcript Services
Because the hearing officer's decision is advisory to the Council, who will need to review the
complete record in this matter before reaching its final decision, and because significant public
safety disciplinary matters decided by councils are so regularly appealed by employees to the courts,
it is necessary to have an official record and transcripts of proceedings. Costs of the court reporter
and transcripts vary somewhat based on the length of a day's proceedings and the number of
transcript volumes resulting. Based on costs to date, the court reporter and transcript fees are
averaging between $2,500 and $2,800 per day. The first two days' bills from this vendor were sent
to Mr. Palmer's office and paid by Jones & Mayer, with the costs being passed through to the City
via the firm's invoicing. We have subsequently requested that the City be billed directly so that we
can better distinguish, track and account for the different vendors from whom the City needed to
retain services related to this matter. Based on the currently pending billing (three hearing days and
transcript costs) and anticipating similar costs for the remaining five hearing days, the City Attorney
is requesting that the City Manager authorize payment to this vendor for court reporting services
and transcripts and contingencies in an amount not to exceed $28,000.
Fiscal Impact
In total, costs are anticipated to be approximately $108,000 to cover the three different service
vendors /contracts related to this case. The City Attorney previously encumbered $25,000 for
attorney's fees and expenses and now requires an additional $83,000 to cover anticipated costs. The
City Attorney has reviewed the office's budget and does not have funding sufficient to fund all of
these costs. By reallocating funding currently encumbered for personnel investigations, code
enforcement and unused litigation funds from a completed matter (Sipple), this office has identified
$13,656 that could be used for this purpose, leaving a gap of $69,344 in needed funding. At the
request of the City Attorney, the Police and Human Resources Departments have identified within
their own budgets $8,000 and $3,344, respectively. Combined, these contributions will cover the
$25,000 needed for Jones and Mayer's attorney's fees.
Funding sources for the hearing officer ($30,000) and court reporter ($28,000) costs remain
undetermined. The City Attorney's office has $8,900 currently budgeted for legal services in the
current fiscal year, which could be used toward this matter, but it would exhaust that line item. Staff
is proposing to reallocate $58,000 in salary savings from the vacant Police Chiefs position to cover
the balance of the costs that exceed the amounts that are being reallocated from the departments as
described above.
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Attachments:
1. 2014 10 01 - LSA - Jones and Mayer.pdf
2. 2015 08 - Jones & Mayer - Amendment to Agreement.docx
3. 2015 08 13 - Contract w Hearing Officer - Cameron.docx
4. 2015 06 01 - Contract w McDaniel Reporting.docx
5. BAR