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AGREEMENT FOR SPECIAL SERVICES
This Agreement is entered into between the City of Arcadia, A Municipal
Corporation, hereinafter referred to as "Agency," and the law firm of LIEBERT CASSIDY
WHITMORE, A Professional Corporation, hereinafter referred to as "Attorney."
WHEREAS Agency has the need to secure expert training and consulting
services to assist Agency in its relations and negotiations with its employee
organizations; and
WHEREAS Agency has determined that no less than twenty-seven (27) public
agencies in the San Gabriel 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 Agency and is willing to perform such services;
NOW, THEREFORE, Agency and Attorney agree as follows:
Attorney's Services:
During the year beginning July 1, 2015, Attorney will provide the following
services to Agency (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 Agency and the other
said local agencies.
It is expressly understood that the material used during these presentations,
including written handouts and projected power points are provided solely for the
contracted workshops. This agreement warrants there will be no future use of
Liebert Cassidy Whitmore material in other trainings or formats without the
expressed written permission of Liebert Cassidy Whitmore. Any such use will
constitute a violation of this agreement and copyright provisions.
2. Availability of Attorney for Agency to consult by telephone.
3. Providing of a monthly newsletter covering employment relations developments.
Fee:
Attorney will provide these special services to Agency for a fee of Two Thousand
Seven Hundred Ninety Dollars ($2,790.00) payable in one payment prior to August 1,
2015. The fee, if paid after August 1, 2015 will be $2,890.00.
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.
Additional Services:
Attorney shall, as and when requested by Agency, make itself available to
Agency to provide representational, litigation, and other employment relations services.
The Agency 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 Agency.
The range of hourly rates for Attorney time is from One Hundred Ninety to Three
Hundred Twenty- Five Dollars ($190.00 - $325.00) per hour for attorney staff and from
Seventy-Five to One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($75.00 - $150.00) per hour for services
provided by paraprofessional and litigation support staff. Attorneys, paraprofessional
and litigation support staff bill their time in minimum units of one-tenth of an hour.
Attorney reviews its hourly rates in an annual basis and if appropriate, adjusts them
effective July 1.
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, 2015.
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 twenty-seven (27) local agency employers entering into a
substantially identical Agreement with Attorney on or about July 1, 2015.
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LIEBERT CASSIDY WHITMORE
A Professi•n.I Corporation
Dated: • Z 7, I By I i.il'
CITY (1 F ARCADIA
A Mu icipal Corporation
Dated: `S-L,w\7.1 IV'S B�
Dominic Lazzaret
City Manager
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Stephen P. Deitsch
City Attorney
City of Arcadia
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