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1995-016-Execute An Agreement With Liebert, Cassidy & Frierson, Bay Area Employment Relations Consortium For Special Services Relating To Legal Training And ConsultingRESOLUTION 1995 - 16 RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS AUTHORIZING THE TOWN MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH LIEBERT, CASSIDY & FRIERSON, BAY AREA EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS CONSORTIUM FOR SPECIAL SERVICES RELATING TO LEGAL TRAINING AND CONSULTING RESOLVED, by the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos, County of Santa Clara, State of California, that the Town of Los Gatos enter into a contract /agreement with Liebert, Cassidy & Frierson on the terms and conditions outlined in attached Exhibit A, and that the Town Manager is authorized, and is hereby directed, to execute said contract /agreement in the name and on behalf of the Town of Los Gatos. PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos, California, held on the 17th day of January, 1995 by the following vote: COUNCIL MEMBERS: AYES: Randy Attaway, Steven Blanton, Linda Lubeck, Mayor Patrick O'Laughlin NAYES: None ABSENT: Joanne Benjamin ABSTAIN: None SIGNED: MAYOR OF THNTOW OF LOS GATOS LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA ATTEST: , CLERK OF THE TOWN OF L S GATOS LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA FIWN CLERK AG R:� /2 AGREE LENT FOR SPECIAL SERVICES This Agreement is entered into between the TOWN OF LOS GATOS, hereinafter referred to as "Town," and the law firm of LIEBERT, CASSIDY & FRIERSON, A Professional Corporation, hereinafter referred to as "Attorney." WHEREAS Town has the need to secure expert training and consulting services to assist Town in its relations and negotiations with its employee organizations; and WHEREAS Town has determined that no less than fourteen public agencies in the Bay 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 Town and is willing to perform such services; NOW, THEREFORE, Town and Attorney agree as follows: Attorney's Services: During the year beginning October 1, 1994, Attorney will provide the following services to Town (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 Town and the other said local agencies; 2. Availability of Attorney for Town to consult by telephone. 3. Providing of a monthly newsletter covering employment relations developments. Fee: Attorney will provide these special services to Town for a fee of One Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety Dollars ($1,890.00) payable in one payment on or about January 31, 1995, or, at option of Town, one -half on or about January 31, 1995, and the remaining one -half on or before March 1, 1995. Said fee will cover Attorney's time in providing said training and consultative services. Additional Services: Attorney shall, as and when requested by Town, make itself available to Town to provide representational and other employment relations services at its normal hourly fees. 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 October 1, 1994. 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 fourteen (14) local agency employers entering into a substantially identical Agreement with Attorney on or about October 1, 1994. J s Dated YIUQ,V tag Dated APPROVED AS TO FORM: LARRY ANDERSON, TOWN ATTORNEY ATTEST: MARIAN V. COSGROVE, TOWN CLERK LIEBERT, CASSIDY & FRIERSON A Professional Corporation By �GbGI TOWN OF LOS GATOS Ul DAVID KNAPP, TOWN MANAGER