DATE: January 31, 2017
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Paul Nerland, Director of Human Resources
SUBJECT: Attorney Firms for General Liability Employment Law Legal Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize Chairman to execute Agreements with the firms of Liebert Cassidy Whitmore and McCormick Barstow Sheppard Wayte and Carruth, LLP (McCormick Barstow), to represent the County and its employees in General Liability Employment Law legal services cases, effective February 21, 2017 through January 12, 2020 ($3,000,000).
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will allow the County to maintain employment law defense legal services through January 12, 2020 (at a maximum annual cost of $1,500,000). The firms were selected following a competitive bidding process. The firms' services include handling defense of employment law related claims filed against the County and are funded with annual budgetary contributions based on actuarial projections, with no additional Net County Cost.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
The Board can reject the recommended firms; however, this would result in a lack of contracted vendors to handle the defense of employment law related claims against the County. The Board may also choose to select one of the other bidders for service that were not recommended by the review committee.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The costs associated with these attorney services are a part of the Risk Management Internal Service Fund (ISF), Org 8925, General Liability and Medical Malpractice Rates which are determined actuarially. Sufficient appropriations and estimated revenues for this agreement have been included in the Risk Management Org 8925 FY 2016-17 adopted budget and will be requested in future budgets for the duration of the term.
DISCUSSION:
On February 21, 2012 your Board approved Agreement No. 12-084 with McCormick Barstow to provide legal services for the ...
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