Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, September 07, 2021
Discussion
SUBJECT:
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CONSIDER AWARDING AN AGREEMENT FOR CONTRACT SERVICES FOR THE PROVISION OF INDEPENDENT, THIRD-PARTY INVESTIGATION SERVICES WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT MATTERS (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
The City has utilized various independent, third-party firms for employee relations investigations and related matters in the past. Currently, however, the City's need for such services has changed in recent months requiring specialized third-party investigation services.
Pursuant to the City's purchasing ordinance, several investigation firms were sought out with particular experience relating to certain sensitive employment matters. After a discussion with several firms, two firms were found to be the best fit to provide independent, third-party employment investigation services: (i) Stream Kim Wrage Hicks & Alfaro, PC (with principal investigator Amy J. Osborne), and (ii) Oppenheimer Investigations Group, LLP (with principal investigator Vida Thomas). The Council should make the final determination in selection of the investigation firm.
The proposed award would be a contract services agreement for an initial term of six (6) months with a not-to-exceed contract sum of $24,999.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
TAKE the following actions:
1. SELECT the law firm to conduct the workplace investigation.
2. APPROVE the applicable proposed Contract Service Agreement for provision of independent, third-party employment investigation services with said law firm (Exhibit 2 or Exhibit 3).
3. AUTHORIZE the Mayor to execute the applicable Agreement after approval as to form by the City Attorney.
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III. ALTERNATIVES
TAKE another action the City Council deems appropriate.
IV. BACKGROUND
Over the past several months, a few sensitive employee matters have arisen. Accordingly, the City is in need of specialized employment-related investigation services from an independent...
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