Explanation
The contract between the City and FOP/Capital City Lodge #9 expired December 8, 2008. Pursuant to ordinance 0207-2010, the City engaged the law firm of Baker and Hostetler to provide ongoing assistance in the negotiation and implementation of a successor collective bargaining agreement.
Although the parties reached agreement on a successor contract through the fact finding process, issues remain regarding the implementation of specific provisions of that agreement. The City anticipates the ongoing utilization of the services of Baker and Hostetler LLP for mid term bargaining, as necessary, and for other matters related to the implementation of said agreement.
This legislation authorizes a transfer within the general fund of $300,000.00 from the Department of Public Safety to the Department of Human Resources. This transfer is necessary to fund this amendment of the contract.
This legislation will authorize the Director of Human Resources to amend the existing contract with the law firm of Baker and Hostetler, LLP and will further authorize the expenditure of $300,000.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary to compensate the contractor for services rendered in the resolution of the contract implementation questions at issue.
The competitive bid process would exacerbate an already protracted process and would not be conducive to an expeditious resolution of the issues. Therefore, competitive bidding requirements are being waived in favor of an amendment of the existing contract.
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To authorize the Director of the Department of Human Resources to amend the existing contract with the law firm of Baker & Hostetler LLP for the purpose of providing ongoing assistance in the implementation of the collective bargaining agreement with FOP/Capital City Lodge #9, to authorize the transfer of $300,000.00 from the Department of Public Safety to the Department of Human Resources, to authorize the expenditure of $300,000 or so mu...
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