HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 2022-23RESOLUTION NO. 2022 - 23
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY,
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A FIFTH
AMENDMENT TO THE 2017 AGREEMENT WITH LIEBERT CASSIDY WHITMORE, A
PROFESSIONAL LAW CORPORATION, BY INCREASING THE ANNUAL NOT -TO -
EXCEED AMOUNT OF ARTICLE 3.0 BY $100,000.00, FOR A NOT -TO -EXCEED
AMOUNT OF $150,000.00
WHEREAS, the City of National City (`City" engages outside legal support for
specialized areas, including employment law; and
WHEREAS, since 2017, Liebert Cassidy Whitmore, a Professional Law
Corporation, has served as the City's subject matter expert in areas such as employee
investigations and COVID-19 policies and has been instrumental in providing support to
the Human Resources Department; and
WHEREAS, the Fiscal Year 2022 ("FY22") budget allocated $50,000 for services
provided by Liebert Cassidy Whitmore, however, the estimated costs of services for the
remainder of FY 22 will exceed $50,000; and
WHEREAS, City staff requests City Council approve and authorize the Mayor to
execute a Fifth Amendment to the 2017 Agreement with Liebert Cassidy Whitmore, a
Professional Law Corporation, by increasing the annual not -to -exceed amount of Article
3.0 by $100,000.00 for a not -to -exceed amount of $150,000.00.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY,
CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE, AND ORDER AS
FOLLOWS:
section I: Approves and authorizes the Mayor to execute a Fifth Amendment
to the 2017 Agreement with Liebert Cassidy Whitmore, a Professional Law Corporation,
by increasing the annual not -to -exceed amount of Article 3.0 by $100,000d00 for a not -
to -exceed amount of $150,000.00.
Section 2: The City Clerk shall certify the passage and adoption of this
Resolution and enter it into the book of original Resolutions.
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Resolution No. 2022 - 23
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PASSED and ADOPTED this 15th day of February, 2022.
Alejandra Sotelo-Solis, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Luz Molina, Y Clerk r
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Charles E. Bell Jr., City A •`ney
Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of National City, California, on
February 15, 2022, by the following vote, to -wit:
Ayes: Sotele-Solis, Bush, Morrison, Rios, Rodriguez
Nays: None.
Absent: None.
Abstain: None.
AUTHENTICATED BY: ALEJANDRA SOTELO-SOLIS
BY:
Mayor of the City of National City, California
Luz Molina
City Clerk of the City of ,National City. California
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