ADOPTED - OCTOBER 23, 2007

Agenda Item No. 10

 

Introduced by the County Services and Finance Committees of the:

 

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

 

RESOLUTION TO CONTRACT BETWEEN INGHAM COUNTY (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE COUNTY) AND COHL, STOKER, TOSKEY & McGLINCHEY (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE CONTRACTOR)

 

RESOLUTION #07-252

 

WHEREAS, the County Controller has identified potential savings by not filling a position in the Human Resources Department; and

 

WHEREAS, the County Controller has negotiated a contract with the CONTRACTOR for a one year contract to include the labor relations duties of the current job description of the Human Resources Director; and

 

WHEREAS, the savings to the COUNTY from the 2008 budget request is $48,817; and

 

WHEREAS, the COUNTY desires to contract with the CONTRACTOR to provide legal services for the COUNTY; and

 

WHEREAS, the CONTRACTOR under the terms of the agreement, will also provide labor relations services, which had been the responsibility of the Human Resources Director; and

 

WHEREAS, the Controller will be submitting a reorganization plan for the Human Resources Department, saving an additional $124,777, for a total savings of $173, 594.

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby approves an agreement with the CONTRACTOR to be effective January 1, 2008 and terminating December 31, 2008, to include the following provisions:

 

  1. A fixed retainer at $404,750.00 for the one year period to cover all current CONTRACTOR retainer legal services, including general county law, labor, non-insurance litigation, Workers’ Compensation defense, and labor relations functions previously performed by the Human Resources Director, with no hour limitation.

 

  1. One (1) attorney from CONTRACTOR will be selected by the Controller as the primary labor relations attorney.  He/She will provide labor relations legal services exclusively for the County.  The primary labor relations attorney will also select other CONTRACTOR labor attorneys to perform the labor relations legal services for the COUNTY not performed by the primary labor relations attorney, when needed.

 

  1. The primary labor relations attorney will be on-site at the Human Resources Office as determined by the Controller.

 

  1. The labor relations attorney may require a legal secretary from the CONTRACTOR to provide services at the Human Relations Office as determined by the primary labor relations attorney.

 

  1. The CONTRACTOR will back up scheduling conflicts, peak utilization periods, and extended absences of the primary labor relations attorney.

 

  1. The partners of the Contractor will be available seven (7) days a week, twenty-four (24) hours per day.

 

  1. There will always be at least two (2) attorneys in the CONTRACTOR’S office during normal business hours to work for Ingham County, one of which will be a partner of the CONTRACTOR.

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board Chairperson and the County Clerk are hereby authorized to sign any necessary documents.

 

COUNTY SERVICES:  Yeas:  De Leon, Nolan, Copedge, Soule, Severino, Dougan

       Nays:  None     Absent:  None    Approved 10/16/07 

 

FINANCE:  Yeas:  Celentino, Weatherwax-Grant, Grebner, Hertel, Tennis, Dougan

         Nays:  None       Absent:  None      Approved 10/17/07