To: Board of Supervisors
From: County Administrative Office
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Ratify Fee Agreement and Letters of Engagement with Best Best and Krieger and Delegate Authority to Risk Manager to Sign Supplements
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Ratify the Letter of Engagement signed by the County Administrative Officer/Purchasing Agent on April 9, 2019 with Best Best & Krieger (BBK) Attorneys At Law for employment law advice and employment claim management; and
2. Approve an expanded Letter of Engagement with BBK for employment law advice and employment claim management, and employment litigation matters; and
3. Delegate to the Risk Manager authority to sign supplements to this agreement with approval from the County Administrative Officer and County Counsel.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Liability Fund 3524
DISCUSSION:
Your Board adopted the Purchasing Policy on March 18, 2014. A county may exercise its contract powers (Government Code ?23004(c)) only through the Board of Supervisors or through agents and officers acting under authority of the Board or authority conferred by law (Government Code ?23005).
Pursuant to Government Code ?25500 et seq., the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors employs a Purchasing Agent. "The Purchasing Agent, who shall have the powers and duties of County purchasing agent as prescribed by law, this Code and any other resolutions and orders of the Board of Supervisors, shall be the County Administrative Officer or his/her designee" (Humboldt County Code ?245-1).
Through the Purchasing Policy, the Purchasing Agent can procure professional services. Professional services are defined as "special services" in Government Code ?31000. The special services shall consist of services, advice, education or training for public entities or the employees thereof. Contracts that fall into this category are primarily financial, economic, accounting, engineering, legal...
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