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To: Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and Members of the City Commission
From: Jorge M. Gonzalez, City Manager
Date: April 16, 2010 i
Subject: Quarterly Status Report on Indepe ent Contractor Agreements
The purpose of this Letter to Commission (LTC) is to provide a status of the Independent
Contractor agreements executed pursuant to Resolutions 2009-27286 and 2009-27287,
adopted by the City Commission on December 9, 2009. As part of the discussion
regarding this item, the City Commission asked for a quarterly report of the agreements
executed pursuant to the authorization granted under the respective resolutions.
Independent Contractor Agreements for Vacant, Budgeted Positions
Under the City Charter, the City Manager has the authority to appoint an employee into a
vacant, budgeted position with a salary at the beginning or within the pay range
established by the City Commission for that classification.
Resolution 2009-27286 authorized the City Manager to enter into certain Independent
Contractor agreements for professional and other services to provide services and/or
work related to vacant budgeted positions, for a fee not to exceed the maximum of the
pay range for the respective classification.
The City has entered into only one (1) agreement pursuant to the new authority granted
to the City Manager. An agreement with Mr. Phillip A. Womack, for services related to
latent fingerprint examination and training in the Police Department, at a rate of $50.00
per hour, was signed. A Crime Scene Technician II position has remained vacant to
fund this agreement. Current City employees are being trained by Mr. Womack so that,
once trained, promotion into the Crime Scene Technician II classification may be
possible.
Independent Contractor Agreements for Certain Services
Under the City Code, the City Manager has the authority to approve agreements up to a
maximum amount of $25,000.
Resolution 2009-27287 authorized the City Manager to enter into certain Independent
Contractor agreements for the following services for a fee not to exceed the amount
budgeted for the respective services in the City's approved Fiscal Year (FY) 2009/2010
annual budget: dance instruction; ice skating instruction; athletics instruction/coaching;
aerobics instruction; fitness instruction; literacy, math and S.A.T. tutoring; school liaison
officers; television production services; videographer services; graphic designer
services; program monitor services; and auditors.
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The City has not entered into any agreements under this new authority. However,
agreements for services such as athletic coaching, art instruction, school liaison officers
and auditors have been executed. These agreements have not fallen under the purview
of the new authority, as each vendor has been awarded agreements totaling $25,000 or
less.
The next quarterly report will be provided to the Mayor and City Commission in early July
2010.
If you have any questions or need additional information regarding this issue, please feel
free to contact me or Ramiro Inguanzo, Human Resources Director, at x6697.
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