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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12171996 - C79 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra FROM: ^, Phil Batchelor, County Administrator �; - �s Costa p��•�•-� --��°� County DATE: r•"r'y......_ y December 17 , 1996 SUBJECT: Renewal of Contracts for Legal Defense Services SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION: Approve and authorize County Risk Manager to execute contracts with selected legal firms for defense of the County in workers' compensation and liability claims . FINANCIAL IMPACT: Legal costs for workers ' compensation and liability self-insurance programs are funded through the Workers ' Compensation and Liability Trust Funds. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND: Legal firms selected for defense of claims agreed to one year contracts that pay up to $120 per hour. These contracts cover the one-year period from January 1, 1997 to December 31, 1997 . The following firms were selected for their experience and expertise in particular areas of legal defense. Cases are assigned by Risk Management to the various firms . 1 . Hanna, -Brophy, MacLean, McAleer & Jensen 2 . Laughlin, Falbo, Levy & Moresi 3 . Mullen & Filippi 4 . Thomas, Salter & Lyding 5 . John F. Martin CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BO C MMIT E APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURES: ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER I VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. ATTESTED DEC 1 I� Y Contact: Joseph J. Tonda - 335-1450 PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF CC: CAO Risk Management SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Auditor-Controller � 0 n - _�, Listed Law Firms (-a.�11 (via Risk Management); BY DEPUTY