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TO: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS DATE: March 14, 1988
FROM: cc:
Perfecto Villarreal , Executive Director
SUBJECT:
MCLENNAN V. HOUSING AUTHORITY
NO. C 87-6043 WWS
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION:
AUTHORIZE the Chairman to execute the Agreement for Legal Services between the
Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa and the Law Offices of Jerrold M.
Ladar for the litigation entitled Touri McLennan v. Housing Authority of Contra Costa
County et al .
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Any legal fees and/or settlement/judgement up to the Housing Authority's
insurance deductible levels will be paid from the insurance set-aside in the Local
Management Fund.
III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND:
The Housing Authority, its Executive Director, Perfecto Villarreal ; its
Director of Housing Management, Richard Martinez; Housing Manager Susan Smith and
Maintenance Supervisor Lynn Kirkland are being sued in the United States District
Court of the Northern District of California by Touri McLennan, a former employee,
who was terminated on December 31, 1986. Mr. McLennan was terminated during his
probationary period.
The Housing Authority has found the Law Offices of Jerrold M. Ladar to be
extremely capable and County Counsel concurs in use of this firm as Special Counsel
for this case. Additionally, the Housing Authority' s Public Officials Liability
Insurance carrier has approved the use of the Law Offices of Jerrold M. Ladar for
this lawsuit.
IV. CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Should the Board of Commissioners elect to not authorize the Chairman to
execute the Agreement for Legal Services between the Housing Authority of the County
of Contra Costa and the Law Offices of Jerrold M. Ladar, the Housing Authority could
find itself without adequate legal representation.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RECOMMENDA ION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON March 29 , 1988 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF COMMISSIONERS
X___ UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS A TRUE AND
AYES: NOES: CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AND
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF COMMISSIONERS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: County Adrlinistrator ATTESTED March 29 , 1988
County Counsel Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the
Housing Authority Board of Commissioners
M382/7-88 BY , DEPUTY