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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 03231999 - C92-C93 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: Victor J. Westman, County Counsel By: Bernard Knapp, Deputy County Counsel DATE: March 15, 1999 SUBJECT: Contract for investigative services SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION APPROVE contract for investigative services with Mason & gully, Investigators, Emeryville, California. AUTHORIZE County Counsel to execute the contract on behalf of the Board. FISCAL, IMPACT Costs for investigative services incurred as needed in connection with defense of liability claims and litigation on behalf of the County. B CMRQ=/RBASONa FOEREQQM ENDATION Mason & 'Tully has performed incidental services for County Counsel and outside counsel as needed in liability claims and related litigation from time to time. In appropriate cases, competent investigative services are essential to the proper evaluation and defense of significant claims . CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: SIGNATURE RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF KOM COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S) ACTION OF BOARD ON K APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED —4— R VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A UNANIMOUS (ABSENT A_Iz , TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN AYES: WOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. O:rig: County Counsel ATTESTED cc: Auditor Controller PML BATCHELOR, CLERK OF Risk Management THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS :_� COSY AD_% M,XINISTRATOADMINISTRATORBY -, DEPUTY TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: VICTOR J. WESTMAN, COUNTY COUNSEL By: Bernard Knapp, Deputy County Counsel BATE: March 15, 1999 SUBJECT: SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) &, BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECO-MMF.NDA`T 10NS APPROVE and authorize County Counsel to execute contract for legal services with O'Melveny & Myers to replace an existing contract with the dissolved firm Jackson, Tufts, Cole & Black. FISCAL TMPACT Cost of legal services under contract . RACKQRO=Z9E SONS FOR RECO END T ONS The law firm Jackson, Tufts, Cole & Black of San Francisco recently dissolved. Attorneys at haat firs: had been providing special class-action litigation consulting services to the County as needed under an unexpired Board-approved contract . To secure the continued specialized services of attorneys formerly with Jackson, Tufts, and now with O'Melveny & Myers, a new contract with the I atter firm is required.. The terms of the contract remain the same as that with the former firm, including the designation of specialist counsel . CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: SIGNATURE ' t... 4 RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR __ RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURES) ACTION OF BOARD ON ✓ 1JVY_ APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED _,&_-OT4MR VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY" CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A UNANIMOUS (ABSENT " ' TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN, oiCounty Counsel ATTESTED Z" CC: Auditor Controller PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF Risk Manager JTHE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BY DEPUTY pS`