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
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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
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