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MEMORANDUM
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
FROM: SEAN M. ROBINSON, HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER�90V
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DATE: APRIL 7, 2015
SUBJECT: DESIGNATION OF MANAGEMENT REPRESENTATIVES
REVIEWED: DOUG WILLMORE, CITY MANAGER
RECOMMENDATION
Adopt Resolution No. 2015- ; a resolution of the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos
Verdes amending Resolution No. 2012-84 to change the designation of the City's principal
management representative to City Manager Doug Willmore and Human Resources
Manager Sean M. Robinson.
BACKGROUND
On November 12, 2012, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2012-84. That
resolution designated Peter Brown, the City's Labor Relations Counsel, as the City's
principal management representative in consultation with Steve Larson, who at that
time was serving as the City's Interim Resources Manager, to conduct negotiations with
the City's employee organization and to serve and the City's principal management
representative in all matters of employer-employee relations. This approval was
initiated by the City Council Compensation Subcommittee, comprised of Councilwoman
Brooks and Councilman Duhovic after the Subcommittee's meeting of October 18,
2012. The impetus of that meeting was the Subcommittee's review and selection of an
outside representative for the purposes of engaging with the Rancho Palos Verdes
Employee Association (Association) during the negotiation process.
In 2014, the City Council adopted the City's "Open Ordinance," which pertains to
negotiations with the City's employee organizations. In that Ordinance, Section 2.48.030
discusses who should be the City's representatives in such negotiations:
"A. Unless reported as provided below, the lead negotiator on behalf of the city
during the negotiation of a memorandum of understanding or amendment to a
memorandum of understanding shall not be an employee of the city and shall have
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demonstrated expertise in negotiating labor and employment agreements on behalf
of municipalities. The city council shall designate one or more city management
employees or other individuals to be present during negotiations to assist the lead
negotiator as the city council and lead negotiator deem appropriate.
"B. If the lead negotiator of the city does not meet the requirements of this
section, then this fact must be reported in writing at the meetings of the city council
at which the memorandum of understanding or amendment is considered."
DISCUSSION
Given that in-house Staff, namely the City Manager and the Human Resources Manager,
have extensive expertise in managing meet and confer (negotiation) proceedings with a
variety of public agencies, it is in the City's best interests that current Staff fulfill the duties
previously designated to the outside human resources consultant. At the City Council
meeting of March 17, 2015, the City Council requested Staff be involved in fulfilling the
roles of the City's designated representative along with Mr. Brown by preparing and
presenting this Resolution and Staff Report.
FISCAL IMPACT
The prior agreement with Mr. Larson represented an annual expenditure of approximately
$20,000. Adoption of the attached resolution will eliminate that expenditure from the
General Fund.
Attachments:
Resolution No. 2015- (Page 3)
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RESOLUTION NO. 2015-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 2012-
84 REGARDING THE DESIGNATION OF THE CITY'S
MANAGEMENT REPRESENTATIVES.
WHEREAS, on October 18, 2011, the City Council adopted Resolution
No. 2011-85 to recognize the Rancho Palos Verdes Employees Association
(Association) as an employee organization for purposes of employer-employee
relations under the MMBA; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 2011-85 designated the Human Resources
Manager in cooperation and consultation with the City's labor counsel to
implement the resolution in conformance with the MMBA and to serve as the
City's principal management representative to meet and confer with the
Association, as required by the MMBA; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 2012-84 amended Resolution No. 2011-85
and designated Peter Brown, the City's Labor Relations Counsel, in cooperation
and consultation with Steve Larson, the Interim Human Resources Manager, to
implement the resolution in conformance with the MMBA and to serve as the
City's principal management representative in all matters of employer-employee
relations, and to serve as the City's representatives to meet and confer with the
Association, as required by the MMBA."
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to change the designation of the
individuals who will assist Mr. Brown in connection with representing the City in
the labor negotiations;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1: Section 4 of Resolution No. 2011-85 is hereby amended to
read as follows:
"Section 4: Peter Brown, the City's Labor Relations Counsel, in
cooperation and consultation with Douglas Willmore, City Manager, and Sean M.
Robinson, Human Resources Manager, is authorized and directed to implement
this resolution in conformance with the MMBA and to serve as the City's principal
management representative in all matters of employer-employee relations, and
they all shall serve as the City's representatives to meet and confer with the
Association, as required by the MMBA."
Section 2: Resolution No. 2012-84 is hereby repealed.
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Section 3: This Resolution shall take effect immediately.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 7t" of April 2015.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES )
I, Carla Morreale, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby certify
that the above Resolution No. 2015-_ was duly and regularly passed and
adopted by the said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on April 7,
2015.
City Clerk
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