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To: Mayor Hicks and City Councilmembers
From: Melanie Mesko Lee, Assistant City Administrator
Date: October 14, 2008
Re: Approve Agreement for Public Sector Employment Consultant
Requested Action
Approve entering into an agreement with Ratwik, Roszak, and Maloney to provide public sector
employment consultant services.
Background
The City has worked with Labor Relations Associations (LRA} and Cy Smythe for many years as an
employment consultant to provide assistance with public sector employment issues such as arbitration
matters, state and federal law .compliance,. and related items. Cy has announced his intent to retire, and in
July, the Council approved: going out to solicit proposals to provide consulting assistance for public sector
employment issues.
Six proposals were received, and City Administrator Dave Osberg, City Attorney Dan Fluegel, and I met
with three of the firms over the last few weeks: Ratwik, Roszak and Maloney; Frank Madden &
Associates; and Barna, Guzy, and Steffen. Based on hose interviews, reference checks, and the scope of
services provided; it is our recommendation that the City enter into an agreement with: the firm of Ratwik,
Roszak, and Maloney to provide Labor consultant services. The agreement. as proposed would include an
annual retainer of $2,500, which would include phone consultation and in-service training.. Additional
services, including representation on arbitration or other personnel items, would be paid on an hourly
basis. The agreement proposed is similar to what the City. currently has in place with' our current
provider, but includes the in-service training, which is an additional- service the City is -not currently
receiving. The recommendation would be to enter into a three year agreement with Ratwik, Roszak and
Maloney, with the option to extend it_an additional three years.
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