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C.22

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Denise Rojas, Interim Risk Manager
Date:	January 14, 2020

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Costa

County

Subject:

Risk Management Legal Defense Contracts

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 01/14/2020

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor

Contact:

Denise Rojas, (925) 335-1400

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 14, 2020
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Risk Manager to execute contracts with selected legal firms for defense of the County in workers' compensation, medical malpratice and civil rights claims effective January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020 in acordance with a specified fee schedule for the following firms: Bold, Polisner, Maddow, Nelson & Judson; Craddick, Candland & Conti; D'Andre, Peterson, Bobus & Rosenbeg; Edrington, Schirmer & Murphy; Hanna, Brophy, MacLean, McAleer & Jensen; McNamara, Ney, Beatty, Slattery, Borges & Ambacher; Mullen & Filippi; and Thomas, Lyding, Cartier & Gaus.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Legal costs are funded through the Workers' Compensation, Liability and Medical Malpractice Internal Service Funds.

BACKGROUND:

Legal firms are selected for their experience and expertise in particular areas of legal defense. Risk Management assigns cases to the various firms. The following legal firms selected for defense of claims

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

with one-year contracts from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 are: Bold, Polisner, Maddow, Nelson & Judson; Craddick, Candland & Conti; D'Andre, Peterson, Bobus & Rosenberg; Edrington, Schirmer & Murphy; Hanna, Brophy, MacLean, McAleer & Jensen; McNamara, Ney, Beatty, Slattery, Borges & Ambacher; Mullen & Filippi; and Thomas, Lyding, Cartier & Gaus.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The County will not have the benefit of aforementioned firms' legal expertise.