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C. 10

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Sharon Offord Hymes, Risk Manager
Date:	December 20, 2016

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Risk Management Legal Defense Contracts

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 12/20/2016

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor

ABSENT:

Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Sharon Hymes-Offord 925.335.1450
cc:	Robert Campbell, County Auditor-Controller

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: December 20, 2016
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Director of Risk Management to execute contracts with selected legal firms for defense of the County in workers' compensation, medical malpractice and civil rights claims for a period of one year effective January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017 in accordance with a specified fee schedule for the following: Bold, Pilsner, Maddow, Nelson & Judson; Craddick, Candland & Conti; D'Andre Peterson, Bobas & Rosenburg; Edrington, Schirmer & Murphy; Hanna, Brophy, MacLean, McAleer & Jensen; McClellan & Corren; 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:

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

Legal firms are selected for their experience and expertise in particular areas of legal defense. Risk Management assigns cases to various firms. The following legal firms selected for defense of claims agree to a one-year contract

from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017: Bold, Pilsner, Maddow, Nelson & Judson; Craddick, Candland & Conti; DAndre, Peterson, Bobas & Rosenberg; Edrington, Schirmer & Murphy; Hanna, Brophy, MacLean, McAleer & Jensen; McClellan & Corren; 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 the aforementioned firms' legal expertise.