HomeMy WebLinkAbout03171999 Perlin Staff ReportSARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY NO.
AGENDA ITEM
MEETING DATE: MARCH 17, 1999
CITY MANAGER:
ORIGINATING DEPT.: CITY MANAGER
DEPT. HEAD:
SUBJECT: Contract City Attorney screening and selection process
RECOMMENDED MOTION(S):
Review recommendations from staff and provide direction as appropriate.
REPORT SUMMARY:
The City has received 14 proposals for contract legal services in response to its solicitation issued
in early February. The Council would now like to perform an initial screening of these proposals
to develop a list of semi-finalist firms to further interview. ! suggest that the goal of the Council
be to develop a list of between three and six semi-finalist firms.
To assist with the screening of the proposals, the Council has requested that I develop objective
criteria against which each proposal can be measured. Based on the information the City
requested each respondent firm to provide in its proposal, ! am developing such criteria in the
form of a rating/scoring sheet which the Council can use as it reviews each proposal. This will be
provided to you early next week in advance of your meeting.
In the meantime, I am providing you a copy of a memo I requested from the City Attorney
explaining the Council's ability to legally conduct the recruitment/selection process in Closed
Session. If there are any questions about the City Attorney's memo, please contact him directly.
FISCAL IMPACTS:
None at this time.
ADVERTISING, NOTICING AND PUBLIC CONTACT:
Nothing additional.
CONSEQUENCES OF NOT ACTING ON RECOMMENDED MOTION(S):
N/A.
FOLLOW UP ACTIONS:
Review staff recommendations and provide direction.
ATTACHMENTS:
Memo from City Attorney dated March 12.