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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10 - Temporary Employment AgreementCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT Agenda Item No. lo January 10, 2006 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: Planning Department Patricia Temple, Planning Director 949 - 644 -3200 ptemple @city.newport- beach.ca.us SUBJECT: Temporary Employment Agreement with Laura Levin RECOMMENDATION: 1. Approve Temporary Employment Agreement with Laura Levin and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the Agreement. 2. Approve payment of services from the Professional and Technical Services Account No. 2710 -8080 through the term of the agreement ending June 30, 2006. DISCUSSION: The Planning Department is in the process of recruiting to fill a vacant contract planner position and in the interim find it necessary to engage temporary employment of a former employee to help relieve the backlog of plan check items. The scope of services include the processing of plan check review and approval for items such as walls and fences, signs, small residential addition /remodels, minor commercial tenant improvement projects and general plan check duties and assignments on an as needed basis. Staff estimates that Ms Levin would work up to 15 -20 hours per week (average) during the period ending June 30, 2006, at a billing rate of $25.00 per hour through December 31, 2005 increasing to $30.00 per hour after January 1, 2006. F:\ Users \PLN\ Shared \ICITYCNL\2006 \TempEmpAgrmt -Laura Levin2005.doc Temporary Employment Agreement Laura Levin January 10, 2006 Page 2 Environmental Review: Not applicable. Public Notice: Not applicable. Funding Availability: Payment from the Professional and Technical Services Account and the plan charges received from the plan check fees paid by the applicants and that are deposited into the General Fund. Prepared by: SIG RE Javier Z GarciijZoning Administrator Submitted by: SI lATUR /Patriolh Temple, Plan ing Director Attachments: Draft Temporary Employment Agreement P: \Users \PLN\ Shared \ICITYCNL\ 2006\ TempEmpAgrmt -Laura Levin2005.doc AGREEMENT FOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT This Agreement is made effective as of the 1st day of October 2005, by and between the City of Newport Beach, a Municipal Corporation ( "City ") and Laura Levin ( "Employee ") with reference to the following: RECITALS A. The City desires to employ Employee on at -will basis and to enter into an Agreement with Employee for as needed employment services upon the terms and conditions in this Agreement. B. Employee is willing to accept such employment on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. NOW, THEREFORE, it is mutually agreed by and between the undersigned parties as follows: 1. Commencement: The term of this Agreement shall commence upon the 1st day of October, 2005 and shall terminate on April 15, 2006. If City and Employee agree, this Agreement may be extended by written Amendment. 2. Services To Be Performed By Employee: Employee shall provide plan check services on an as directed basis through assistance to City staff in the following general areas: a. Review of construction documents submitted for plan checks. Perform site visits to confirm accuracy of drawings and specifications as needed. b. Document all communication and coordination activities related to plan check services. C. Assist with activities associated with the plan checking of construction documents. d. Meet with Planning Department representatives as needed to review plan check documents. e. Perform miscellaneous tasks as may be requested by City staff. 3. Compensation: As consideration for the performance of specified services under this Agreement, Employee shall be compensated as follows: a. Pay of twenty -five dollars ($25.00) per hour for hours worked pursuant to this Agreement through December 31, 2005 with a negotiated increase to thirty dollars ($30.00) per hour beginning January 1, 2006 through the end of this Agreement. Employee shall be paid on a bi- weekly basis subject to State and Federal income tax withholding. The hourly wage shall be considered just compensation and no additional benefits or holiday pay will be provided under this Agreement. b. Employee shall maintain and submit complete records of time expended pursuant to this Agreement corresponding to City's payroll schedule. 4. Hours: No hours of work are guaranteed. The parties contemplate that Employee will provide approximately twenty (20) hours per week, or as agreed upon from time to time. 5. Termination: Employee understands and agrees that: a. Employee's employment is at -will which means that Employee's employment with City may be terminated at any time, with or without cause, by either party by giving 24 hours prior written notice to the other party. b. Employee's at -will status cannot be changed except in writing on a form signed both by the Planning Director and Employee. No representative or other employee of the City, other than the Planning Director, has any authority to enter into an agreement with Employee for any specific period of time or to change Employee's Employment contrary to the at -will status provided in this Agreement. C. No promises or representations regarding regular employment have been made to Employee and Employee has no expectation of permanent employment with the City. d. Upon termination of this Agreement, the City shall pay to Employee that portion of compensation specified in this Agreement that is earned and unpaid prior to the effective date of termination. 2 M 6. Integrated Contract: This Agreement represents the full and complete understanding of every kind or nature whatsoever between the parties hereto and all preliminary negotiations and agreements of any kind or nature are merged herein. Any modification of this Agreement will be effective only by written execution signed by both Employee and Planning Director. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed on the day and year first above written. CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH A Municipal Corporation 0 EMPLOYEE: Laura Levin 9 15