HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 028-2017RESOLUTION NO. 28-2017
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SEND A LETTER OF OPPOSITION
REGARDING ASSEMBLY BILL 1250, COUNTIES AND CITIES: CONTRACTS
FOR PERSONAL SERVICES
RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Burlingame:
WHEREAS, existing State law authorizes City Councils to contract with any specially
trained and experienced person, firm, or corporation for special services and advice in financial,
economic, accounting, engineering, legal, or administrative matters; AND
WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 1250 significantly restricts the ability of cities and counties to
contract for such services by adding onerous, over prescriptive, and unnecessary requirements
that impede local control and have significant negative impacts on local governance; and
WHEREAS, AB 1250 eliminates local agency hiring discretion by limiting a local agency's
ability to utilize a contract for the sole purpose of cost savings through salaries and benefits; and
WHEREAS, AB 1250 requires that the local government agency provide an orientation to
contracted employees, a mandate that creates significant cost and logistical concerns; and
WHEREAS, AB 1250 requires a City to create a new, fully searchable database that must
be posted on the City website and include substantive and sensitive information such as the
names, job titles, and salary of each contracted employee (and subcontractor); and
WHEREAS, AB 1250 requires a City, before entering a contract or renewing a contract, to
perform a full economic analysis of the potential impacts of outsourcing, including the impact on
local businesses if consumer spending power is reduced (among other factors); and
WHEREAS, AB 1250 mandates that a City conduct a full environmental impact analysis
of the potential effects caused by contracting for the services; and
WHEREAS, the bill also forces a City to conduct an annual audit of each contract and
prohibits a City from renewing or granting a new contract before the report is released and
considered by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, AB 1250 applies joint and several liability for employment law violations
arising from performance of the contractor as well as torts committed by the contractor or any of
its subcontractors in the course of providing services under the contract.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE THAT:
The City of Burlingame opposes AB 1250 and authorizes the Mayor to send a letter of
opposition toAhe bill's author, Assembly Member Jones -Sawyer, with a copy to the League of
California Cities and others
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I, Meaghan Hassel -Shearer, City Clerk of the City of 'Burlingame, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 1st day of
May, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: BEACH, BROWNRIGG, COLSON, KEIGHRAN, ORTIZ
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
Acting ity Clerk