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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED ORDINANCE NO. 2004 - 18 BY: Mayor Musial A ORDINANCE DISPENSING WITH AN RFP PROCESS, AIITHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF LAW TO RETAIN THE SERVICES OF THE LAW FIRM OF JOHNSON, ANGELO & COLALUCA, L.L. C., AS OUTSIDE COUNSEL TO ASSIST THE DIRECTOR OF LAW IN THE CITY'S CURRENT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS, INCL UDING MEDIATION, FACT-FINDING AND CONCILIATION; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, FOLLOWING APPROYAL BY THE BOARD OF CONTROL, TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH SAID LAW FIRM; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, Article V, Section 2 of the Charter provides that the Director of Law, with the approval of City Council, may retain the services of outside counsel to assist him or her in performing any of the duties of his or her office; and WHEREAS, the Director of Law has requested that this Council approve the retention of outside counsel to assist him in the City's current labor negotiations with the City's bargaining units, particularly in mediation, fact-finding and conciliation; and WHEREAS, the Director of Law has reviewed the resumes of labor attorneys and labor law firms on file in the City Law Department and, following said review, recommends the Law Firm of Johnson, Angelo & Colaluca, L.L.C. as the labor law firm he believes is most qualified to provide the City with the necessary outside legal services at a price which is fair and reasonable to the City; and WHEREAS, it is not feasible or practicable to utilize the formal Request for Proposals ("RFP") procedure set forth in Sections 111.03 et seq. of the Codified Ordinances to select outside counsel, because of an emergency need to immediately retain counsel to assist in an impending fact-finding hearing with one of the City's bargaining units; and WHEREAS, Section 111.08(A)(3) of the City's Codified Ordinances further provides that renewal agreements with professionals with whom the City has a continuing relationship may be renewed without employing an RFP process, and the City, in the year 2002, previously retained the services of Johnson, Angelo & Colaluca to assist the Director of Law in 2002 labor negotiations; and WHEREAS, it is accordingly the desire of this Council to approve the retention of outside counsel to assist the Director of Law in the current labor negotiations and authorize the Mayor, subject to approval by the Board of Control, to enter into an agreement with the Law Firm of Johnson, Angelo & Colaluca, L.L.C. to provide said outside legal services as recommended by the Director of Law;