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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />DECEMBER 3, 2007 <br />TITLE <br />CONTRACTS RENEWAL FOR TEMPORARY <br />PERSONNEL SERVICES <br />(SPEC. NO. 05-044) <br />^~ i ~ ~ <br />lP '~.-, <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />^ As Recommended <br />^ As Amended <br />^ Ordinance on 1S` Reading <br />^ Ordinance on 2"d Reading <br />^ Implementing Resolution <br />^ Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Renew the contracts for temporary personnel service for a one-year period <br />in the annual aggregate amount not to exceed $300,000 with the following <br />vendors: <br />Abigail Abbott Staffing Services, Inc. <br />Devon & Devon Career Professionals <br />Howroyd Wright Employment Agency, Inc. <br />d/b/a AppleOne Employment Services <br />SelectRemedy <br />Venturi Staffing Partners <br />DISCUSSION <br />APR Consulting, Inc. <br />Coneybeare, Inc. <br />Focus On Temps, Inc. <br />Kimco Staffing Services <br />The availability of temporary personnel services provides departments with <br />the ability to hire staff during an employee's long-term leave, peak <br />workload periods, as well as the recruitment period for a given position. <br />The recommended contracts will provide various departments with the <br />necessary temporary personnel services. Ten primary personnel <br />classifications which include clerical assistant, file clerk, accounting <br />clerk, typist, data entry clerk, receptionist and custodian are offered by <br />the various vendors. Personnel are paid on an hourly basis according to <br />job classification. City departments may utilize any of the vendors <br />depending on rate, need and availability. Awarding multiple contracts <br />provides a full spectrum of staff from the Southern California job pool. <br />On June 20, 2005, the City Council awarded contracts for a one-year period, <br />with provision for two, one-year renewals. Eight of the nine vendors have <br />agreed to renew the contracts with no rate increase while AppleOne has <br />increased their rates by 5 percent to cover annual increase in statutory <br />taxes and workers compensation. The vendors have performed satisfactorily <br />during the past contract period and staff recommends the final renewal of <br />the contracts. The current contract is based on the prior year's usage <br />and budgeted for special projects ~~ui~ing additional staff. <br />