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HomeMy WebLinkAbout22F - TEMP EMPLOYEESREQUEST COUNCIL FOR ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: MAY 5, 2008 TITLE: CONTRACT AWARD FOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES (SPEC. NO. 08-027) CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED ACT10N Award contracts for temporary employees provision for a one-year renewal, in the exceed $655,315 with the following vendors: VENDOR: DISCUSSION Account Pro Accountants Inc Apr Consulting Inc. Munitemps CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: APPROVED ^ As Recommended ^ As Amended ^ Ordinance on 15` Reading ^ Ordinance on 2~d Reading ^ Implementing Resolution ^ Set Public Hearing For_ CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER for a one-year period, with annual aggregate amount not to LOCATION: Irvine Santa Ana Irvine Riverside On March 3, 2008, the City Council approved a new financial software implementation project, with an estimated completion date of January 2010. Lawson has begun preliminary work, with software training for staff involved in the implementation to begin in May. To facilitate assigning City employees 100% to the software conversion project, staff recommends that temporary recruitment agencies be contracted to provide backfill for five positions in the Finance and Management Services Agency (Accountant I, Accountant II, Budget Analyst, Buyer, and Purchasing Assistant) as well as two Personnel Analysts in the Personnel Services Agency. The length of each backfill assignment will be linked to the specific module implementation plan and timeline, with the two Personnel Analysts, the Accountant I and the two purchasing temporary employees scheduled to begin on May 12, 2008. Upon completion of each specific module, full-time staff will resume their normal functions. 22F-1 Contract Award for Temporary Employees May 5, 2008 Page 2 In order to select from a wide pool of qualified applicants, a Request For Qualifications was solicited on March 27, 2008, and 13 recruitment companies responded with resumes for 137 candidates for consideration. Resumes were reviewed and those demonstrating the strongest match to the desired knowledge, skills and abilities - particularly those with governmental work experience - were invited to an oral interview as the final selection process. The recruitment companies listed presented the selected candidates and meet the City's requirements. FISCAL IMPACT Funds are available in the Information Technology Services Fund account (no.109-171-6191). ~~ ~0~ ~~~~: a ~~ Francisco Gutierrez ~u~ Executive Director Finance and Management Services Agency FG/KM/08-027.2:sh 22F-2