Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 10/24/2024 - 6:00 PM
Category: Purchasing
Type: Action
Subject: 12.15 Labor Relations Consultant Purchasing Reference 9999
Strategic Plans:
Priority 1.4
1.4 Attract and recruit highly effective and qualified staff who are excellent matches for the district, develop a pipeline of candidates for hard-to-fill areas, and provide support to all employees that enables and empowers them to fulfill their role in our mission.
Enclosure Extraordinary Unspecifiable Services Declaration
File Attachment:
Summary: WHEREAS, the Newark Board of Education seeks to obtain services of an experienced labor relations consultant to assist with negotiations, arbitration hearings, supplemental fringe benefits, and insurance benefits for various unions; and

WHEREAS, the District is authorized to enter into an agreement for extraordinary unspecifiable services in accordance with NJSA 18A:18A-5a (2); and

WHEREAS, October 24, 2024 through September 30, 2025 is the contract term; and

WHEREAS, the recommendation for award of term contract was reviewed and approved by Scott Carbone, Director of Labor Relations.
Funding : Subject to availability of funds.
10-11-000-251-330-315-000-000
Recommendation to the Board: NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Newark Board of Education accepts and approves the award of term contract for Labor Relations Consultant services to assist with negotiations, non-instructional arbitration hearings, impasse proceedings, and labor relation services for various unions from October 24, 2024 through September 30, 2025 as follows:

Fogarty & Hara, Counsellors At Law, South Fair Lawn, NJ at cost not to exceed $40,000.00
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Sherelle Spriggs - Director Support Services
Signed By:
Ty-Shanique Addison - Principal Fiscal Analyst
Signed By:
Scott Carbone - Director
Signed By:
Dr. Yolanda Mendez - Assistant Superintendent
Signed By:
Valerie Wilson - School Business Administrator
Signed By:
Roger León - Superintendent
Vote Results:

Original Motion
Member Vereliz Santana Moved, Member Kanileah Anderson seconded to approve the Original motion 'NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Newark Board of Education accepts and approves the award of term contract for Labor Relations Consultant services to assist with negotiations, non-instructional arbitration hearings, impasse proceedings, and labor relation services for various unions from October 24, 2024 through September 30, 2025 as follows:

Fogarty & Hara, Counsellors At Law, South Fair Lawn, NJ at cost not to exceed $40,000.00'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 7 Nay: 0.
The motion Carried 7 - 0
   
Josephine Garcia     Yes
Dawn Haynes     Yes
Hasani Council     Yes
Vereliz Santana     Yes
Crystal Williams     Yes
Allison K. James-Frison     Yes
Kanileah Anderson     Yes