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Subject: Settlement of Delphine Allen - Impartial Financial Review
From: Office of the City Auditor
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1 FRANK H. OGAWA
Office of the City Auditor
Roland E. Smith
City Auditor
July 15, 2003
IGNACIO DE LA FUENTE, PRESIDENT
CITY COUNCIL
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA
AGREEMENT WITH RELMAN & ASSOCIATES
EXCEED THREE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED
EIGHT HUNDRED NINETY-EIGHT DOLLARS
($3,576,898.82) FOR THE PERIOD OF JULY 15,
PERFORM SERVICES AS AN INDEPENDENT FOR IN THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT IN
V. CITY OF OAKLAND, ET AL., U.S.D.C. CASE
PURPOSE AND SCOPE
In accordance with the Measure H Charter Amendment, which was passed by the voters at the General election of November 5, 1996, we have made an impartial financial analysis of the accompanying Council Agenda Report and Proposed Resolution.
Since our independent financial analysis was not an audit, we did not apply Government Auditing Standards as issued by the Comptroller General of the United States.
SUMMARY
At its April 8, 2003 meeting, the City Council
Agreement Steering Committee's recommendation of Relman &
choice for Independent Monitor. In response to the Council's request, the Office of the
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CITY OF OAKLAND
FILED
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
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CALIFORNIA 94612
(510) 238-3378
FAX: (510) 238-7640 TDD: (510) 839-6451
PRESIDENT DE LA FUENTE AND MEMBERS OF THE CiTY COUNCIL
SUBJECT: PROPOSED RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER,
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF OAKLAND, TO ENTER INTO A
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO
SEVENTY-SIX THOUSAND
AND EIGHTY-TWO CENTS
2003 TO JULY 15, 2008 TO
MONITOR AS PROVIDED
DELPHINE ALLEN, ET AL.
NO. C00-4599 (TEH)
approved the Riders' Settlement Associates as the City's
City Attorney has prepared a draft Professional Services Agreement for the Public
Services Conm review.
FISCAL IMPACT
The Settlement Agreement specified that the maximum cost of implementing the agreement over a 5-year period would be $4 million. The draft contract with Relman & Associates specifies an amount not to exceed $3,576,898.82 over the 5-year period, and is within the specified maximum cost.
SELECTION PROCESS
The Riders' Settlement Agreement Steering Committee, consisting of the City Manager, Chief of Police, and staff from the Office of the City Attorney, evaluated the candidates for Independent Monitor, and recommended that Relman & Associates' be selected. As part of the selection process, OPD staff (1) contacted nine police agencies operating under consent decrees that are similar to Oakland's Settlement Agreement; and (2) also completed background checks of Relman & Associates' team members, in view of the sensitivity and confidentiality of the information to be reviewed.
CONCLUSION
The proposed resolution appears to be reasonable.
Prepared by: Issued by:
Jack MeGinity, CPA Roland E. Smith, CPA
City Auditor
Report completion date:
June 23, 2003
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