Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 10/24/2024 - 6:00 PM
Category: Purchasing
Type: Action
Subject: 12.17 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: