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CC Resolution No. 3986 RESOLUTION N0.3986 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CUPERTINO AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A JOZNT POWERS AGREEMENT FOR ~LOYEE RELATIONS SERVICES WHEREAS, the City Council has been party to a 3oint powers agreement resulting in useful and timely services in labor relations; and WHEREAS, the City Council is desirous of continuing as a party in a joint powers agreement providing similar services during the fiscal year commencing Ju1y 1975; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to execute the Joint Powers Agreement for Intergovernmental Employee Relations Services, attached hereto as Attachment "A", and made a part hereof. PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Cupertino this 4th day of August , 1975, by the following vote: Vote Members of the City Council AYES: Frolich, Meyers, Nellis. Sparks, Jackson • NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAYN: None APPROVED: /s/ James E. Jackson Mayor, City of Cupertino • ATTEST: /s/ Wm. E. Ryder City Clerk , . n..y~ '_~L' " " ' ' ' ' " _ ' _ M+ _ _ _ ' " ..._...+..,...`~,y _ ' _ ~ ! , ' ' . ~ , . ~ ~ JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT FCR "ATTACHMENT A" ' . INTERGOVE~?tENTAL EMFLOYEE " , ~ . ~ RELATIONS SERVICES , ~ ~~Thie is a joint powers agreement between the originally executing public ~ ~ agencies and sich otl~er puU2ic agencies as~may '~e subaequently added ~herein- , after collectively referred to as "the parties"i. . h'HEREAS, the parties are "publfc agenciea" as that term is defined in California . Government Code aection 6500 deal.ing with Joint Powers Agreementa; and 1 . WHEREAS, the parties are actively i.nvolved in employee relations under . , applfcable provisior.s of lai~; and . . WHEREAS, the parties are possessed of common powers and autherity to collect, refine, analyze and use infor.mation, research and assistance in ~ ' their resp•~ctive employee relations; and • • ~ • WHEREAS, the parties desire to consolidate certain informution, research ' and assistance functions and services in order to realize attendant economic and operational efficiencies. • ' NOW, T}iEREFORE, the parties agree as follows: 1. Purpose. The purpose of this agreement is to provide information, researclt and assistance necessary and relevant to the operation of the . ~ . ~ ~ ~ respective employee reIations of the partiee. 2. Powers. :'he powers to be excrcised by the partics are,those express and fmplied powers under appl:cable provisions of law relating to and gover.ning . employee relation~ of the respective pa:ties, including, but not limited to, the • power to collect, refine, analyze and use information, r.esearch and assi.stazce . . • ' in the area of employee relations. . . 3. Method. The mettiod of implementing the above purposes and exccuCing the ' above powers is to provide employee relations aervices in accordance with 'the terms I ~ nnd conditions hereof through staff and facilities of the County of Snnta Clera ' _ • (County). By this agreement the parties do not create an agency or entity • ~ separate from the parties themselves. . ~ ~ . ~ 4. Original and Additi.enal Parties. The public agencies,executing this~ , ~ original agreement by and through their respective~authorized agent~ ~Original ~I ~ Parties) shal.i. enjoy ti:e rights .and per.form the dutiea prescribed by the Cerms „ and conditfons hereof. Other public egencies suUsequently r~dded to.this ~ agreement in accordance hith t'he terms and conditionc hereof ~AddiCional . ~ Parties) ehall become and be parties to this agreement on the effective date . - ~ . • • ' r , . ' • . j • ' • , i ' _1_ • , , . i . i . , ~ - - - - ~ , - . • - . , . . ~ , • 1.~.~. _-T~ .--Ta;: _ _ ' "..i,Y:: ' ~:.1~. ~..y~ti•.vn~:a _ ~+~-~.:..T~;rSlw~ ' . - ~ ' • ' of such~addition and shall thereafter enjoy t~t/ie rights and perform the duties , ~ ~ required in accordance with the tex~s and conditions hereof. ~ ; ~ ~ ' . 5. Term. Irrespective of the date or dates of execution hereof by original ~ , . . ; . or additional parties, the term of this agreement shall cocmnence July 1, 1975 . ' . • and ehall tezminate June 30, 1976 unless otherwise extended by agreement in ' accordance with the texms and conditions hereof. ' • . ' ~ 6. Fee Schedule for Basic and Special Servicea. Fees shall be payable • for services provided in accordance with the following fee schedule:. . ~ ~ For basic services as hereinafter described:. • ~ ~ ' Each party shall pay $1.15 per full-time budgeted position for the firat -one thousand ~1000) such positiona,and $1.05 for each position thnreafter, . as set forth in the party's final adopted budget for fiscal year 1975-76. . , The following types of positiona shall be excluded from the application of ~ • thie fee: ' ~ a. All elected officials. ~ ' b. All part-time and temporary positiona, including those ~ created with PEP and CETA funds. ~ ~ In addition, each party shall pay $115 for each of its bargaining units , in exietence as of July 1, 1975. Where one employee or~anization ie the . recognize3 bargaining representative of more than one unit, the $115 fee ' r+ill be'asaessed on the first ~largest) such unit and $55 each shall be . ' .~charged for all other such units. ~ ~ For purposes of computing the number of bargaining units for a party, each ~ , unit which has been established for employee relationa purposea under law and which ia represented by a recognized employee organization shall be . . eounted as a bargaining unit. All unrepreaented or self-represented employees of e party, regardless of number, shall be counted as one bargaining unit for . pnrposea of this article. , 1'he minimum'total fee payable by any party to this agreement shall be $350. ~ • For special services as hereinafter described: . • ~ A maximwn of $20.00 per hour for actual professional staff time spent in . ~ rendering such services except that for "supplementary survey services" as ~ , • hereinafter described under special aervices ~paragraph 13), the fee ahall be ' , $12.00 per hour. ' ' ' ~ ' 7. ~ecial Fee and Advance by County. Notwithstanding the fee achedule • provided for partiea in paragraph 6 hereof, County shall pay a apecial fee for _ ~ • services to be provided under this agreement in the amount of $20,000. Said • fee shall entitle County to basic servicea as hereinafter described. To the . ^Z_ ' " • . - - . . - - - - - - - _ _ . . _ . . . _ . . - - - ~ -.ti . . : . . . . ~ ~ ~ < • ~ exten[ the special j20,000 fee exceeds County's fee foz basic servicea ' . ~ . ; ~ ~ ~computed in accordance with paragraph 6, above (estimated at $11,000), , ' . . i s~id excess festimated at $9,000) ahall conatitute an advance by County for . ~ . . epecial servicea to be provided County.- County shall not be required to pay • . ~ any amount in excess of the $20,000 special fee described herein unless and ~ ~ , • • until fees for special serv.ices provided County exceed the amount advanced by ' ~ County pursuant to this paragraph. . • 8. Retirement of 1974-75 Deficit. It ia the intent of the parties to ~ , ~ facilitate the~retirement of the estimated $4,000 deficit from 1974-75 operations without jeopardizing the financial condition of the Program in the fiscal year 1975-76. • ~ • Therefore, it ie agreed that any one or combination of the following sources • of revenue and servicea may be u[ilized at the discretion of the County for ; this purpoae: ~ • a. Revenuea generated from 1974-75 operationa,~but not collected until . ' the fiscal year 1975-76. . . • b. Revenuea generated either in 1974-75 or 1975-76 from the sale oE . ~ products developed under the County's IPA Project, "Evaluation of ~ " Local Agency Compensa[ion Practices." ~ , c. The use of Program etaff, as timc is avail~ble, by the County Personnel Department for asei~nmente unrelated to Program services. . ~ d. Providing special Program services to the Coun[y in excese of thuC • emount to be prepaid through part of the County's $20,000 fee. . . , None of thess measures shall preclude the voluntary commitment of additional . ~ funda for this purpose by the other twelve.parties to the 1974-75 Joint Powers : Agreeinen[, or by addi[ional parties to this agreement. . 9. Commitment and Limitation of Funds. Each p'arty shall pay a mini.mum ~ • contribution under this agreement equal to the fee for basic services or the . . . ' ' special fee charged County pursuant to the respective provisions of paragrnpha 6 and 7 hereof; whichever is applicable. No party hereto shall be charged or ' liable for fees for services provided hereunder for any amount in excess of the - ~ party's minimum commitrent except ae it otherwise requesta and receives special services in accordance with this agreement or as it voluntarily commits pursuant • ~ to paragraph 8 of this agreement. • ' 10. Anticipated Expenditures and Staffina. Upon execution of thia agreement, _ 7 • ~ the parties anticipate a$G5,000 operating budget for the full term of this , ~ , ~ ! . , . , , . . -3' ' - - . ~ . ~ : ~ 3 . _ ~ _ : _ _ . _ . _ . „i, , ' ' - ' ' ' _ ~ ~.f..G:~.' .`.....~w~... ~ ~ ' . • agreement. •The parties further anticlpate that in o;der to perform the services ~ . called for by this agreement, Countq will provide up to three full-time equivalent • , ~ . positiona for the term of this agreement conaiating of a program director, a personnel aide and an intermediate stenographer clerk. The original partiea fully anticipate and recognize that the minimum fee cotmnitments of the originnl . partiea pursuant to paragraphs 6 and 7 hereof represent and compri,se only • • ~ approxinately 75% of the anticipated operating budget for the full term of thie ~ ' agreement. The parties expressly assume that additional revenues will be ' ' generated throughout the term of this agreement to cover the full ooerating ' • , expenses of the Program, said revenues to be derived from fees for apec.ial services provided to original parties and/or from fees for basic and/or epecial . services pr:,vided additional partiea and/or services provided to non-parties in - ~ accordance with this agreement. 11. County ObliFations. County ahall: (a) Hire and retain staff to provide the baeic and other services hereinafter described, retaining full lesal responaibility, liability and ' eontrol for the selection, retention, performance and terms and conditions ' ~ of such employment by County. . ' (b) County shall maintain accounting and fiscal records in • accordance with customary accounting proced~res, all in accordance with accepted accounting practices used by the Coun[y Controllc;r of ' the.County of Santa Clara so ae to accurately reflect all revenues ~ derived and.direct costs incurred under this agreement. ' • ' . _ _ . . (c) County shall provide the basic and specinl servicea hereinafter • • described to the parties subject to the staffing and fiscal limitations ~ anticipated and agreed to by the parties pursuant to thle agreement. • ' ' 12. Basic Services to be Provided. Each party hereto ahall be entitled , to the following basic services: ' . (a) A Com~ensation Survey of a maximum of twenty-five (25) public agencies ~ located within the Counties of Alameda, San Ptateo and Santa Clora. This Survey • shall include: , ~~l ' 1: Prevailing salaries for fifteen job familiea.' . ~ . ' ' 2. Prevailing fring,e benefit levels for aixteen . ~ ~ ' individual benefits: ' ~ . ' ~ , ~ 3.. Bargaining unit etructures of the'surveyed public ' ' i . , . ' agencies, including information regarding expiration dates • ' ; of existing agreements and ,next known•adjustments. . ~ , _4_ . _ • ' ~ / . . . ~ . . _ . , . . - . _ _ . _ . _ _ _ _ . _ - - _ . ~ _ . . . . _ . : - a « ' . ~ • ~ ~ : , , I . . . S . ~ 4. Comparable salary and benefit data for the State of , ~ 'e ~ ~ California and the Federal Government ~confined to California), . ~ ~ plus benefit data for industry in Santa Clara County as such ~ ' , Y ~ . data and staff time are available. • ~ ~This Survey shall be published at least nnnually so as to meet th~ data a needa.of the majority of the partiea. It shull also be maintained : throughout the ~term of thia agreement so as to insure maximum returna , ' to the parties et different time periods during the current fiscal year. ~ ~ At the direction of the Executive Board, the Survey may be publielieJ in - - • ~ • - full twice during f iacal year 1975-76. ' • ' : _ ' . . ~ Selection of the specific local public asencies, job familiea and fringe ' ' benefits to be surveyed shall be determined by the Executive Board no ~ ~ later than September 1975. Should no action be taken by that time, the . agencies, job families and benefits contained in the 1974-75 Survey shall be used for the duration of this ngreement. ~ At the time of this determination, the Board may also amend the total , ~ . number of agenciea, job families and fringe benefits to be surveyed ~ provided that such changes do not reault in an overall increase in sl•aff . , hours required for completion of the Survey. ~ ~ Any party to thia agreement which is not selected by the Executive Iioard ' for inclusion in the Survey shall,.at its requeat, be included even if ~ Lhie eerves to increase the number of agencies above the maximum of ' . twenty-five ~25). _ _ . , . . . . (b) A comprehensive management compensation survey ~excluding ' salaries), the acope an3 timing of which are to be determined by the ~ Executive Board. The commitment of profcesional staff time in providing " this service shall not exceed one hundred sixty (160) hours unlesa a . corresponding reduction is made in some other designated basic service. ~ . _ • (c) Supplemental survey information from within the State of California . ' over and above ,that provided under (a) and (b) above, subject to a twenty-four ~ 1 (24) hour llmit per party during the tezm of this agreement. • . ~ ' • 'Where the Compensatfon Survey described in (a) above does not ~ ~ ' produce any ealary information for a non-management bargaining unit - ' , aesessed a fee in accordance with parograph 6 of thie agreemen[, ttie • J, .program director will have the option of either supplementing said Survey . 1 ~ . ~ . ' . a . . . ~ . . _5_. , . ......_._~~:':w ~ ~ ~ " . ~ ~ . ' ; • . or of preparing a separate survey utilizing salary data for one such . I bargaining unit job or job family from organizations designated by ~ . ~ ~ • ~ ' • the affected party. ~ < . , i , Up to five hours of such service can be provided for bargaining ' ~ ~ ~ unita subject to the $115 charge and up to 2-1/2 hours~for a'unit subjec't to the $55 fee. Such service shall be performed without additional chnrge ' to the party or deduction from that party~s 24-hour nllotment as described • : 1 , above. This special supplement shall only apply to the individual unit , for which no salary data are provided in the Compensation Suryey and shall ~ not be used far any other basic or apecial Program service. . . ~ • • ~d) Completion of compensation surveys requested of any party by a Statewide organization having as its exclusfve members other public agencies within the State of California. Other aurveys requcsted of u party by an individual California public agency shall be perfoimed to . the extent feasible.. • ' , ~e) Information relative to bargc~ining, economic,.legal and legielative activities and trends. In addition to the collection and diseimination of this type of information in general, this service aliull ' be refined so that it may serve es a"clearing houac" on information eoncerning specific events which have a com-non, major impact on the purCies to this agreement. It sliall also be the inten[ to establisli a retrievel , syatem regarding significant types of clauses in bnrgaining agreements ns . ~ selected by :he Executive Board. , , . (f) Assistance in negotiations and contract administrution, excl.ucling direct participation in either process.. ~ . ~ „ (g) Such additional research projects as are de[ermined by the ~ Executive Board, subject to the fiscal limitations of this ngreement. • . 13. Special Services Available. Special servicea available to tlie partie3 ~ include, but are not limited to the following: • ~a) Supplemental survey services in excess of the time limits ~ / prcecribed in paragruph 12 ~c). ~ . • . • ~b) Special labor relations studiea. ~ ' ~ \ ~ ~ (c) Requested participation or attendance at conferences, aeminara, ~ etc. for the benefit of a p~xty or parties; provided that the muximum per ~ ' ' diem fee for this special service ahall not exceed $100 per day plus 1 ' expenses. . • . ! ; . , , 9 _6_ . ~ . ~ . ~ . _ _ - _ . „ . - - . ~ " - . ^ , . ' • ~ (d) Other appropriate services as from time to time are , ' . ' requested and available. . . , . ~ ~ 14. Executive Board. ~ ' , , • 1. The Executive Board shall function in the following manner: ~ (a) Each original and additional party to this.agreement ' shall be allowed one (1) repreaentative on the E~~ard ' ~.Who ahall have the express authority to speak for and ~ ~ ~ cortunit its principal on mattere before the Board. , ~ ~ach caember shall have one vote. ' • ` Each par[y stiall also designate an alternate who shall serve in the absence or unavailability of ite resular repreaentotive. (b) By major.ity vote, the membera of the Executive IIoard ohnll select a chairman and vice-chairman. The term of euch officers shall be one year, but the terma of the first ~ chairman and vice-chairman shall expire on June 30, 1975. A vacancy in either office sha1T ne filled for the balance • of the.term by majority vote of all pnrtiea to Chis agreement. ~ (c) The Board shall meet as neceesary to fulfill its fu~:ctiona. The frequency of and ugendas for ouch meetinga ahall be ~ determined by the chairman, or vice-chairman, in consultation - ~ with staff. ~ ' Except in ex[reme cases, each Board member will receive . advance, written notice of.meetings, together with an agenda ' of mattcrs to be diacussed. • (d) A quorum of seven (7) Aourd membere shall be required in . . , order for the Board to meet or take final action on any . matter before it. Should the size of the Board subsequently ~ ~ increase to fourteen (14) members or more, the quorum shall ' ~ be increascd to equal a majority of the members of the Bonr.d. ` • • Except where otfierwise T~rovided in this agreement, a majority ~ ~ of,a quorum is required for the Board to take action. . • (e) A written record of ell businesa conducted at Board meetings . shall be maintained by staff and distributed to all'parties ' ~ to this agreemenC. shortly after each meeting. • , _ . . . . . . _ _ . . - - : - . -r,. . . ~ . . . , ` - t,. ~.r._,._...__...__,. ..w._.. . _ _ `:r.. . ~ ' ~ i, ~ p . . T ' . I The review, correction and approval of such minutes ; ~ . , ~ ~ shall be an item on the agenda of the immediately . . ~ succeeding meeting of the Board. ~ i • , ~ 2. The Executive Boaid shall have the following functfona: • ~ . Y - (a) To establish priorities in the performance of Program ' . • Services in [he event that requeste for such seivices ~ • create conflicts as to timely and efficient performance. . Program staff or any party to the a~reement may seek and . . ~ ~ ~ . ~ obtain auch a determination. ; ~ (b) To determine the number and specific nature of research projects which may be provided as bnaic aervices pursuant ~ • • to Section 12 (g) of thie agreeme::t. ~ ' ' (c) To establish policy guidelinea concerning tlie subscription ~ , of additional parties to thia agreement and the offerins of ~ , Program Services arid producta to non-pnrtiea pursuant to ~ Sections 4, 16 and 18 of thia agreement. . (d) To insure the full cooperation of all parties in accordance with Sec[ion 19 of this egreement. ' (e) To aseume such other functiona as are.expresely delegated to • it in accordance with other paragraphs of thia agreement. ~ 3. The Executive Board ehall have no power to alter, amend, modify - ' ~ or terml.nate this agreement. . ---15. Information Required and Manner of Payment. F.ach original party hereto ehall, ~ • aithin ten (10) days of the date of final adoption of the party~s budget for fiscal ~ ' , year 1975-76, provide the County with the followins wri:ten information: , (a) The number of full-time budgeted positiona provided in eaid ' • budget. , ~ (b) The number of bargainfng units in existence as of July 1, . ~ ' • 1975, including the employee organization repreaenting each of said ~ units and a listing of occupational groupa included within ench of - ~ • . said urtits. ~ ' ' . ~ . , ~ . ~ _ Upon receipt of such information the County shall compute the fee for basic ~ servicea payable under this agreement and ehall promptly submit a statement , 1 therefor to each party. Statements for epecial services rendered to partiea ' • - ~ . pursuant to this agreement shall be rendered monthly or upon completion of ~ ' 3 i , • . ~ ~ ~ . . ~ _8_, ~ . . ~ . _ - , ~ - - . _ . _ _ ~ . . . _ . . , _ _ ~ ~ ; ~ . • ~ " eaid services, whict:ever occurs sooner. Ail statemente shall be paid to ° • ( ~ . . ~ County no later than thirty (30) days of receipt. j ' ' 16. Additional Parties. Other public agenciea~may become additional ' ~ ~ ~ parties to this.~greement by executing an agreement with County fos and on behalf of all parties to be bound by the terms and conditiona of this ngrcement r ~ and delivering came to County accompanied by the full fee fcr basic servicea for • ~ such local agency computed'in accordance with the tcrma and condiCiona of thie . agreement. ~ • • ~ 1 . ~ ~ The full fee due undPr, this agreement shall ~ot he rro rated dur.in~ the f.irst . ' three months of its duratior,. On or after October 1, 1975, such fees ehall only ~ be pro rated if: ~ , ~ . (a) The additional party was not offered membership pr.ior ' ~ to July 1, 1975; and ~ . , . " (b) There is a demonstrated and significant loes in Pzogram ' services to the additional part}r. This determination shall rest with ~ , the program director subject to policy guidelines as mpy be esteblished by~the Executive IIoard. ~ Where a pro rated fee is found to be jnstifiable in accordance with [he nbove ~ ~ criteria, it ahall be computed as follows: . , Number of Calendar Days Ren~ining . in Fiscal Year 1975-76 Full Fee . 366 days X Applicable to • Additional Party An additional party entitled to pro rated fees in accordance with this paragraph , ~ ` shall be charged on the basis of bargaining units in existence as of the first of the month in which it becomes party to the agreement. . 17. Confidential ].nformation - Copyrights. Each party shall keep confi.dential • all written materials provided pursuant to this agreement bearing a nototion that the same ia "confidential". This paragraph shall riot preclude u party from such ' ' limited reproduction and distribution of such writtei: materials within its own . agency as is required for such party's employee relations purposes; nor shall~ ~ it preclude a party from using the data provided in such written materials for , ~ ' • .ite own employee relations purposes or for purposes of discussing came with other parties to this agrecment. Neither the confidential written material ~ • provided pursuartt to this agreement nor the data contained thereirt shall be ~ ~ " reproduced, distributed o: divulged save and escept as other•.aise ~llo~oed by ~ . this paragraph and then only consistent with the terms and conditions o[ this ' . , ~ , ' . , , . • ' ~ ~ _g_ . . ' . ` agreement to provide employee relations services to the part:.es to this agreement. • ~ , .County may copyright in its name, for and on behalf of all parties to thia agreement, ~ any publications produced as a result of this agreement; provided, that such copy-, ' righted material shall be available free of charge to the parties, subject to a • reasonable limit on the number of such copies predicated on reproduction costs. ~ 18. Services to Non-Parti:s. Services may be provided non-parties consistent ~ with the terms and conditiona of this agreement; provided, that feas for auch I services shall be~no less than the fees which would be charged a purty hereto; ' and provided further that, where appropriate, such non-party enters into an , , appropriate written agreement with the County for and:on behalf of the partieo. . 19. Agency Cooperation. Covnty shall act as agent for and on behalf of the • parties pursuant to thia agreement and shall use its best efforCS consiatent with . the fiscal limitations herein to perform as requfred herein, subject to reasonable ~ ~ availability of required data. The parties shall cooperate with each oCher and . with County acting on behalf of all in providing information required to perf•orm ~ ~ once under this agreement. ~ • ~ 20. Contract Liability-Indemnification. Each party to thi.s ngreement shall bear financial responsibility for the acts of their respective officera, agenta and ~ ~ 1 employees; and each pa;ty shall indemnify,.eave harmless nnd defend the other parties . ' ~ from all claims for money or damages arising from errore or omissions of sticti party's ' respective officers, agents and employees in the performance of [his agreement. In . no event shall other parties to tliis agreement be liable under terms and conditi~ns of agreemente reached; if any, betwcen an individual party and nny employce , • organization. ' . 21. Fiscal ResPonsibility. Upon the termination of this agreement, County ehall • render a final accounting to parties accurately reflecting in accordnnce wiCh • accepted accounting practices the revenucs derived and the direct expenses incurred ~ in performance of this agreement. If a surplus in excess of any unconsumed advance , ~ . . madc by County remaina ut the termination of this egreement, Covnty shall refund ~ such surplus to the parties on e pro rata baeis determined by their respective „ • payments for basic services hereunder. In reliance upon the fi.acal accountability of the Controller of the County of Santa Clara and his official bond, the parties ` . expressly waive any separate bond by County under this agreement. \ . 22. Termination.. This agreement shall terminate except as~ott:erwise extended by Hritten agreement of the parties. Each party to thie agreement shall give ~~xitten ' • ' ~ notice to County, on or before t•fay 15, 1976, as to its intent to continue or not ~ ' ~ eontinue this agreement for an addi,Cional term. ~ ~ . • -20_. • a. ~ • • ' - _ , _ . - . . _ _ ...,.I ' ' Notwithstanding any other provision of this asreement, County enters into this • ! _agreement on the express condition that the services of Mr. John C. Obenhuber will I . i be available to Ccunty as an employee of County; and County retains the sole optipn ~ to terminate this agreement if for any reason hie~services otherwise become unavailable ~ - ~ to County; provided, that before such te rniination, County shall use its best efforts ~ ~ , in a prompt fashion to obtain a satisfactory replacement for Mr. Qbec::iuber. If it ~ becomes necessary to tezminate this agreement, County shall render an accounCing to • ~ all parties and return to each party the surplus, if any, in accordance with ' ~ paragraph 21 hereof. • • , ~ IN WITNESS WIiEREOF, the below designated original parties have executed Cliis - ~--agreement by and through their zespective authorized agents on the date~ set Lorth • below. • ~ . • COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA CITY OF SAN JOSE ~ . ' (County) , - ~ ' gy; Date By: Date ~ ~ CITY OF CAPtPBELL ' CITY OF SARATOGA gjr; Date By: Date • •CITY OF CUPERTINO SANTA CLARA VALLEY WATGR DISTRICT . By: Date By: Dute CITY OF GILROY CITY OF LOS ALTOS . By; Date .By: Date TOWN OF LOS GATOS ~ CITY OF MORGAN HILL ' . gy: Date By: Date • ~ CITY OF MILPITA° CITY OF MENLO PARK ' ~ ~ . By: Date - ' By: Date . CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW CITY OF;SANTA CLARA . . . By. Date • By: ~ . CITY OF PALO ALTO , . By: ~ Date . ' . . ~ . ` . . ' ~ ~ ~ , . . . ~ . ~ ~ • , . . . ~ M , . _11- . ' . 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