Resolution No.
STOCKTON CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF STOCKTON APPROVING A FIVE-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH LIEBERT CASSIDY WHITMORE TO SERVE AS CHIEF NEGOTIATORS FOR LABOR NEGOTIATIONS The need for specialized expertise and/or workload demands of the City Attorney's Office periodically results in a need to hire outside counsel; and The City of Stockton currently desires to retain the law firm of Liebert Cassidy Whitmore as experienced chief negotiators to ensure fair, consistent, and legally compliant labor agreements; and The law firm of Liebert Cassidy Whitmore possesses the qualifications and personnel needed by the City in handling such proceedings; and Section 1306 of the City Charter authorizes the City Attorney to retain or employ outside counsel with the approval of the City Council; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STOCKTON, AS FOLLOWS:
Approve findings pursuant to Stockton Municipal Code section 3.68.070 in support of an exception to the competitive bidding process.
Authorize a budget amendment to appropriate $1,500,000 from the General Fund Known Contingency Reserves to the Human Resources General Fund Legal Services Account.
Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute a (5) five-year agreement with the option to extend for two (2) additional (1) one-year terms with Liebert Cassidy Whitmore (LCW) to serve as Chief Negotiators for Labor Negotiations (Exhibit 1). The five-year contract amount will not exceed $1,500,000 for the term of the agreement. //
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Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to take necessary and appropriate actions to carry out the purpose and intent of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED December 16, 2025 .
CHRISTINA FUGAZI
Mayor of the City of Stockton
ATTEST:
KATHERINE ROLAND, CMC, CPMC
City Clerk of the City of Stockton
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