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rvCONSENT CALENDAR NO. 18
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Inter -Com
DATE: MARCH 31, 1993
TO: WILLIAM A. HUSTON, CITY MANAGER
FROM: ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
SUBJECT: ADA COMPLIANCE JOB ANALYSIS
RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council approve contracting with Creative Management Solutions to perform job
analyses required to update our job descriptions to comply with the requirements of Americans
with Disabilities Act.
BACKGROUND:
The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed in 1990 and became fully effective on
July 26, 1992. To date, the City has not established physical standards for all classifications to
be able to substantiate whether applicants or employees are qualified to perform the essential
functions of a given job. Moreover, the City does not have consistent physical standards to
determine whether an employee is able to return to duty following an industrial illness or injury.
Given the size of this project, the small size of professional personnel staff, and the need to
develop thorough and objective standards in a timely manner, the City needs to contract the
services of an independent consulting firm that specializes in this area.
Three proposals were received and reviewed ranging from $2400 to $18,135. Creative
Management Solutions' proposal most closely fits our needs in that it is more thorough, provides
more of a basis that we can expand upon to complete the physical standards for those positions
not included in this proposal, and will ultimately be more defensible should the City be
challenged in court. The proposal at the lowest cost did not allow sufficient time to this project
to give staff confidence that City would receive a defensible product. Even for a claim that has
no merit, the cost of defending can be substantial and bad law can be made if you lose because
of insufficient documentation. Creative Management Solutions has also completed similar
projects for the Cities of Fullerton, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Newport Beach,
Orange, San Clemente, Westminster, and Yorba Linda.
MEMO TO WILLIAM A. HUSTON
RE: ADA COMPLIANCE JOB ANALYSES
FISCAL IMPACT:
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This project will be performed in three phases and installments of $2500 will be paid following
completion of each. The project can be completed at a total cost not to exceed $7500. The
funds for this study are in the current 1992-93 budget.
Bettie Correa
Senior Personnel Analyst
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