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CITY OF LODI COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
AGENDA TITLE: Request to Join in Amicus Brief in the case of Metropolitan
Water District of Southem California, et al. V. Superior Court
of California.
MEETING DATE: May 1, 2002
PREPARED BY: Randall A. Hays, City Attorney
RECOMMENDATION: That the City join the Amicus Brief in the case of
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, et al. v.
Superior Court of California.
BACKGROUND: Amicus Briefs are filed in various actions, which involves matters of
wide-ranging concern to provide information and additional
argument to the Court in order to assist the Court in understanding
all of the issues and arrive at a conclusion.
This case involves a decision which has found that it is necessary to enroll in CalPers, workers who are
paid and employed by private companies but are doing work for the city. An example of that we have seen
recently is the utilization of contract Building Inspector employees. Review of the decision by a 7-0 vote
has been granted by the California Supreme Court. Obviously, this ruling severely limits agencies
operational flexibility by limiting agencies ability to use temporary labor for legitimate purposes such as
capitol improvement projects and various other professional services. Another example in Lodi is the
utilization of outside structural plan checking consultants.
Again, it is the recommendation of the League of California Cities to its members that they join in the
Amicus Brief presentation to the California Supreme Court in this case.
Funding: Not applicable.
Respectfully submitted,