LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
Meeting Date: December 9, 2024
Subject: Consider Recommending a Six-Month Extension with Nielsen Merksamer for State Legislative and Regulatory Advocacy Services
Department: County Administrator's Office
Presenter: E.Struthers
Contact: E. Struthers, (925) 655-2045
Referral History:
The Legislation Committee considered the state advocacy services contract at its October 3, 2019 meeting. At that time, the Legislation Committee (Chair Burgis, Vice Chair Mitchoff) recommended that the Board of Supervisors authorize a contract with Nielsen Merksamer Parrinello Gross & Leoni LLP ("Nielsen Merksamer") for a three-year period, commencing January 1, 2020, with opportunities for extensions ending December 31, 2024. Two extensions have been exercised, and the contract ends on December 31, 2024 unless action is taken by the Board of Supervisors at the December 17, 2024 meeting.
Referral Update:
Staff recommends a six-month extension to this contract in order to follow the County's fiscal year, and to realign the timing of future procurement processes for advocacy services. The six-month extension will align the contract term with the contract for the County's federal advocacy services, allowing the procurement processes for both services to be conducted concurrently.
There is mutual agreement between the County Administrator and Nielsen Merksamer to extend the contract for an additional year, January 1, 2025 through June, 30, 2025. A procurement process will be conducted concurrently for both state and federal legislative, budget, and regulatory advocacy services in the first half of 2025.
In order to ensure that the County has representation for state legislative and regulatory advocacy services in the new year, the Legislation Committee is being asked to consider making a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors to extend the contract with Nielsen Merksamer.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
RECOMMEND to the Board of Supervisors that a ...
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