2025 Guerrero, Amanda - Admin Tech Clerk (Jan 1 to June 30)MEMORANDUM Q"a
CMAMMA -
DATE: December 13, 2024 TO: Jon McMillen, City Manager
FROM: Human Resources
RE: Temporary Employment Agreement with Amanda Guerrero for Administrative Technician in City Clerk's Office
Please list the Contracting Party / Vendor Name, any change orders or amendments; and the type of services to be provided Make
sure to list any related Project No and Project Name.
Authority to execute this agreement is based upon:
❑ Approved by City Council on
❑ City Manager's signing authority provided under the City's Purchasing & Contracting Policy
[Resolution No. 2023-008] for budget expenditures of $50,000 or less.
❑✓ City Manager's signing authority provided under the City's Personnel Policy Section 3.2 for
temporary employment positions.
❑ Department Director's or Manager's signing authority provided under the City's Purchasing Policy
[Resolution No. 2023-008] for budget expenditures of $15,000 and $5,000, respectively, or less.
Procurement Method (one must avol
❑ Bid ❑ RFP ❑ RFQ ❑ 3 written informal bids
❑ Sole Source ❑ Select Source ❑ Cooperative Procurement
Reauestina department shall check and attach the items below as appropriate:
❑✓ Agreement payment will be charged to Account No.: 101-1002-50251
❑✓ Agreement term: Start Date 01 /01 /2025
End Date 06/30/2025
❑ Amount of Agreement, Amendment, Change Order, etc.: $ N/A
REMINDER: Signing authorities listed above are applicable on the aggregate Agreement amount, not individual
Amendments or Change Orders!
❑✓ Insurance certificates as required by the Agreement for Risk Manager approval
Approved by: N/A
Date: N/A
❑ Bonds (originals) as required by the Agreement (Performance, Payment, etc.)
❑ Conflict of Interest Form 700 Statement of Economic Interests from Consultant(s)
NOTE: Review the "Form 700 Disclosure for Consultants" guidance to determine if a Form 700 is required pursuant
FPPC regulation 18701(2)
❑ Business License No. N/A Expires: N/A
❑ Requisition for a Purchase Order has been prepared (Agreements over $5,000)
TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH
AMANDA GUERRERO
This TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is made and
entered into this 1st day of January 2025 ("Effective Date") by and between the City of
La Quinta, a public body ("City") and Amanda Guerrero, an individual ("Employee"), both
of whom understand as follows:
City and Employee agree as follows:
Section 1. Duties.
City hereby agrees to employ said Employee as an Administrative Technician on a
temporary status. Employee agrees to perform the duties under this Agreement as
described in Exhibit A attached hereto.
Section 2. Term.
A. Temporary employment shall commence on January 1, 2025, which shall also be
deemed the effective date of this Agreement and will terminate on June 30, 2025.
B. Employee is "AT WILL" serving at the pleasure of the City Manager and subject to
summary dismissal without any right of pre- or post -termination hearing or any other form
of due process, including any Skelly hearing.
C. Both Employee and the City may terminate Employee's employment at any time,
for any reason, with or without cause, upon written notice to the other. Employee is not
entitled to receive any severance compensation other than the wages due to the
Employee through the last day of Employee's employment.
Section 3. Sala[ .
A. City agrees to pay Employee at a rate of $29.26 per hour for the performance of
the duties described in Exhibit A for the term of the agreement.
B. City agrees to pay Employee overtime for time worked more than forty (40) hours
in a work week. All overtime worked by the Employee must be approved in advance by
the Employee's supervisor.
C. Compensation shall be paid by the City bi-weekly and will be subject to City
withholdings.
Section 4. Hours of Work.
A. The Employee's work schedule will vary according to the needs of the City. The
City agrees to provide two weeks' notice for any work schedule changes.
B. City does not guarantee a minimum of work hours per day, workweek, or workdays
within a workweek.
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Section 5. Benefits.
Employee is not eligible to participate in the City's Employee Benefit Plan except as
otherwise required by law, including but not limited to the Affordable Care Act.
Section 6. Other Terms and Conditions of Employment.
A. This agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California.
B. The City will comply with all CalPERS laws, regulations, and legislations.
C. The Employee agrees and acknowledges that they will comply with the City's
Personnel Policies and Procedures (excluding Section 2.3 and 7.5 and Sections 3, 4, 6,
8, 10, 11, 13, and 14), as well as any other rules, policies, and procedures relating to the
Employee's job duties and/or responsibilities.
D. The Employee agrees to not disclose any confidential information regarding the
City, or any persons employed by the City to anyone outside the City during and after the
term of the Employee's employment with the City.
E. Immediately upon termination of this Agreement, the Employee agrees to return
all equipment or documents relating to City business to the Human Resources Division.
Section 7. General Provisions.
A. This Agreement shall constitute the entire agreement between the parties. No prior
oral or written communications are incorporated herein.
B. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs at law
and executors of Employee.
C. If any provision, or any portion thereof, contained in this Agreement is held
unconstitutional, invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement, or portion
thereof, shall be deemed severable, shall not be affected and shall remain in full force
and effect.
D. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts with signature pages transmitted
by email, facsimile, personal delivery or overnight delivery, all of which will be treated as
originals.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City of La Quinta has caused this Agreement to be
dated, signed and executed in its behalf by its City Manager, and duly attested by its City
Clerk, and the Employee has dated, signed and executed this Agreement, both in
duplicate, to become effective as of the Effective Date.
CITY OF LA QUINTA, a California municipal corporation and charter city:
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WILLIAM H. IHRKE, CITY ATTORNEY
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AMANDA GUERRERO
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Exhibit A
Duties and Responsibilities
Administrative Technician responsibilities include:
• Creates routine operational reports related to programs, facilities, and related
activities.
• Facilitates daily department operations, including timekeeping, responding to routine
inquiries, collecting and distributing mail, scheduling and setting up
meetings/trainings, answering and transferring phone calls, and greeting visitors.
• Maintains databases ensuring schedules, data, fees, or other applicable information
are up to date.
• Performs financial related activities such as advanced bookkeeping or cashiering
functions, and budget and expenditure tracking.
• Performs procurement activities, including ordering office supplies, monitoring
inventory, and verifying receipt of goods.
• Performs training of new employees in work duties and procedures as assigned.
• Prepares and disseminates a variety of correspondence, schedules, communication
materials, agenda packets, and/or newsletters.
• Prepares contracts, agreements, and proposals; collects required information.
• Processes payments and refunds, creates invoices; reconciles accounts; and keeps
related financial records.
• Provides administrative support and review, such as maintaining department and
employee schedules, coordinating meetings and agendas, making travel
arrangements, editing and preparing newsletters, brochures, and reports, researching
information, and providing related support.
• Provides customer service to the public, staff, and other interested parties, including
responding to complaints.
• Receives, processes, and maintains a variety of forms, registrations, applications,
documents, public records requests, and/or other related items, including scanning
and transferring files into electronic records and redacting as appropriate.
• Retains and destroys records in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Performs related duties as assigned.
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