2026 Zepeda, Rebecca (4) - Admin Tech Public Safety (Feb 1 to Jun 30)MEMORANDUM 0"&V
CALIFORNIA
DATE: 01 /26/2026 - - - ---
TO: Jon McMillen, City Manager
FROM: Human Resources
RE: Rebecca Zepeda - Amendment 1 - Temp Administrative Technician
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 apply):
❑ Bid ❑ RFP ❑ RFQ ❑ 3 written informal bids
❑ Sole Source ❑ Select Source ❑ Cooperative Procurement
Reauestina department shall check and attach the items below as appropriate:
101-2002-50251 (20%) 101-6005-50251 (20%) 101-6004-50251 (60%)
Agreement payment will be charged to Account No.:
❑✓ Agreement term: Start Date 01 /01 /2026 End Date 06/30/2026
❑ Amount of Agreement, Amendment, Change Order, etc.: $
REMINDER: Signing authorities listed above are applicable on the aggre-gate Agreement amount, not individual
Amendments or Change Orders!
Insurance certificates as required by the Agreement for Risk Manager approval
❑
NOTE.
Approved by: N/A Date:
Bonds (originals) as required by the Agreement (Performance, Payment, etc.)
Conflict of Interest Form 700 Statement of Economic Interests from Consultant(s)
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:
Requisition for a Purchase Order has been prepared (Agreements over $5,000)
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
WITH REBECCA ZEPEDA
This Amendment No. 1 ("Amendment 1") to Temporary Employment Agreement
("Agreement') is made and entered into as of the 1st day of February 2026 ("Effective
Date") by and between the City of La Quinta, a California municipal corporation and
charter city ("City") and Rebecca Zepeda ("Employee").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, on or about January 1, 2026, the City and Employee entered into an
Agreement to employ said employee as an Administrative Technician in the Public Safety
Department on a temporary status; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to amend the Agreement to extend the term thereof;
and
WHEREAS, the City and the Employee mutually desire to amend this Agreement,
as provided below.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenant herein contained, the
parties agree as follows:
AMENDMENT
In consideration of the foregoing Recitals and the covenants and promises
hereinafter contained, and for good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and
receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 2A. Term is amended to read as follows:
Section 2. Term.
A. Temporary employment shall commence on January 1, 2026, which shall also be
deemed the effective date of this Agreement, and will terminate on June 30, 2026.
In all other respects, the original Agreement shall remain in effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City and Employee have executed this
Amendment 1 to the Agreement on the respective dates set forth below.
CITY OF LA QUINTA
a California municipal corporation
JON LEN, City Manager
City of La Quinta, California
Dated:
ATTEST:
MONIKA RA EVA, C4 Clerk
City of La Quinta, Ca ifornia
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
, � / &.' .. 4.
WILLIAM H. IHRKE, City Attorney
City of La Quinta, California
EMPLOYEE
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REBECCA AEP A
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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.