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Item C11BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY MEETING DATE: APRIL 16, 2003 DIVISION: COMMUNITY SERVICES BULK ITEM: YES DEPARTMENT: COMMUNITY SERVICES AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval of payment to the South Florida Employment and Training Consortium in the amount of $3,000.00 to cover Monroe County's share of a Settlement Agreement with Bessie Stubbs. ITEM BACKGROUND: In exchange for Ms. Stubbs dismissal of her lawsuit with prejudice (being illegally passed over for promotions because of racial discrimination), in February, 2002, a settlement agreement was reached with South Florida Employment and Training Consortium. Monroe County's share of that settlement agreement is $3,000.00. PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: N/A CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES: N/A STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approve payment. TOTAL COST: $3,000 COST TO COUNTY: $3,000 REVENUE PRODUCING: N/A APPROVED BY: County Attorney N/A DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL DOCUMENTATION: Included DISPOSITION: BUDGETED: No SOURCE OF FUNDS: Ad -Valorem Taxes AMOUNT PER MONTH [YEAR: N/A OMB/Purchasing N/A Risk Management N/A To Follow i ision`Director Not Required AGENDA ITEM # � // 07.-15-2002 17:58 FROWCLYNE i SELF P.A. +3054463639 T-542 P•OOY/006 F-307 uz/u3-/u1 • mi ts:--n rna I I AGREEMENT BETWEEN 39ANII•DADE CO'U'N7' SOL'TH MOMMA mWL0"=NT & =A-12 Il(G rc'ONSORt T M AND BEseIE 9TCJ8B8 ,��S, Bes®ia Stubbs ("Stubbs") has filed an aati=aga+ast Sahulplan daEmployoaeut VVIMU(+� ETCM) acid NG$rru-Dedo County ("COY") far amPiaymeut & Training G. "cisortiuru ing arrm discriminator, AMssie S . b ou arida ]a e afMiat^+ Da;,,O--id IViiamiDadeCOlII11il..CaseNo.99�•2119-�vHoevelQ(the"Ac>1an"); and ' E? AS, the park es wish to resolvc mlyremainiagissucs cmcernimg Stubbs' etrtplcryme and claims =ii-AblY, Tr 15 H-. im . y STIPMATED AND ACtREED TKAT: n=nghcut this Agreement, Ve term "Defendants" refers both to SFETC and the County colle di V ely, 2, In ©ccliange fer Stubbs' di.smimgl of her laws with ptejudiea and execuuan of s relm; se and the: ruIEUment of other' promises act fah in this Agreer>oeat, the Defendants shall pay Clyne & Self, p_A. as follows. Five Thousand DaU= $60,000 to 5�>.obs and hher atcarncys. � eompe�at�t for beck pay. 1'he County snail icsna (S5,000.00) Wi Iba paidto Stubbs dhvctiY all licable state end fadaral taxes, and maw appyiaze a, regular pay�� �ll check and pay $PP deductions, T:ae remaining FiftY-fIva Thauand Donnas (555,000.00) abuM be paid to die Trust Acdc nst of C1;'nze & 5e lf, P.A- as campemsation foar =nodonal distress (S3 S,020.00), and B=mey's fans (S19,980,1',D). 3. T'a addition, the following other tasks vui11 be performed by the Defrmdants: ,4. Stubbs will be promoted to the position of Contt'l d O#flcer with lm r-ff=t ve: job classic diva start data of October 1, 1997; Stubbs pay as a Contradpffieer fin= tbo daze 0isCWe=0 t should ba at SteP 1Z, WhIc, is c==dy S2734J.14 pm payprxiod; C. Stubbs retirement ben4im WM be c21=1210d to effectuate law Pay cale as Contract Officar With a October 1, 1997 cumza6ACW=T6 date, and all appropriate a,djustt� should be made to reflect this eharega; �.Stzfts Sbuatd ED EMM &V-JC�. Pap 1 of 3 uciitiu� 'ivE 1u:15 r"As 02-111-2002 17:58 FROM-CLYNE i SELF P.A. U:/Ul/UZ rx3 .AA:.:M_VAi Z003 }305"63538 T-542 P-0031006 F-397 46 ;-he pm3des agee m the foilowirg= The p tt'ees shall keep this Agir,=ent Wd a1 its tat19 d ��� �s % conidantW with the fOU0wing mtna: Cotmty eutip10y0e6'rL=,, aty to eaffechmte the tams of the Agreement; C00* can rev�eai terms of Agraemc;at in saco<dsma wi1� any public records roqucsts; Stubbs can disclo3c trans of seEtlemeat to inerr fmaaG sdvisars 'Mid 1W=diste $roily; . The partie9 agree to exeruto a joint edpal>slioaa of dismissal yvith pre odic' with each parry to bears its own cent sand fee9 inaccardanca withliLe tetras of pph 2 above_ :,. The petttes s9c to abida by ttte waiver and =Umse set forth inthe following p2=grJPhs. 5. Vo aVER OF CLAIW eat to settle any claims agaomst the and In vanE:�dera>ion for the Defendams agrtem SnTC and $:'r other good and valuable amsidmzdm; 33cWc Stubbs, agree to vwdve any and all li is I may'b f -Ve whist SFE'TC and the CmAY and. its =VIQyoea. This waiver it,elndw aaY,ngbt to obtain back pay or owegW, of 9�ig a gdevence or tut I may hsve agp iinst Dade County, �T4al fin �leryment �peAsatioa bps against the appeal, inalud.a18 aqy lain" strattve 8pp evsuc�. IfT sm d in any Part of any Defendants, a' of taking as aPP of any matter ��ofcmploymmtligi>1s.lahor addteseedto auk Process iavo%, i.agform al crinf0unal aolion vaeaaployme� right'9 ceder avaY re3.a ow, civ L rights. rigbx3 axnst dtsenmia to lm:nediat viihdraw fr= UIdDg statute, Twe or conttaet, whcd=local. state ex fcsuch, ItIm fWWUI W8I-afthe gdevs=e or claim. My each acHa 3 or from appmli 41he 1053 oron' 81icb►ecd+an the with the is not pesBiUl, I agree to r Fy the $ppropnate =&CdgCs that I have settled my disP Defendants ac ill am nv longer interested in ptu� �y tiartai rotief IIgainst the Iendants. is , Sams dasdgas►h=by=cyombiy I, for I: xYsal F, mY heirs. execeu,�ss, D.*nd=ds, its agents, MPloye �g'a' tend uncondit, 3nallyTelease, acquit, and 6o,�cverdiac osls, fiVU , coxpos�aUAntS as�cia ons. or pttitaershiPs Success0rs, act�ismators, and ail other as, clzams2 acting by, thr 3a9b, unda, m' in =Wert Willi sny of!'h�er, of and ftoRa any and aY1 charg 508, agraemcitits, canttovessi�, �a complaints, liabilities, obligatevrta. causes of aeti®, p>co'mi �� otbot�Y� foe6 �d suits Agbas, i G=ands, =�'• to56os, grievances, dabti snd expet( eased or ected costa actarall;E Lne=ed), of =Y "sure whams° ' imam at tmlmikn avva. soap ya of t3� including, ino i not limited to, any s►llaged viol than of the Civil RiglactS Act of 1371, TWO the Amen== with DisabiUdea Aot (ADA). the Itehabi�litsd= civil rights P_;t of 1964 as amended. Art t>at F�aa1y Medical Lave Act Act of 19?3, the Aga DismimivafW11 in Employ=ml %'.: fvcta ofiia 6s t� other Tito under Fodcra], state, as tonal leave PzO' tomwrmgM es ar TM A,)V amc ;my $� emY yiwl�icn of csvn'l ngbts, indmidatian� discri=niuman or bias, . pup 2 of 3 0.2-11-ZQOZ Ii:B9 FROM -DYNE A SELF P.A. +3094483128 0.2/01/02 r'xi ss:zz- racy 7-64Z P.004/006 F-297 Z C t=Mination or o f any other type of claims 90wing out of my cMploy==t with the Defndmts, which I have on. !; crtount of or in any waY growing out of say knOwD =d unkwwn, foreseen sad =foreseen injuri _s, damages and the consequenecs thereof and arising odt of the =nPloymeat relation betweer .myself and the Defendants. I also agt to not.to bring anY suit, claim, dem=d or action or litigation in any fw m or comt, whether adminit -trativa, juAit d0T gassi judicial, state arfademL against the Dcf=daats and/or any oftheiz employ; :::s or agents ots ,Missue ar matter or cause of action arising or allegedly arising out of my emptayni = with the Dents as of the date of the meecutifl:t of this Apaement. I HA,11,;E; READ TEE ABOVE WAIVER AND HAVB HAD AN OPPORTU.NL ITY TO DISCUSS IT I1 +'ITH AN ATI'OILNEY. I understand the rigbt6 and b=cft'a I am giving up sad ving up thcsr. sights and benefits in cxcbwoc for ithe bawfits sat forth in this Agreane=- 6, the parties agr= and stain thZ nv p=dBc, inducameat or agreement not mcpressiy contained harm to has been made, >md that this zgreemeat eentdas the ent Lze agmemcnt bdtween the p allies herrato, !cad that the tetms of this ggrcerncnt arc contractual and not a mere recitsL 7. -rhe pasties have read the fmagoing agree =t and filly =d=taud it. SIGWE ,13, SEALED AND nSLNBRED this _______ y of January, 2002. By oath Florida Employment & Tate .nng Consortium AFpROD AD CONTEN nsN TT, op. —'r 2- eon IWE!• a EAALGaun�n� 0Vk1--- L'V31 -GTcm-- 6; Ad --VA Page 3 of 3 MEMORANDUM TO: Richzrd Perez Finance Director FROM: Edith Humes -Newbold Executive Director RE: Bessie Stubbs Settlement DATE: February 1, 2002 Please prepare and forward to each Consortium Member the following invoices for: Settlement of Bessie Stubbs Matter: 1. City of Miami............................................................... $17,000 Attention: Barbara Rodriguez 2. City of Miami Beach......................................................... $3,000 Attention: T.C. Adderly 3. City of Hialeah................................................................ $4,800 Attention: Fred Marinelli 4. Monroe County............................................................... $3,000 Attention: James Malloch 5. Miami -Dade County........................................................ $32,200 Attention Barbara Jordan xxa 0 MEMORANDUM TO: Joseph Alfano, Director SfETC-PIC FROM: William X. Candela Assistant County Attorney DATE: SUBJECT: VIA FACSIMILE (305) 499-5471 February 12, 2002 Stubbs v. 'VMC Attached is a copy of the fully executed copy of the Settlement Agreement for your file. AIso attached is the original W9 for Clyne & Self, P.A. and Bessie Stubbs. Please request the settlement checks as soon as possible. If you have any questions, please contact me at (305) 375-2I47. z/o, William X. Candela 6� Assistant County Attorney WXC:mp Attachments cc: Frank Batista Equal Opportunity Officer Robert Korner, Esq. General Counsel OFFICE OF COUNTY ATTORNEY. iMLANE-DADS COUNTY FLORIDA TELEPHONE (3.05) 375-5151 MEMORANDUM TO: Edith Humes -Newbold Executive Director FROM: Robert D. Korner ! DATE: February 13, 2002 SUBJECT: Stubbs Settlement My understanding of the Stubbs settlement requires the payment from Consortium Members as follows: Miami -Dade County ............... $32,200.00 City of Miami ....................... $17,000.00 City of Hialeah ..................... $4,800.00 City of Miami Beach .............. $3,000.00 Monroe County .................... $3,000.00 TOTAL $60,000.00 RK4 .fie- r� ' �•,� f TO: '$arbara Jordan, Assistant County Manager AEdi' e of the County Manager FROM: Humes -Newbold, Executive Director South Florida Employment & Training Consortium DATE: February 14, 2002 RE: Bessie Stubbs Settlement The South Florida Employment and Training Consortium (SFETC) has settled a case brought by Ms. Stubbs who alleged being illegally passed over for promotions because of racial discrimination. The settlement including back pay from October 1997 to present, attorney fees and cost that totaled $60,000.00. Consortium Members agreed to the following payments: Miami -Dade County $32,200.00 City of Miami 17,000.00 City of Hialeah 4,800.00 City of Miami Beach 3,000.00 Monroe County 3,000.00 TOTAL $60,000.00 3403 NW 82,d Avenue. Suite 300 Miami, Fl. 33122-1029 Telephone: (305) 594.7615 Facsimile: (305) 499-5471 www.southfIoridaworkforce.org SFETC/TEC BARRINGTON COOMBS, DEPUTY DIRECTOR SFETC 3/6/2003 i INVOICE TO: BY CHECK: MAKE PAYABLE TO: SFETC/TEC Send payment to: Attn: Barrington Coombs INVOICE BS#002