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HomeMy WebLinkAbout830921.tiff RESOLUTION RE: APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN WELD COUNTY AND TERRY M. SEAL CONCERNING SERVICE OF PROCESS SERVICES AND AUTHORIZATION FOR CHAIRMAN TO SIGN SAME WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and WHEREAS, the child support enforcement unit of the Weld County Department of Social Services , in order to perform its function, requires that it contract with process servers in order to obtain legal service of process services, and WHEREAS, an agreement of service of process services between Weld County and Terry M. Seal has been prepared and presented to the Board of County Commissioners for approval, and WHEREAS , the term of said agreement is from June 1, 1983 , to December 31, 1983, and WHEREAS, the Board, after studying the agreement, deems it advisable to approve the same, a copy of said agreement being attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Com- missioners of Weld County that the agreement between Weld County and Terry M. Seal for service of process services be, and hereby is, approved. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the Chairman be, and hereby is, authorized to sign said agreement. The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 13th day of July A.D. , 1983, nunc pro tunc June 1, 1983. a} � e� ELRD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ATTEST: ( a„ ! BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ATTEST: WEL OUNTY, COLORADO Weld County Cillerk and Recorder �• and Clerk to the Board C c S r� lson B EXCITSED eputy Count Jerk Joa T. Martin, -�Pro-Tem APPROVED AS TO FORM: ac .�} ^ Gene R. Brantner L- , County Attorney Norman Carlson , p J- qu ine J h son 830921 A:DEPT S .S . DAY FILE : July 18 , 1983 r AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into this 13th day of July, , 19 83 by and between the BOARD OF COUNTY COM- MISSIONERS OF WELD COUNTY , COLORADO, hereinafter referred to as "Board" and - Terry M. Seal , hereinafter referred to as "Process Serving Firm" . IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants and conditions here- inafter set forth , the parties hereto agree as follows : 1. Purpose. The Board , through its Department of Social Services , operates a child support enforcement unit , in order to perform its function , requires that it contract with process servers in order to obtain legal service of process services . The purpose of this Agreement is to set forth the mutual rights and responsibilities of the Board and the Process Serving Firm regarding service of process by the Process Serving Firm for said child support enforcement unit . 2 . Term of Agreement . This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect from June 1 , 1983 to and until December 31 , 1983 3. Duties of Process Serving Firm. Upon the request of Board ' s child sunnort enforcement unit , the Process Serving Firm shall obtain legal service of process upon individuals who are named as Respondents or Defendants in child support enforcement actions . Using information provided by said child support enforce- ment unit , it shall be the responsibility of the Process Serving Firm to ascertain that the correct party is being served and said firm hereby agrees that it is responsible for incorrect service if the information supplied by the child support enforcement unit is not properly used. 4 . Duties of Board. The Board , through its child support enforcement unit , agrees to provide a correct date of birth or age and a good physical description of the individual to be served by the Process Serving Firm. The Board shall not be re- • sponsible for providing any specific number of processes to be served during the term of this Agreement. This is not an exclusive Agreement and the Board , at its option , may at any time , select one or more individuals or firms to be process servers for any geooraphical area. 5. Qualifications of Em to ees . The Process Serving Firm agrees to only employ individuals of good character and specifically agrees that its employees shall be free of criminal histories and agrees that its employees shall not be individuals who are being prosecuted by the child support enforcement office. 6 . Confidentiality. The Process Serving Film agrees that information provided by the child support enforcement unit to the Process Serving Firm for the purpose of obtaining service shall be considered confidential information and shall not be revealed to any third party. 7 . Compensation. Weld County will be divided into three zones for the purpose of compensation. Zone A shall be within a 5 mile radius of Greeley. This includes the towns of Evans and LaSalle. A fee of $20. 00 will be paid for service within this zone . This zone is described as "A" . Zone B shall be considered those towns between a 5 and 20 mile radius of Greeley. Payment for service within Zone B will be $20 . 00 plus a one time - one trip milage allowance of $5 . 00 for a total charge of $25 . 00. The towns of Johnstown , Milliken, Eaton and Ault are within this zone_ Zone C shall be those towns in excess of a 2D mile radius of Greeley extending to the county line . Payment for service within Zone C will be $20 . 00 plus a one time - one trio milage a-lcwance of $10 . 00 or a total charge of $30. 00 _ Pavr:.ent in al l zones shall be ;-,ode only if process is e.ucces ful and no : -_ ::,ent of cny kind shall be -,ado if service is unsu cessful . 8 . Additional Provisions _ The parties hereto specifically agree to be bound by the additional provisions which are attached hereto, incorperated herein by reference and marked as exhibit "A" . 7 • EXHIBIT "A" ADDITIONPI INSTRUCTIONS/INFORMATION It is understood that the Board of County Commissioners reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, to waive any informalities in the proposal process , and to accept the proposal that, - in the opinion of the • • Board, is in the best interest of the Board and of the County of Weld, State of Colorado. The successful firm shall indemnify and hold harmless Weld County against all claims for royalties , patents, or for suits for infringement thereon, which may be involved in providing the services requested. Cost will not be the determining factor. The County reserves the right to refuse the lowest bid, and select the overall best qualified bidder. All factors relating to the bid will be carefully weighed. The proposal shall be sent in a sealed envelope furnished by the Purchasing Department of Weld County, Colorado. Six copies of the proposal must be submitted. • In submitting the proposal , the vendor agrees that the acceptance of any or all of the bid by the County within a reasonable time or period constitutes a contract. No delivery' of service or payment for service shall take place unless a contract has first been issued by the Purchasing Director of Weld County, Colorado, or the Board of County Commissioners. • • Weld County reserves the right to request additional information from all bidders in the evaluation process if clarification of proposal is necessary. Vendor must be willing to agree to the following standard contract provisions unless specified in writing as an exception in the proposal submitted. 1 . Contractor agrees that it is an independent contractor and that its officers and employees do not become employees of County, nor are they entitled to any employee benefits as County employees as the result of the execution of this acreentent. 2. Contractor shall indemnify County , its officers and employees liability any negligent act zcair.st for injury or cartage caused by or omission of any of its employees or volunteers or agents in the oerormance of the approved acreeme n: ane shall hold County harmless fro: any loss occasioned as a result of the performance of the contraa: b: Contractor. In_ Contractor snail provide necessary wpri:mar' s compensation, insurance at Contractor' s ovT cost and e).peP.se. _1_ • I 3. No officer, member or employee of County and no member or their oovernino bodies shall have any pecuniary interest, direct or indirect, in the approved agreement or the proceeds thereof. No employee of Contractor nor any member of an eroiovee 's family shall serve on a County board, committee or hold any such position which either by rule, practice or action nominates, recor:nends , supervises Contractor' s operations, or authorizes funding of Contractor. 4. Contractor may not assign or transfer the approved agreement, any • interest therein or claim thereunder without the prior written approval of County. 5. Payment of Contractor will be made only upon presentation of a proper claim by Contractor subject to the approval of the County Department or Agency for w'nich the services have been performed. • 6. County shall have access to Contractor' s financial records for purposes of audit. Such records shall be complete and available • for audit ninety (90) days after final payment hereunder and shall be retained and available for audit purposes for five years after final payment hereunder. _ 7. County may terminate the approved agreement at any time by giving Contractor a ten (10) day written _notice of such sooner termination and may be terminated at any time without notice upon a material breach of the terms of the approved agreeuent by Contractor. S. Time is of the essence in each and all the provisions of the approved agreement. 9. No alteration or variation of the terms of the approved acreeme_nt shall be valid unless made in writinc and signed by the parties . hereto. 10. Contractor shall not be allowed or paid travel expenses unlecc set forth in the approved agreement_ 11 . Contractor assures that it will coroly with Title V] of the Civil Rights Act of 1961 and that no person shall , on the grounds of race , creed, color, sex or national origin be excluded from parti- ciparion in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under the approved agreement. • -2- IN WITNESS WHEREOF, The parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement on the day and year first above written. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WEL COUNT OLORADO By: ..t C c Carlson, hairman 21• By < / t ._ ' Terry M. Seal; Process Serving Firm WELD COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVIC S By: Eu e McKenna, rector By: DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES STATE OF COLORADO Dr. George Goldstein, Director 1?4y F,Lc acALy /8 / 91.3 mEMORAnDU winkTo Tom David, Weld County Attorneyodte July 7, 1983 COLORADO From Gene McKenna, Director, Weld County Department of Social Services Subject: Terry M. Seal Contract: Process Serving Firm Tom: I am requesting your review of the attached agreement and setting up for Board consideration. This is a process serving contract, and as such, I believe to be fairly routine. Please give me a call if you have any questions. Thank you. enc. mEmounnpum ati T. Social Services Date July 19 , 1983 COLORADO From Clerk to the Board' s Office Subject: Service of Process Agreement with Terry Seal Attached is a copy of the Resolution approving the process serving agreement with Terry Seal for yourfiles--also a copy for Terry Seal. Also attached are two copies of the agreement. Please return an original to this office after being fully executed. Thanks. Hello