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Discussion of Firms the City Attorney May Use to Perform Investigations (Continued from October 27, 2025)
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FileID
File ID: 2025-01895
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Location
Location: Citywide
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Recommendation
Recommendation: Provide input to the City Attorney regarding law firms that might be used to conduct investigations of sexual harassment claims.
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Contact
Contact: Gary P. Lindsey, Jr., Senior Deputy City Attorney, (916) 808-5346, glindsey@cityofsacramento.org, Office of the City Attorney
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Presenter
Presenter: Gary P. Lindsey, Jr., Senior Deputy City Attorney, (916) 808-5346, glindsey@cityofsacramento.org, Office of the City Attorney
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: Annually, the Sacramento Ethics Commission shall provide input to the city attorney on the list of law firms used by the city attorney to conduct investigations of sexual harassment claims against city officials.
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PolicyConsiderations
Policy Considerations: This discussion meets the objectives of Sacramento City Code Section 2.112.030, “Powers and duties of commission”.
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EconomicImpacts
Economic Impacts: Not applicable.
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EnvironmentalConsiderations
Environmental Considerations: This item is not a project that is subject to CEQA because it is an organizational or administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. (CEQA Guidelines §15378(b)(5)).
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Sustainability
Sustainability: Not applicable.
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Commission/Committee Action
Commission/Committee Action: Not applicable.
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RationaleforRecommendation
Rationale for Recommendation: Not applicable.
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FinancialConsiderations
Financial Considerations: Not applicable.
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LocalBusinessEnterprise
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Not applicable.
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Background
Background: One of the powers and duties of the Sacramento Ethics Commission is to provide annual input to the city attorney on the list of law firms used by the city attorney to conduct investigations of sexual harassment claims against city officials.
Below is the listing of outside firms qualified and available to perform such investigations:
• Aecus Law
• Angelo, Kilday & Kilduff
• Andrew Blan
• Boucher Law
• Burke, William & Sorenson
• Duggan McHugh Law Corporation
• Kramer Workplace Investigations
• Levenfeld Winter
• Liebert Cassidy Whitmore
• Lozano Smith
• McFadden Investigations
• Van Dermyden Makus
The commission shall provide input on additional firms.
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