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Commission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Greg Sullivan, City Attorney
SUBJECT: Decision on Preliminary Selection of Investigator (Final Decision to be
made on July 27, 2009).
MEETING DATE: July 20, 2009
AGENDA ITEM TYPE: Regular Agenda
RECOMMENDATION: Make Decision on Preliminary Selection of Investigator.
BACKGROUND: Last Monday, July 13, 2009, you requested additional information
regarding a list of preferred contractors. Specifically, by motion, you requested “some initial
pricing information.”
I contacted each of the candidates on your list and provide the following:
Anne MacIntyre: Ann stated she will charge $100.00 per hour to conduct interviews or other
work related to the investigation, including writing any report, and for travel time between the
Helena valley and Bozeman. She will charge for vehicle use, too. Ms. MacIntyre has never
worked for or on behalf of the City of Bozeman.
Michelle Puiggari: Michelle will charge $80.00 per hour for time spent conducting the
investigation and $30.00 per hour for travel to and from Missoula. Travel expenses and hotel
expenses will also be charged. If follow up discussions can be had via telephone, Michelle stated
that travel time and hotel charges can be minimized. Ms. Puiggari has never worked for or on
behalf of the City of Bozeman.
Jim Nys: Jim stated he charges $120.00 per hour for the time spent conducting the investigation,
compiling the report, and presenting the report to the Commission, if required. He does not
charge for copying unless the Commission requires a significant volume of reports. He does not
charge for vehicle mileage. Mr. Nys has provided services to the City of Bozeman in the past in
the capacity of interviewing employees and providing a report to the Human Resources Director
regarding personality conflicts between certain employees. I believe Mr. Nys’s previous work for
the city does not constitute a conflict of interest for conducting the investigation.
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Cynthia Walker and Don Robinson: Ms. Walker and Mr. Robinson have withdrawn from
consideration.
FISCAL EFFECTS: As stated in my memo to you of July 13, 2009, the fiscal effects of hiring
an investigator are currently unknown and will depend to a large extent upon the final scope of
work and the hourly rate of the selected contractor and thus will be determined at the time a final
contract is entered into by the Commission. This amount can be included in the approved budget
for FY10.
ALTERNATIVES: As suggested by the City Commission.
Attachments: None.
Report compiled on: July 15, 2009
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