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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT, made on the 22nd day of MARCH, 2019 by and between the CITY of OSHKOSH,
hereinafter referred to as CITY, and BEN FAUSKE, DBA RISE LEADERSHIP, LLC, N7919
LAKESHORE LANE,SHERWOOD,WI 54169,hereinafter referred to as the CONSULTANT.
WITNESSETH:
That the CITY and the CONSULTANT, for the consideration hereinafter named, enter into the
following Agreement.
COMPONENT PARTS OF THE AGREEMENT
This Agreement consists of the following component parts, all of which are as fully a part of this
Agreement as if herein set out verbatim,or if not attached, as if hereto attached:
1. This Instrument
2. Consultant's Professional Services Proposal attached hereto.
In the event that any provision in any of the above component parts of this Agreement conflicts with any
provision in any other of the component parts, the provision in the component part first enumerated
above shall govern over any other component part which follows it numerically except as may be
otherwise specifically stated.
CITY REPRESENTATIVE
The CITY shall assign the following individual to manage this Agreement:
(JOHN FITZPATRICK,HUMAN RESOURCES)
SCOPE OF WORK
The CONSULTANT shall provide the services described in the CONSULTANT's attached Professional
Services Proposal. CITY may make or approve changes within the general Scope of Services contained
within the Professional Services Proposal and in this AGREEMENT.If such changes affect CONSULTANT's
cost or time required for performance of the services, an equitable adjustment will be made through an
amendment to this AGREEMENT.
City Hall,215 Church Avenue P.O.Box 1130 Oshkosh,WI 54903-1130 http://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us
RECORDS AND INSTRUMENTS OF SERVICE
All reports, drawings, software, data, computer files, and other materials, documents and instruments
prepared by the CONSULTANT as instruments of service shall remain the property of the CITY. Any
document related to this agreement, whether in electronic or paper form, is considered a public record
and shall be provided to the City upon request. The CONSULTANT may provide the City with an
explanation of why they believe any document should not be released to the public. The City shall make
all final determinations regarding the existence or release of any document related to this agreement.
TERM AND TERMINATION
A. Term. This Agreement shall commence upon mutual acceptance by both parties and will be
completed by September 1,2019,unless terminated earlier by one of the parties as provided below,except
that CITY may extend this Agreement,upon written notice to CONSULTANT.
B. Termination.
1. For Cause. If either party shall fail to fulfill in timely and proper manner any of the obligations under
this Agreement, the other party shall have the right to terminate this Agreement by written notice. In
this event,the CONSULTANT shall be entitled to compensation to the date of delivery of the Notice.
2. For Convenience. The CITY may terminate this Agreement at any time by giving written notice to the
CONSULTANT no later than 30 calendar days before the termination date.
TIME OF COMPLETION
The CONSULTANT shall perform the services under this Agreement with reasonable diligence and
expediency consistent with sound professional practices. The CITY agrees that the CONSULTANT is
not responsible for damages arising directly or indirectly from any delays for causes beyond the
CONSULTANT's control. For the purposes of this Agreement, such causes include,but are not limited
to, strikes or other labor disputes, severe weather disruptions or other natural disasters, or failure of
performance by the CITY. If the delays resulting from any such causes increase the time required by the
CONSULTANT to perform its services in an orderly and efficient manner, the CONSULTANT shall be
entitled to an equitable adjustment in schedule.
SUSPENSION, DELAY,OR INTERRUPTION OF WORK
CITY may suspend, delay, or interrupt the Services of CONSULTANT for the convenience of CITY. In
such event, CONSULTANT's contract price and schedule shall be equitably adjusted.
ASSIGNMENT
CONSULTANT shall not have the right to assign this Agreement without the written prior consent of
the City.
INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT
CONSULTANT is an independent CONSULTANT and is not an employee of the CITY.
COOPERATION IN LITIGATION AND AUDITS
CONSULTANT shall fully and completely cooperate with the City, the City's insurer, the City's
attorneys,the City's Auditors or other representative of the City (collectively, the "City" for purposes of
this Article) in connection with (a) any internal or governmental investigation or administrative,
regulatory, arbitral or judicial proceeding (collectively "Litigation") or internal or governmental Audit,
with respect to matters relating to this Agreement; other than a third party proceeding in which
CONSULTANT is a named party and CONSULTANT and the City have not entered into a mutually
acceptable joint defense agreement.
Such cooperation may include,but shall not be limited to, responding to requests for documents and/or
other records, and making CONSULTANT's employees available to the City (or their respective
insurers, attorneys or auditors) upon reasonable notice for: (i) interviews, factual investigations, and
providing declarations or affidavits that provide truthful information in connection with any Litigation
or Audit; (ii) appearing at the request of the City to give testimony without requiring service of a
subpoena or other legal process; (iii) volunteering to the City all pertinent information related to any
Litigation or Audit; and (iv) providing information and legal representations to auditors in a form and
within a timeframe requested.
City shall reimburse CONSULTANT for reasonable direct expenses incurred in connection with
providing documents and records required under this paragraph and may require, at the City's sole
discretion,such expenses to be documented by receipts or other appropriate documentation. Reasonable
direct expenses include costs, such as copying, postage and similar costs; but do not include wages,
salaries, benefits and other employee compensation. CONSULTANT shall not be entitled to additional
compensation for employee services provided under this paragraph.
STANDARD OF CARE
The standard of care applicable to CONSULTANT's Services will be the degree of skill and diligence
normally employed by professional CONSULTANTs or consultants performing the same or similar
Services at the time said services are performed. CONSULTANT will re-perform any services not
meeting this standard without additional compensation.
CITY RESPONSIBILITIES
The CITY shall furnish, at the CONSULTANT's request, such information as is needed by the
CONSULTANT to aid in the progress of the project, providing it is reasonably obtainable from City
records.
CONSULTANT may reasonably rely upon the accuracy,timeliness,and completeness of the information
provided by CITY.
To prevent any unreasonable delay in the CONSULTANT's work,the CITY will examine all reports and
other documents and will make any authorizations necessary to proceed with work within a reasonable
time period.
PAYMENT
A. The Agreement Sum. The CITY shall pay to the CONSULTANT for the performance of the
Agreement the amount of $3,900.00 in the Cost Proposal of the Consultant's Professional Services
Proposal.
B. Method of Payment. The CONSULTANT shall submit itemized monthly statements for services.
The CITY shall pay the CONSULTANT within 30 calendar days after receipt of such statement. If any
statement amount is disputed, the CITY may withhold payment of such amount and shall provide to
CONSULTANT a statement as to the reason(s) for withholding payment.
C. Additional Costs. Costs for additional services shall be negotiated and set forth in a written
amendment to this Agreement executed by both parties prior to proceeding with the work covered under
the subject amendment.
HOLD HARMLESS
The CONSULTANT covenants and agrees to protect and hold the City of Oshkosh harmless against all
actions, claims, and demands which may be to the proportionate extent caused by or result from the
intentional or negligent acts of the CONSULTANT, its agents or assigns, its employees, or its
SUBCONSULTANTs related to the performance of this Agreement or be caused or result from any
violation of any law or administrative regulation, and shall indemnify or refund to the CITY all sums
including court costs, attorney fees, and punitive damages which the CITY may be obliged or adjudged
to pay on any such claims or demands within thirty (30) days of the date of the CITY's written demand
for indemnification or refund for those actions, claim, and demands caused by or resulting from
intentional or negligent acts as specified in this paragraph.
Subject to any limitations contained in Sec. 893.80 and any similar statute,of the Wisconsin Statutes,the
City further agrees to hold CONSULTANT harmless from any and all liability, including claims,
demands, losses, costs, damages, and expenses of every kind and description (including death), which
may be to the proportionate extent caused by or result from the intentional or negligent acts of the CITY,
its agents or assigns, its employees, or its SUBCONSULTANTs related to the performance of this
Agreement or be caused or result from any violation of any law or administrative regulation,where such
liability is founded upon or grows out of the acts or omission of any of the officers,employees or agents
of the City of Oshkosh while acting within the scope of their employment.
It is the intention of the parties to this Agreement that each party shall be solely responsible for its own
actions and activities and the actions and activities of its own officers,employees and agents while acting
within the scope of their employment
INSURANCE
The CONSULTANT agrees to abide by the attached City of Oshkosh Insurance Requirements for Professional
Services.
WHOLE AGREEMENT/AMENDMENT
This document and any specified attachments contain all terms and conditions of the Agreement and
any alteration thereto shall be invalid unless made in writing, signed by both parties and incorporated
as an amendment to this Agreement.
NO THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARIES
This AGREEMENT gives no rights or benefits to anyone other than CITY and CONSULTANT and has
no third-party beneficiaries.
AGREEMENT NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AGAINST ANY PARTY
This Agreement is the product of negotiation between the parties hereto and no term, covenant or
provision herein or the failure to include a term, covenant or provision shall be construed against any
party hereto solely on the basis that one party or the other drafted this Agreement or any term,covenant
or condition contained herein.
NO WAIVER
Failure of either party to insist upon the strict performance of terms and provisions of this agreement,or
any of them, shall not constitute or be construed as a waiver or relinquishment of that party's right to
thereafter enforce such term or provision, and that term of the provisions shall continue in full force and
effect.
NON-DISCRIMINATION
The Operator agrees not to discriminate in its operations under this Agreement on the basis of race,color,
creed, age, and gender, or as otherwise prohibited by law. A breach of this covenant may be regarded
as a material breach of this Agreement
SEVERABILITY
If any term, covenant, condition or provision of this agreement shall be invalid or enforceable, the
remainder of this agreement shall not be affected thereby the remainder of the agreement shall be valid
and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
CHOICE OF LAW AND VENUE
The laws of the State of Wisconsin shall govern the interpretation and construction of this Agreement.
Winnebago County shall be the venue for all disputes arising under this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, has caused this contract to be sealed
with its corporate seal and to be subscribed to by its City Manager and City Clerk and countersigned by
the Comptroller of said City, and CONSULTANT hereunto set its hand and seal the day and year first
above written.
In the Presence of: CONSULTANT
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City of Oshkosh Coaching Project
THE OBJECTIVE
Create a series of coaching conversations with Oshkosh Police Department Leader.
THE PROCESS
The personalized support process includes five steps:
Clarify the mandate
• Determine the key elements of the individual and organizational objectives.
• Identify the desired impacts.
Build a relationship of trust
• Confirm that the Leader understands the project.
• Explore the advantages of getting involved in a learning relationship.
Establish development objectives
• Understand the working dynamic in various contexts.
• Identify the role that the Leader plays in the organization and the challenges she faces.
Take action
• Encourage the move toward taking action in projects relating to the individual and
organizational priorities.
• Advise on best practices.
Communicate feedback
• Communicate constructive feedback enabling the leader to learn and grow.
• Provide tools and guidance to assure successful dimensions of her integration are tackled.
PROPOSED MEETINGS
Coaching—3 Sessions @ 2 Hours Per Session
Session Planning—1 Hour Per Session
Ongoing Communication—As Needed
, Assessment Recommendation—estimated cost$375 (TBD)
PROJECT INVESTMENT $3,500+Assessment Cost
RISE Leadership, LLC 920.915.3288 www.riseleadership.com
Includes all session preparation, meetings, travel time, correspondence and final documents. Does not
include mileage and related travel expenses.
Limited Liability Agreement
RISE Leadership, LLC is providing service to The City of Oshkosh as an independent consultant. RISE
Leadership, LLC is not being hired or retained as an employee, officer or director. In making decisions
with respect to consulting with The City of Oshkosh, under this Agreement or taking any other action
related to or in connection with this Agreement, RISE Leadership, LLC shall have no liability to any third
party, and shall not be deemed to be in control of the "responsible person" or managing agent with
respect to the operation or management of The City of Oshkosh. The maximum liability of RISE
Leadership, LLC to The City of Oshkosh under this agreement shall be the refund of the actual fees paid
for the service that is under dispute.
Confidential Information
RISE Leadership, LLC shall maintain strict confidence and, except as necessary to perform duties related
to projects requested,will not use or disclose any Confidential Information without the written consent
of The City of Oshkosh.
John Fitzpatrick Date
Assistant City Manager
City of Oshkosh
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Ben Fauske Date
President
RISE Leadership
RISE Leadership, LLC 920.915.3288 www.riseleadership.com