Temporary Labor Services

The Vendor is required to provide temporary labor services, hereinafter referred to as “staffing firm,” to supply temporary laborers, hereinafter referred to as “assigned employees,” to work varied hours per week as needed throughout the city.
- Staffing firm shall administer and maintain all employment and payroll records, payroll processing, and payment of wages and taxes for staffing firm’s assigned employees, making the deductions required of employers by state, federal, and local laws, including deductions for social security and withholding taxes.
- The City operates various operations throughout the City limits, including but not limited to, parks services, water and wastewater utilities, street construction and repair services, electric utility services, and landfill operations.
- Staffing firm will also be responsible for the distribution of payroll time sheets and checks for all staffing firm’s assigned employees provided under this contract.
- Firm understands and acknowledges that not all Assigned Employees are City employees and any assignment to the City does not constitute an offer of employment to Assigned Employees.
- Shall make all contributions for unemployment compensation funds as required by federal and state laws and process claims as indicated.
- Shall provide unemployment insurance and workers’ compensation benefits; and handle unemployment and workers’ compensation claims involving assigned employees to the city.
- Shall be responsible for employment screening (including background and motor vehicle checks), testing (including drug testing), evaluations, advertising, recruitment, and disciplinary actions involving any staffing firm’s assigned employees under this contract.
- Shall assume all financial responsibilities for pre-employment drug testing their assigned employee provided to city.
- Staffing firm’s internal process shall be followed.
- City shall not be informed about any test results.
- The results shall remain confidential with staffing firm.
- If the city has reasonable suspicion to think a staffing firm’s assigned employee may be under the influence, staffing firm shall be notified to pick up their assigned employees and process the assigned employee under staffing firm’s drug-testing policy.
- The city shall be able to review staffing firm’s drug testing policy upon reasonable notice, any time during the term of this agreement.
- Staffing firm warrants, represents, and guarantees that its drug-testing policy is in compliance with all federal, state, and local ordinances.
- Assigned employees must have:
• Ability to perform strenuous labor under adverse conditions.
• Ability to perform lifting, carrying, pushing or pulling tasks associated with the specific assignment;
• Ability to ensure that safe work habits are observed
• Ability to lift, climb, bend, and kneel in order to complete assigned tasks
• Ability to tolerate working at heights from a ladder or scaffold
• Ability to follow proper safety procedures for the job, including but not limited to proper lifting procedures and working in high-traffic areas
• Ability to follow verbal instructions
• Must be able to lift 50 lbs.
• Ability to get along with customers and co-workers
• Ability to work outside in various weather environments
• Ability to work independently and in group settings.