The public information officer at the Los Angeles Personnel Department e-mailed me back today. I commend Bruce Whidden for being very prompt and thorough with the response:
Dear Mr. Charles:
This email is in response to your California Public Records Act (CRPA) request dated August 2, 2013 addressed to the City of Los Angeles Personnel Department seeking “public records related to the firm of Heidrick & Struggles and any relationship with the City of Los Angeles.”
This office is cognizant of its responsibilities under the CRPA and recognizes that the statutory scheme was enacted to maximize citizen access to the workings of government.
Addressing your specific request, there is no contract between the City of Los Angeles and the firm of Heidrick & Struggles and as such there have been no payments made to the firm as of this time.
The City is in the process of evaluating this firm for placement on an existing "approved vendor" list with other firms for possible work in the future, but placement on such a list does not guarantee that the City will use the services of the firm. The process of evaluation is continuing with no estimate of when the process will be concluded.
Nothing has been decided at this time.
If you have any questions or concerns, please call me at 213-473-9080.
Very truly yours,
Bruce Whidden
So now comes the very odd part about all of this. Why is a headhunting agency going around making calls if they don't have a contract with the City yet? Can one of the great Los Angeles reporters poke around a bit on this? Because something is off.
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