HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 132-86 RESOLUTION NO 132-86
*AM*,: RESOLUTION OF THE ATASCADERO CITY COUNCIL
ENGAGING JEFFREY G JORGENSEN AS CITY ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, Section 2-5 01 of the Atascadero Municipal Code
provides that the City of Atascadero shall hire a City Attorney; and
WHEREAS , the City has conducted an extensive search and
recruitment for a Contract City Attorney; and
WHEREAS , the City Council has interviewed responding Attorney
proposals for the position of Contract City Attorney
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Atascadero
hereby authorizes the Mayor to enter into the attached Agreement with
JEFFREY G JORGENSEN, Attorney at Law, as City Attorney for the City
of Atascadero
On Motion by Councilmember Norris and seconded by
Councilmember Borgeson , the following Resolution is hereby
adopted in its entirety on the following vote
AYES Councilmembers Borgeson, Norris and Mayor PZackey
NOES Councilmembers Handshy and Molina
ABSENT None
DATE ADOPTED 11/24/86
ATTEST CITY OF ATASCADERO, CALIFORNIA
BY
BOYD C SHARITZ , Cid Clerk MARJORIF" "MACKEY, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT
J
MICHAEL SHELTON, City Manager
AGREEMENT FOR LEGAL SERVICES OF CITY ATTORNEY
THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into between the
City of Atascadero , a Municipal Corporation, Post Office Box 747 ,
Atascadero , California, 93423 , hereinafter called "City" and
Jeffrey G Jorgensen, Attorney at Law, 1135 Osos Street , Suite A,
Post Office Box 910 , San Luis Obispo, California, 93406 , hereinafter
called "Attorney" In consideration of the hiring by City of Attorney
as City Attorney of Atascadero, the parties hereto agree as follows
1 Services of Attorney
City hereby employs Attorney to render legal services
as City Attorney in accordance with the provisions of
§2-5 01 through §2-5_. 02 of the Atascadero Municipal
Code
1%WW 2 Time of Performance
Performance of the services hereunder by Attorney will
commence upon December 1, 1986, and shall continue
at the pleasure of the City Council. This agreement
may be terminated by either party upon the giving of
not less than 60 days advance written notice
3 Compensation
For rendering .legal services Attorney shall be compensated
as follows
W Attorney shall provide 20 hours per month to
the City of Atascadero, for which Attorney shall
receive a minimum basic monthly Retainer Fee of
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$1, 600. Attorney shall be required to attend two
regular City Council Meetings , as well as two Staff
Agenda Preparation M-etings The basic monthly
Retainer Fee shall be paid on the first day- of the
month for which the -fee applies
(b) Attorney shall be compensated for all non-
litigation services beyond twenty hours per month
at the rate of $80 00 per hour
(c) Attorney shall be compensated by City at
the rate of $95 00 per hour for all Court appearances
including all appeals on behalf of or in defense
of the City
(d) Attorney shall be reimbursed for all out-of-
I%r pocket expenses incurred directly as a result of
rendering legal services provided for in this
Agreement , to include such costs as Court filing
fees , mileage to and from Court, long distance
telephone calls , photocopying charges and similar
out-of-pocket items incurred in the performance of
duties as City Attorney. Attorney shall further be
compensated for travel time to meetings other than
regularly scheduled meetings at 1/2 Attornev' s
normal hourly rate.
4 Insurance
Attorney shall at Attorney' s expense , take out and
maintain during the term of this Agreement the following
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types and amounts of insurance insuring Attorney
err Professional Liability Insurance providing coverage
on a claims made basis for an amount of not less than
one million dollars for each occurrence Attorney shall
provide at the request of City, a Certificate or
Certificates of Insurance issued by the Insurance Carrier
with an endorsement precluding the cancellation or
reduction in coverage of any policy prior to expiration
of thirty days after City shall have received notification
by registered or certified mail from the Insurance Carrier
5 Authorized Designate
Attorney agrees to designate a suitable alternate or
alternates during those periods of time that Attorney
is unavailable for service to the City, subject to the
VAW approval of the Atascadero City Council
6 Relationship with the Parties
It is understood that the relationship of Attorney to
City is that of an Independant Contractor and not an
employee, and that Attorney is not entitled to any
benefits otherwise entitled to an employee of the City
IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have executed this
Agreement on this h day of November, 1986
CITY OF ATASCADERO , a Municipal Corporation ATTORNEY
BY BY
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MAP.JORiE MACKEY, Mayor iEfhEY OR NSEN ,
At`'torn y La
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BOYD SHARITZ , City Clerk
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