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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 2011-03-03 Agreement with City Attorney for Legal ServicesCITY OF ANNA, TEXAS RESOLUTION NO. 2011-03-03 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS, APPROVING A WRITTEN AGREEMENT WITH CITY ATTORNEY FOR LEGAL SERVICES AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE SAID AGREEMENT. WHEREAS, the City Council ("Council") of the City of Anna, Texas ("City") desires to enter into a written agreement with the City Attorney relating to provision of legal services and fees and expenses related thereto (the "Agreement"); and NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS: Section 1. The recitals set forth above are incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth for all purposes. Section 2. The Agreement is hereby approved and the Mayor's execution of the Agreement is hereby authorized and approved. PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Anna, Texas this the 22 nd day of March, 2011. APPROVED ATTEST: Mayor Res. 2011-03-03 City Attorney Agreement Page 1 of 1 03-22-11 WOLFE, TIDWELL & McCOY, LLP ATTORNEYS & COUNSELORS DALLAS J FRISCO I SHERMAN FRISCO www.wtmlow.net WRITER'S EMAIL -cmccoy@Wtmlow.net 2591 DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 205 FRISCO, TEXAS 75034 Tel 972.712.3530 fox 972.712.3540 March 17,2011 City Council City of Anna, Texas 111 N. Powell Parkway Anna, Texas 75409 Re: Agreement for Legal SeNices Dear City Council members: This letter confirms that the City of Anna, Texas (the "City") has engaged the law firm of Wolfe, Tidwell & McCoy, LLP (the "Firm"), as the City's legal counsel and has appointed the undersigned to serve as City Attorney pursuant to City of Anna Resolution No. 2008-05-08 to discharge the duties of said position in accordance with Section 4.04 of the City of Anna, Texas Home Rule Charter. The Firm is currently compensated for the provision of legal services to the City at the rate of $135/hr for partner-attorney time, $120/hr for associate-attorney time, and $85/hr for paralegal/legal assistant time, except when the Firm is performing services in the capacity of municipal prosecutor, in which case the Firm is currently compensated for the provision of said services at the rate of $701hr for partner-attorney time, $60/hr for associate-attorney time, and $45/hr for paralegal/legal assistant time. The Firm is also reimbursed for all reasonable expenses incurred in providing said services including, but not limited to: photocopies, postage, long-distance telephone calls, approved travel, filing/recording fees, court costs, deposition costs, and any other expenses that are incidental and necessary to providing the Firm's services to the City. This letter further confirms that the City agrees to the following rate increases for the provision of the above-described legal services as follows: (1) Municipal Court prosecution services, beginning April 1,2011: $125/hr for partner-attorney time, $110/hr for associate-attorney time, and $75/hr for paralegal/legal assistant time; and (2) City Attorney and legal services not including Municipal Court prosecution services, beginning October 1, 2011: $145/hr for partner-attorney time, $130/hr for associate-attorney time, and $95/hr for paralegal/legal assistant time. WOLFE, TIDWELL & McCOY, LLP City of Anna City Council RE: Agreement for Legal Services March 17,2011 Page 2 The Firm guarantees provision of services at the newly agreed-upon rates through September 30,2013. Reimbursement for costs and expenses will continue to be reimbursed as described above. Fees and expenses will continue to be itemized on a written invoice and billed to the City on a monthly basis, and are due and payable upon receipt of the invoice. Invoices will continue to contain a detailed description of the services rendered, with time broken down into tenth-of-an-hour increments, identifying the person performing the work, and a description of all incidental expenses. If this letter accurately describes the agreement between the City and the Firm, please execute where indicated below and return a copy of same to my office at your earliest convenience. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you. Sincerely, ~MCCOY AGREED: Date of signature: March 22, 2011.