Title
Legal Services - Amendment of Ordinance S-49864 to Include Contract with Lippman Recupero for Outside Counsel Legal Services (Ordinance S-51455) - Citywide
Description
Request to authorize the City Attorney, through the City Manager or his designee, to amend Ordinance S-49864 to include the following contract to provide outside counsel legal services to the City on an as-needed basis as determined by the City Attorney: Lippman Recupero. Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The amount of $19,000,000 was previously authorized in Ordinance S-49864 for legal services, and no additional funds are needed.
Report
Summary
In accordance with the authority granted by Ordinance S-49864, the City Attorney is permitted to enter into legal services agreements with various law firms and lawyers to provide outside counsel services on an as-needed basis as determined by the City Attorney for Fiscal Years 2023-24 and 2024-25. The law firms and lawyers are set forth in Attachment A to Ordinance S-49864 and may include amendments thereto. The purpose of this Ordinance is to memorialize amendment of Attachment A to include the following firm: Lippman Recupero. These law firms and lawyers provide outside counsel services to the City in numerous, selected legal areas on an as-needed basis as determined by the City Attorney.
Contract Term
In accordance with the authority granted by Ordinance S-49864, the terms of the contracts may begin any time on or after July 1, 2023, and expire on June 30, 2025, although current legal services for litigation continue under a Letter of Engagement until the case is resolved.
Financial Impact
The aggregate value of the contracts, in conjunction with the other outside counsel legal services agreements permitted by Ordinance S-49864, will not exceed $19,000,000. No additional funds are needed.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by City Manager Jeffrey Barton and the Law Department.