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RESOLUTION NO. ___ _
A Resolution to draft and advertise a request for proposals for the
position of City Attorney.
WHEREAS, the City's last advertised for legal services in early 2011; and
WHEREAS, the current City Attorney contract will expire on April 15, 2017; and
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WHEREAS, the original 2011 contract with the current City Attorney was for $200,400 per
year, not including labor law, pension services, and any other necessary outside council; and
WHEREAS, the City currently budgets $478,246 for legal services, a funding level
equivalent to other local municipalities that contract with full service legal firms with experts
specializing in municipal representation; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Commission wish to put out an RFP·for legal services necessary
to determine the most responsible and efficacious legal representation available to the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1. Staff is hereby directed to advertise an RFP for legal services to provide for
the City's diverse legal needs including, at a minimum, areas of expertise in municipal, contract,
labor, and land use law for a flat annual fee. As an option the provider may propose a separate
hourly rate for litigation.
Section 2. If any section clause, sentence, or phrase of this resolution is for any reason
held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the holding shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this resolution.
Section 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this __ th day of _____ , 2017.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM,
LANGUAGE, LEGALITY,
AND EXECUTION THEREOF:
CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED:
MAYOR
COMMISSION VOTE
Mayor Stoddard:
Vice Mayor Welsh:
Commissioner Edmond:
Commissioner Harris:
Commissioner Liebman: