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RESOLUTION NO. ___ _
A Resolution to draft and advertise a request for proposals
for the positiou of City Attorney.
WHEREAS, the City's last advertised for legal services seven years ago in early
2011; and
WHEREAS, the current City Attorney contract will expire on April 15, 2018; and
WHEREAS, the original 2011 contract with the current City Attorney was for
$200,400 per year, including litigation, but excluding labor law and pension services; and
WHEREAS, the City currently budgets almost $500,000 for legal services, a
funding level equivalent to other local municipalities that contract with full service legal
firms specializing in municipal representation and providing specialists in land use law,
contract law, and labor law; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Commission wish to put out a competitive solicitation
for legal services necessary to determine the most responsible and efficacious legal
representation available to the City; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Commission regardless of whether the current City
Attorney or another provider is selected, wish to ensure continuity of legal services remain
for the City by providing for a month-to-month contract period for the current City Attorney
until such time as a new agreement for City Attorney services becomes effective.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1. Administrative staff is hereby directed to advertise a competitive
solicitation for legal services to provide for the City's diverse legal needs including, at a
minimum, expert representation the areas of 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. To ensure continuity of legal services for the City, the current
agreement for City Attorney services, minus the termination period requirements, shall
continue on a month-to-month basis, until such time as a new agreement for City Attorney
services becomes effective.
Section 3. 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 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this __ th day of _____ , 2018.
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6 READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM,
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APPROVED:
MAYOR
COMMISSION VOTE
Mayor Stoddard:
Vice Mayor Harris:
Commissioner Gil:
Commissioner Welsh:
Commissioner Liebman: