Res No 133-23-16066RESOLUTION NO . 133-23 -16066
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,
FLOR IDA, AP P ROVING AN INCREASE TO THE FIXED
MONTHLY FEE IN THE RETAINER AGREEMENT FOR
LEGAL SERVICES WITH WEISS SEROT A HELFMAN
CO LE & BIERMAN , P.L.; PROVIDING FOR
IMPLEMENTATION, CORRECTIONS, AND AN
EFFECTIVE DA TE.
WHERE AS , o n D ecem b er 20, 2022 , the Mayor and the City Commiss io n of the C ity of
South M ia mi (t he "C ity") approved a re ta iner ag ree me n t for lega l services w ith th e law firm of
Weiss Serota Hel fman Cole & B ie rma n, P.L. (th e "Firm") to serve as C ity Attorne y (the "Reta iner
Agreemen t"); and
WHEREAS, t be FY 23 '/24 ' adopted bud get i nc rea sed the F irm's fixed m onth ly fe e to
$24,000, to a rate more commen sura te w it h the leve l of service be ing offered; a nd
WHEREAS, th e C ity Commission desire s lo app rove the in cre ase to the F irm's fi xed
m onthl y fee e f fec ti ve Octobe r I. 2023 and amend the Re tainer A greemen t to refl ec t such inc rease;
and
WHEREAS, th e City Com m ission find s that th is Resol ution is in t he best in terest and
we lfa r e of the Ci ty.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RE SOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Recitals. The above-stated rec itals are hue and correct and are incorporated
here in by th is reference .
Se ction 2. A pproval. T he City Commi ssio n hereby approves the increa se in t he
F inn's fi xed mo nt h ly fee to $24 ,000 co mm enci ng Octob er 1, 2023 an d am e nds th e Re tainer
Agreeme nt to p rovi de fo r such inc rease.
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Section 3. Implementation. The City Manager is hereby authorized to take any and
all necessary action to impl ement the purp oses of thi s Resolution.
Section 4 . Corrections. Conforming langu age or technica l scrivener-typ e co rrec tion s
may be made by the City Attorney fo r any co nfonnin g amendments to be incorporated into th e
final resolution for signalure.
Section 5. Effective Date. This Resolution sha ll become effective immediately upon
ado pti on.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of October, 2023.
ATTEST:
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM ,
LANGUAGE, LEGALITY AND
EXECUTION THEREOF
APPROVED :
COMMISSION VOTE:
Mayor Fernandez:
Vice Mayor Bonich:
Comm iss ioner Ca ll e:
5-0
Yea
Yea
Yea
Comm iss ioner Liebman: Yea
Comm issioner Corey: Yea
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Agenda Item No:13.
City Commission Agenda Item Report
Meeting Date: October 3, 2023
Submitted by: Tony Recio
Submitting Department: City Attorney
Item Type: Resolution
Agenda Section:
Subject:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA,
APPROVING AN INCREASE TO THE FIXED MONTHLY FEE IN THE RETAINER AGREEMENT FOR LEGAL
SERVICES WITH WEISS SEROTA HELFMAN COLE & BIERMAN, P.L.; PROVIDING FOR
IMPLEMENTATION, CORRECTIONS, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 3/5 (CITY ATTORNEY)
Suggested Action:
Attachments:
47D6164-CA Memo - Monthly Fixed Fee Increase.docx
47B7284-final Resolution_Approving_City_Attorney_Monthly_Fixed_Fee_Increase.docx
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CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO:The Honorable Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Lillian Arango and Tony Recio, City Attorneys
CC:Genaro “Chip” Iglesias
DATE: October 3, 2023 City Commission Meeting
SUBJECT:A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH
MIAMI, FLORIDA, APPROVING AN INCREASE TO THE FIXED MONTHLY FEE IN
THE RETAINER AGREEMENT FOR LEGAL SERVICES WITH WEISS SEROTA
HELFMAN COLE & BIERMAN, P.L.
The accompanying Resolutionapproves an increase to the fixed monthly fee for the City Attorney
from $20,000 to $24,000per month, commencing October 1, 2023. This monthly fee is reflected
in the adopted 2023-2024 Fiscal Year budget.
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THE CITY OF PLEASANT LIVING