05-01-07 Item 11South Miami
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N-••p CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI 1111.
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
`t1p INTER - OFFICE MEMORANDUM 2001
To: The Honorable Mayor & Members of the City Commission
Via: Yvonne S. McKinley, City Manager �--�
From: Jeanette Enrizo, Human Resource Manager
Human Resource
Date: May 1, 2007 Agenda Item No.:
Subject: Approval of Legal Services
Request: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, RELATING TO PENSION CONSULTING FEES;
APPROVING ATTORNEYS' FEES FOR SUGARMAN AND SUSSKIND, P.A. IN
THE AMOUNT OF $5,400 TO BE CHARGED TO ACCOUNT NUMBER 01 -1500-
514- 3440; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Request: ' Authorizing payment to Sugarman and Susskind, P.A. for legal services.
Reason/Need: Due to concerns brought up by a resident during a City Commission meeting, the
Pension Consulting Attorney (Sugarman & Susskind, P.A.) was directed to attend
City Commission meetings on 10/03/06, 10/13/06, 02/06/07 to address the
concerns and to provide information regarding pension. Although Sugarman &
Susskind, P.A. are currently on retainer services with the Pension Board, the
service provided during the City Commission meetings were outside the scope of
their retainer agreement. The $5,400 will be charged to account number 01-
1500- 514 -3440, with current balance of $28,000.
Cost: $5,400
Funding Source: Account Number: 01- 1500 - 514 -3440
Backup Documentation'
D Proposed Resolution
0 Invoices for Legal Services from January to February 2007
❑ Retainer Agreement.
RESOLUTION NO.:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH
MIAMI, FLORIDA, RELATING TO PENSION CONSULTING FEES; APPROVING
ATTORNEYS' FEES FOR SUGARMAN AND SUSSKIND, P.A. IN THE AMOUNT OF
$5,400 TO BE CHARGED TO ACCOUNT NUMBER 01- 1500 - 514 -3440; PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS; Sugarman and Susskind, P.A. provided legal services for pension matters including
visits to the City Commission meetings on 10/03/06, 10/13/06 and 02/06/07 to address concerns raised
by a resident and clarified other pension issues for the City Commission; and,
WHEREAS, the $5,400 legal service fee will be charged to account no. 01- 1500 - 514 -3440 with a
current balance of $28,000.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA THAT:
Section 1: The City Commission is authorizing payment of consulting attorneys' fees in an amount of
$5,400.00 to be charged to account number 01- 1500 - 514 -3440 with a current account balance of
$28,000.
Section 2: The attached exhibit is incorporated by reference into this resolution.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM
CITY ATTORNEY
Include File Name and Path
day of. , 2007.
APPROVED:
MAYOR
COMMISSION VOTE:
Mayor Feliu:
Vice Mayor Wiscombe:
Commissioner Palmer:
Commissioner Birts:
Commissioner Beckman: