Item 23 - Agreements and Amendments to Agreements for Legal Services

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LEGAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH LIEBERT CASSIDY WHITMORE THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into this 21st day of November, 2023, by and between Liebert Cassidy Whitmore, a Professional Law Corporation ("Attorneys") and the City of Santa Ana, a charter city and municipal corporation organized and existing under the Constitution and laws of the State of California ("City"). RECITALS A. The City desires to employ Attorneys to assist the City in providing labor negotiations and labor relations and with defending the City before administrative boards on labor matters. Legal services will include but are not limited to providing legal advice, drafting of labor relations documents, researching legal issues, attending labor negotiation meetings, providing negotiation services to the City, representing the City before administrative boards regarding labor matters, and drafting legal pleadings. B. Attorneys represent that they are licensed to practice law in the State of California, have special experience and knowledge in the fields of employment and labor law matters, in particular public agency labor negotiations and proceedings before the California Public Employment Relations Board and other administrative boards and desire to undertake said services. NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual and respective promises, and subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the patties agree as follows: 1. SCOPE OF SERVICES Attorneys will assist and advise the City in transactional and negotiation services related to the City's labor negotiations with any and all City labor organizations and/or representing the City before administrative boards when and as requested by the City. Attorneys accept said retention and agree to perform, in a timely and efficient manner all such services as may be requested by the City. Attorneys shall confirm their acceptance of work requested by the City in writing by e-mail or letter. 2. COMPENSATION a. FEES City agrees to compensate Attorneys, and Attorneys agree to accept from City, as and for payment in full for all services for the foregoing Actions, compensation at the rates set forth in the attached fee schedule in Exhibit A. Time will be billed in 1/10th of an hour increments. During the term of this Agreement, the total amount authorized for services pursuant to this Agreement is three hundred thousand dollars and no cents ($300,000.00). This amount includes compensation for services provided since July 1, 2023.