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EXHIBIT"A" LEGAL FEES AND BILLING AND REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS The Firm's current hourly billing rates are as follows: Partners: $350 per hour Associates: $310 per hour Paralegals: $185 per hour The Firm's fees are charged on an hourly basis for all time actually expended and are generally billed monthly with payment due within thirty (30) days after the date of the bill. At the start of the Client's fiscal year in July 2024 and every July thereafter during the term of this Agreement, the above rates and amounts shall be increased by the greater of $15.00 per hour or the change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers ("CPI-U") for the geographic region known as Los Angeles -Long Beach -Anaheim rounded up to the nearest dollar for the twelve (12) month period published for the most recent month of May and counting backwards as shown by the U.S. Department of Labor. In addition to the automatic increase, either the Firm or Client can initiate consideration of a rate increase at any time. The Firm will incur various costs and expenses in performing legal services. Costs and expenses are separately billed to the client and include fees fixed by law or assessed by public agencies, litigation costs including deposition, reporter fees, and transcript fees, long distance telephone calls, messenger and other delivery fees, postage, photocopying (charge of twenty-five cents ($.25) per page) and other reproduction costs, staff overtime when necessitated and authorized by the client, and computer -assisted research fees when authorized by the client, all based on the actual and reasonable cost (mileage, reproduction and other costs are periodically adjusted in accordance with the Firm's actual costs). Travel costs including mileage (current IRS rate), parking, airfare, lodging, meals, and incidentals are charged at actual costs. Travel time at the rates set forth above may also be charged in connection with such proceedings. In addition, the City will be responsible for paying the fees of consultants and other outside experts who are retained after consultation with the client. The monthly billing statements for fees and costs shall indicate the basis of the fees, including a detailed and auditable breakdown of the hours worked, the billable rates charged and description of the work performed. All bills are expected to be paid within thirty (30) days of the date of the billing statement. 09999.0009/964184.1