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counsel and very competitive with rates being paid by other BICEP members <br />for similar firms. <br />Legal Services Agreement with <br />McCune & Harber, LLP <br />DECEMBER 3, 2007 <br />Page 2 <br />Below is a matrix showing the hourly rates charged by other firms who are <br />providing similar services in the area of tort defense for the City. As <br />you will note, the requested increase in hourly rate is competitive with <br />the other firms' rates. Also, note that most of these firms requests <br />hourly fee adjustments every two years. <br />Firm Scope of Hourly Date First Last Contract <br /> Practice Fee Hired endment <br />Bannan, Green, Municipal $265.00 January /A <br />Frank & Litigation 2006 <br />Terzian <br />Carpenter, Tort Defense $170.00 November /A <br />Rothans & 2006 <br />Dumont <br />Kinkle, Tort Defense $175.00 August Last amendment <br />RQdiger & 1976 January 2004. <br />Spriggs Previously rate <br /> $155.00. <br />McCune & Tort Defense $175.00 January Initial rate <br />Harber 2002 $135.00 <br />McCune & Harber currently has 4 cases assigned to it. Over the past 5 <br />full fiscal years, the firm worked on 11 cases and billed a total of <br />$559,575 for an average of $111,915 per fiscal year. <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />Funds are available in the Risk Management Liability Fund (account no. <br />80-180-6291) /`~ <br />APPROVED AS TO FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS: <br />i <br />Francisco Gutierrez <br />Executive Director <br />Finance & Management Services Agency <br />~~ , <br />Enrique Alva <br />Executive D' ctor <br />Personnel Services <br />25FF-2 <br />