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FIRST AMENDMENT TO LEGAL SERVICES AGREEMENT <br />This First Amendment to Agreement is made and entered into this day of May, <br />2009, by and between the City of Santa Ana, a charter city and municipal corporation <br />duly organized and existing under the Constitution and laws of the State of California <br />(the "City") and Liebert, Cassidy and Whitmore, a California Professional Corporation <br />("Consultant"). <br />RF,C'TTAT,~ <br />A. On February 7, 2005, the City and Consultant entered into a contract to <br />provide legal services (the "Agreement"). <br />B. The parties wish to amend both the scope of representation and compensation <br />for Consultant. <br />NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual and respective promises, and subject <br />to the terms and conditions hereinfter set forth, the parties agree as follows: <br />Section 1. of the Agreement entitled "SCOPE OF SERVICES" is amended to <br />read as follows: <br />1. SCOPE OF SERVICES <br />Consultant shall provide expert legal serivices, as directed by the City <br />Attorney, in matters related to labor and personnel law, including litigation, if <br />required. The City Attorney shall approve in advance the names of all attorneys <br />who will be permitted to bill under this Agreement. <br />2. Section 2.a. of the Agreement entitled "COMPENSATION" is amended to read as <br />follows: <br />2. COMPENSATION <br />a. City agrees to pay, and Consultant agrees to accept from City, as <br />payment for all services in regard to this Agreement, compensation at the <br />hourly rate of $270.00 per hour for approved attorneys. City agrees to <br />reimburse Consutant for the following reaonsable and necessary costs <br />and expenses incurred on behalf of City; photocopying charges at fifteen <br />cents ($. T 5) per page and facsimile charges at fifty cents ($0.50) per <br />page. No other costs may be separately billed unless approved in writing <br />in advance by the City Attorney. <br />25B-3 <br />