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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AND BEST BEST AND KRIEGER LLP FOR CITY ATTORNEY SERVICES This PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT FOR CITY ATTORNEY SERVICES (the "Agreement") is effective as of the 2nd day of April, 2012, by and between the law firm of BEST BEST &KRIEGER LLP, a California limited liability partnership ("BB&K"), and the CITY OF SANTA ANA, a municipal corporation (the "City"). The term "City' shall also include all boards, commissions, financing authorities, and other bodies of City. 1. APPOINTMENT City Council hereby appoints and designates Sonia R. Carvalho ("Carvalho") as the City Attorney, and hires BB&K as its City Attorney, to render such legal services as are customarily rendered by such officials and as further specified herein and as required by Charter Section 703, including, but not limited to, attending meetings of the City Council, Planning Commission, and other boards and bodies of City, and its affiliated agencies, as directed by the City. Notwithstanding the foregoing appointment, the designated City Attorney may be established from time to time or modified solely by resolution of the City Council. BB&K represents it employs, or will employ at its own expense, all personnel required for the satisfactory performance of any and all tasks and services set forth herein, except that BB&K shall not be required to hire any person already employed by the Office of the City Attorney who may be assigned tasks by, and who is supervised by Carvalho. BB&K shall not replace the designated City Attorney (or any successor to such person) without the City Council's prior approval. A temporary assignment of another attorney besides Carvalho due to vacation, illness or leave if necessary will be done only with the approval of the City Manager. City Attorney may appoint various assistants and deputies as City Attorney deems appropriate through the City's Personnel Department and only with the approval of the City Manager without the need for amendment hereof. 2. SCOPE OF WORK AND DUTIES A. General City Attorney Services: BB&K, specifically Carvalho, shall, as directed by the City, perform any and all work necessary for the provision of City Attorney services to City, including, without limitation, the following: (i) Attend all meetings of the City Council, and provide advice or opinion in writing whenever requested to do so by the City Council or by any of the officers, boards, commissions, committees, officers, and employees of the City as requested by the City Council, or City Manager, or his/her designee, in accordance with such policies and procedures as may be established by City from time to time; (ii) Attend, as necessary, all meetings of the Planning Commission and other board and commission meetings on request of the City Manager orhis/her designee unless excused by the City Manager orhis/her designee; (iii) Represent and advise the City Council and all City officers in all matters of law pertaining to their offices; 251-3