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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT <br />BETWEEN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AND <br />BEST BEST AND KRIEGER LLP FOR <br />CITY ATTORNEY SERVICES <br />This PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR CITY ATTORNEY <br />SERVICES (the "Agreement ") is effective as of the 2nd day of September, 2014, by and <br />between the law firm of BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP, a California limited liability <br />partnership (`BB &K "), and the CITY OF SANTA ANA, a charter city and municipal <br />corporation (the "City "). The term "City" shall also include all boards, commissions, financing <br />authorities, and other related bodies of City. <br />1. APPOINTMENT <br />City Council hereby appoints and designates Sonia R. Carvalho ( "Carvalho ") as the City <br />Attorney, and hires BB &K as its City Attorney, to render such legal services as are customarily <br />rendered by such officials and as further specified herein and as required by Santa Ana Charter <br />Sections 703, including, but not limited to, attending meetings of the City Council, Successor <br />Agency, Housing Authority, and other boards and bodies of City, and its affiliated agencies, as <br />directed by the City. <br />Notwithstanding the foregoing appointment, the designated City Attorney may be <br />established from time to time or modified solely by resolution of the City Council. BB &K <br />represents it employs, or will employ at its own expense, all personnel required for the <br />satisfactory performance of any and all tasks and services set forth herein, except that BB &K <br />shall not be required to hire any person already employed by the Office of the City Attorney who <br />may be assigned tasks by, and who is supervised by Carvalho. BB &K shall not replace the <br />designated City Attorney (or any successor to such person) without the City Council's prior <br />approval. A temporary assignment of another attorney besides Carvalho due to vacation, illness <br />or leave if necessary will be done only with the approval of the City Council. City Attorney may <br />appoint various assistants and deputies as Carvalho deems appropriate through the City's <br />Personnel Department without the need for amendment hereof, but only with the prior written <br />approval of the City Manager. <br />2. SCOPE OF WORK AND DUTIES <br />A. General City Attorney Services: BB &K, specifically Carvalho, shall, as directed <br />by the City, perform any and all work necessary for the provision of City Attorney services to <br />City, including, without limitation, the following: <br />(i) Attend all meetings of the City Council, and provide advice or opinion in <br />writing whenever requested to do so by the City Council or by any of the officers, boards, <br />commissions, committees, officers, and employees of the City, in accordance with such policies <br />and procedures as may be established by City from time to time; <br />(ii) Attend, as necessary, all meetings of other boards and commissions on <br />request of the City Council; <br />-1- <br />55394.00000 \9187497.1 Exhibit B <br />25E -9 <br />