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Agreement For Special Legal Counsel Services With Manning & Kass, Ellrod Ramirez Trester <br />LLP Related to Police Litigation and Personnel Matters <br />April 4, 2017 <br />Page 2 <br />and urgent given court imposed deadlines that arose from a court filing that occurred on March 7, <br />2017. The attached agreement for legal services is necessary to guarantee the continuity of <br />services for the City in the on -going personnel matter that has imminent court hearings, and court <br />deadlines. The funds from this short-term contract are expected to be exhausted on or before <br />April 14, 2017 because of the amount of work defending the personnel matter. <br />This agreement will authorize the City Attorney to call upon Manning & Kass for legal services as <br />necessary to defend existing and future police litigation and personnel matters. This contract has <br />a two (2) year term with a not to exceed amount of $350,000. <br />STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT <br />Approval of this item supports the City's efforts to meet Goal #1 Community Safety, Goal #3 <br />Economic Development, Goal #4. Government Financial Stability, and Goal #5 Community <br />Health, Livability, Engagement and Sustainability. <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />The special legal counsel services will be paid out of the Liability Fund (account no. 08009051- <br />62300) for the following fiscal years as follows:. <br />08009051 62300 <br />FY 2016 -17 $150,000 <br />FY 2017 -18 $150,000 <br />FY 2018 -19 $50,000 <br />$350,000 <br />APPROVED AS TO FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS: <br />S is R. Carvalho Francisco Gutierrez <br />City Attorney Executive Director <br />Finance & Management Services Agency <br />dward Raya <br />Executive Director <br />Personnel Services Agency <br />Exhibit — Legal Services Agreement with Manning & Kass, Ellrod Ramirez & Trester, LLP <br />25A -2 <br />