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Adopt Resolution Authorizing the Acting City Manager to Enter into Amendment No. 3 to the Agreement for Engagement of Legal Services with Meyers Nave Related to Employment Matters and Personnel Investigations (Total Contract Amount Not to Exceed $585,000) (CA)
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MEETING DATE:
August 20, 2025
PREPARED BY:
Janelle Krattiger, Assistant City Attorney
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the Acting City Manager to enter into Amendment No. 3 to the Agreement for Engagement of Legal Services with Meyers Nave ("Meyers Nave") for the allocation of additional funds in the amount of $325,000 to complete the services related to employment matters and related personnel investigations in a total contract amount not to exceed $585,000.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The City Attorney's Office initially engaged Meyers Nave to provide legal services reasonably required to represent and advise the City in connection with employment matters regarding the City Manager, as requested by the City Council. This Amendment No. 3 would further authorize the allocation of additional funds in the amount of $325,000 to complete the scope of work and those related personnel investigations.
Since April 2025, Meyers Nave attorneys have served as special counsel and advised on matters as requested from time to time by the City Council. Now, further allocation of funds is necessary to accommodate the City's continuing legal service needs, and to account for the complexity of the matters at hand, the significant number of parties involves, and extensive document review. The proposed Amendment No. 3 to the Engagement of Legal Services Agreement (attached as Exhibit A) would allocate $325,000 in additional funding for the legal services for a total contract amount not to exceed $585,000.
Therefore, staff recommends that the City Council approve the proposed resolution authorizing the Acting City Manager to enter into Amendment ...
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