HomeMy WebLinkAbout15338RESOLUTION NO. 15338
A RESOLUTION APPROVING COMPENSATION WITH
RESPECT TO A LEGAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH
HOFFMANN, PARKER, WILSON & CARBERRY, P.C.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that
SECTION 1.
Compensation set forth in the Legal Services Agreement with Hoffmann, Parker, Wilson
& Carberry, P.C., a copy of which is attached hereto, is hereby approved.
SECTION 2.
Compensation shall be paid from the professional services account of the law
department or, if necessary, by transfer of any unencumbered appropriation balance or portion
thereof from one classification of expenditure to another within the law department.
SECTION 3.
The officers of the City are authorized to perform any and all acts consistent with the
intent of this Resolution to implement the policies and procedures described herein.
SECTION 4.
This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon final passage.
INTRODUCED: August 14, 2023
BY: Vicente Martinez Ortega
MEMBER OF CITY COUNCIL
APPROVED:
PRESIDENT OF CITY COUNCIL
ATTESTED BY:
CITY CLERK
City Clerk's Office Item # M16
Background Paper for Proposed
Resolution
COUNCIL MEETING DATE: August 14, 2023
TO: President Heather Graham and Members of City Council
CC: Mayor Nicholas A. Gradisar
VIA: Marisa Stoller, City Clerk
FROM: Robert Jagger, Deputy City Attorney
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION APPROVING COMPENSATION WITH RESPECT TO
LEGAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH HOFFMANN, PARKER,
WILSON & CARBERRY, P.C.
SUMMARY:
This Resolution approves compensation set forth in the Legal Services Agreement with
Hoffmann, Parker, Wilson & Carberry, P.C., a copy of which is attached hereto.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION:
Ordinance 10503 (July 10, 2023) budgeted and appropriated an amount of $120,000
from the unappropriated fund balance of the General Fund to the Professional Services
Account of the Law Department for special counsel on an as needed basis.
BACKGROUND:
Pursuant to Section 6-7 of the City Charter, special council is retained solely by the City
Attorney but compensation is approved by City Council. Given current staffing and the
transitional phase of the law department, special counsel on an as needed basis
including as relates to the 2023 election and runoff and ARPA funding issues is
required. The law firm of Hoffmann, Parker, Wilson & Carberry, P.C., is one of the
largest and most reputable law firms representing municipalities in Colorado.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
This firm's hourly rate for this engagement is $300 per hour, and to the extent paralegal
assistance is necessary, a rate of $115 per hour for paralegal work.
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
Not applicable to this Resolution.
STAKEHOLDER PROCESS:
Not applicable to this Resolution.
ALTERNATIVES:
Not approve Resolution.
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the Resolution.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Hoffman Parker Wilson and Carberry Engagement Letter