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SOPKO, NUSSBAUM, INABNIT & KACZMAREK <br />ATTORNEYS AT LAW <br />RICHARD A. NUSSBAUM. II' <br />BRENT E. INABNIT•' <br />MATTHEW R. KACZMAREK <br />JOSHUA A. VISSER <br />KEVIN E. WARREN <br />NICHOLAS J. DERDA <br />'ALSO ADMITTED IN MICHIGAN <br />"ALSO ADMITTED IN ILLINOIS <br />Mr. Charles Leone <br />Corporate Counsel <br />City of South Bend <br />14th Floor <br />County -City Building <br />South Bend, IN 46601 <br />STH FLOOR - PLAZA BUILDING <br />210 S. MICHIGAN STREET - P.O. BOX 300 OF COUNSEL <br />SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 46624 THOMAS C. SOPKO <br />TELEPHONE (574) 234 -3000 RONALD J. JAICOMO <br />FACSIMILE (574) 234 -4220 <br />E -MAIL ADDRESS: SNIOSNI- LAW.COM <br />October 5, 2010 <br />Re: Outside Counsel Engagement <br />Dear Chuck and Jeff- <br />Mr. Jeff Gibney <br />Director of the Department of <br />Community and Economic Development <br />12th Floor <br />County -City Building <br />South Bend, IN 46601 <br />The purpose of this letter is to supplement my previous engagement letters of March 4, 2009 <br />and June 13, 2008. I am very pleased to help with legal issues involving the Department of <br />Community and Economic Development. I know both the Mayor and Jeff have set some very <br />ambitious goals regarding economic development initiatives, especially with Ignition Park. My role <br />will be to assist Jeff in meeting these goals in conjunction with the fine work done by the Legal <br />Department of the City of South Bend. <br />Pursuant to I.C. 36 -4 -9- 11(10), the City may not employ attorneys without the authorization <br />of the Head of the Department of Law. Accordingly, I am providing this engagement letter to Chuck <br />for his review and approval. I anticipate working very closely with the Department of Law in <br />fulfilling my obligations to the Community and Economic Development Department. I understand <br />the projects which I will be assigned to will be approved on a case -by -case basis by the City <br />Attorney. It is my intention to leverage my experiences in City and State government to assist the <br />many talented professionals in the Department of Law and the Department of Community and <br />Economic Development. <br />We believe that it is important in a good working relationship that financial matters are made <br />clear at the outset. Our fees for professional services are based on the actual time spent. Our invoices <br />will contain detailed daily records of each task performed, who performed it, and how much time <br />was spent during the billing cycle. Out of pocket disbursements made by the firm will be billed at <br />actual cost. Copy and fax services provided by our staff is charged at a standard rate and will be <br />itemized. Although I plan to be the primary attorney providing services in this matter, I am providing <br />you the hourly billing rate of the attorneys from our firm who may perform services as well: <br />