Expressing - Council Attorney support on a Contractual Part-Time Basis

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~~""~' ~~~-a~ Resolution No. A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, EXPRESSING ITS SUPPORT FOR THE RETENTION OF THE COUNCIL ATTORNEY FOR CALENDAR YEARS 2008 THROUGH 2011 ON A CONTRACTUAL PART-TIME BASIS °,~~~, the Common Council notes that it is authorized to hire or contract a Council Attorney under the Indiana Code; and c~le~eaa, since 1975 when the Indiana law took effect, the South Bend Common Council has elected to hire on a contractual basis apart-time Council Attorney; ~i~1 the Common Council believes that it would be a good management and planning decision to hire the Council Attorney for the current Council's term running from January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2011, with this action being in the best interests of the Common Council. L/ 1Q'~j ~)I~E~~~/`Gj [/Tl ~iI/ %GUT/T/(l~~ G/GG~ `YQ~7~~i `Y ~~~.!//LCAA/ ~in vQ/ 4.i.... y ~L/ ~~! ~nara~a, as follows: Section I. The Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, pledges its support to Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand, Indiana Attorney # 3168-71, to be their Council Attorney for the current Council Term running from January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2011, on a contractual part-time basis. Section II. The appointment of the Council Attorney would be subject to annual satisfactory performance reviews by the Common Council, and that fees for such legal services would be subject to the annual budget review and approval process. Section III. In the event that the Common Council desires to engage the Council Attorney for any special projects such as acting as the Council's Agent for labor negotiations and/or representing the Council in litigation; fees for those legal services would be subject to the submission of a written Professional Services Summary detailing such services, with that document being submitted with the appropriate claim form and then processed for payment. Section IV. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Common Council. ~~ESENTED NOT APPROVED irilr:d iii ~!~riz'~ Office ~Y"AR - 5 2008 JOHtd VOORDE CITY CLER;C, S0. BEIJD, IN. of the Common Counc}-1 of the Com>indn Council ADOPTED