STAFF REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
DATE: Regular Meeting of September 10, 2024
TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council
VIA: Dante Hall, City Manager
SUBMITTED BY: Patrick Tang, City Attorney
Christie Crowl, Assistant City Attorney
SUBJECT: Approval of updated contract with Jarvis Fay LLP for legal services confirming firm name change and Christie Crowl as City Attorney RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution (Attachment 1) approving an updated contract for legal services which confirms the firm’s name change and that Christie Crowl will serve in the role of City Attorney following Patrick Tang’s retirement.
DISCUSSION:
The City of Hercules has contracted for legal services with the Jarvis Fay firm for approximately 10 years. At this time, City Attorney Patrick Tang desires to wind down his legal practice so that he can enjoy a well-deserved retirement full of travel and time with his family. Mr. Tang will continue working with Jarvis Fay and the City as the Assistant City Attorney at least through the end of 2024. Christie Crowl, who has served as the City’s Assistant City Attorney for nearly 7 years, will serve as the City Attorney. Upon Mr. Tang’s full retirement, staff and the City Attorney’s Office will update the City Council and request further direction.
The City’s existing legal services contract with the City from 2015 includes a prior iteration of the firm’s name and identifies Mr. Tang as the City Attorney, so staff is requesting that the City Council approve an updated version of the contract. The updated contract does not change the existing rate structure with the City; all rates currently in effect remain the same.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The proposed contract approval will have no fiscal impact as no changes are proposed to the existing legal services rate structure.
ATTACHMENTS:
Attach 1 – Draft Resolution
Exhibit A – Legal Services Agreement with Jarvis Fay LLP 2