FOURTH AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT
FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
THIS FOURTH AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT is made and entered
into this day of _ 2024, by and between the City of Merced, a California Charter Municipal Corporation ("City"), and Hanson Bridgett LLP whose address of record is 425 Market Street, 26h Floor, San Francisco, California 94105 (hereinafter referred to as "Attorney").
WHEREAS, City and Attorney previously entered into an Agreement for Professional Services ("Agreement") dated July 3, 2023, wherein the total not to exceed compensation amount was $36,000.00;
WHEREAS, City and Attorney entered into a First Amendment to Agreement dated September 18, 2023, increasing the compensation amount by $64,000.00 to make the total not to exceed compensation amount $100,000.00 for the Agreement;
WHEREAS, City and Attorney entered into a Second Amendment dated March 19, 2024, increasing the compensation amount by $20,000.00 to make the total not to exceed compensation amount $120,000.00 for the Agreement; WHEREAS, City and Attorney entered into a Third Amendment dated April 15, 2024, increasing the compensation amount by $150,000.00 to make the total not to exceed compensation amount $270,000.00 for the Agreement and to exercise the first option to renew the Agreement for one additional one-year term; and,
WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the Agreement to add additional compensation of $100,000.00 to be funded by the Police Department to cover the rising Pitchess defense costs.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, in consideration of the mutual covenants hereinafter recited, agree as follows:
Section 25, "ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION," is hereby added to the Agreement to read as follows:
"SECTION 25. ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION.
City shall pay to Firm the not to exceed additional sum of X: lAgreements\City Attorney|2024\4th Amendment to Hanson Bridgett Agr.docx
1. One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) in
accordance with the rates set forth in the Agreement
dated July 3, 2023."
Except as herein amended, the Agreement dated July 3, 2023, First Ahird Amendent dated April 15, 2024, shal remin infiltre and eiz, and Third Amendment dated April 5
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Fourth Amendment to Agreement for Professional Services to be executed on the date first above written.
CITY OF MERCED
A California Charter Municipal
Corporation
BY:
D. Scott McBride,
City Manager
ATTEST:
D. SCOTT MCBRIDE, CITY CLERK
BY:
Assistant/Deputy City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CRAIG J. CORNWELL, CITY ATTORNEY
BY: Graig Cornwell 9-24-2024
City Attorney Date
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M. VENUS RODRIGUEZ, FINANCE OFFICER
BY:
Verified by Finance Officer
HANSON BRIDGETT, LLP
BY:
Printed Name:_ Emily M. Charley
Taxpayer I.D. No. 94-1205338
ADDRESS: 425 Market St., 26th Fl.
San Francisco, CA 94105
TELEPHONE: (415) 777-3200
EMAIL: [email protected]
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