1 AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO
AGREEMENT FOR LEGAL SERVICES
CITY OF SAN JACINTO
1. PARTIES AND DATE.
THIS AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO AGREEMENT FOR LEGAL SERVICES
(“Amendment No. 5”) is made as of the 5th day of May 2026, by and between the CITY OF SAN JACINTO, a California municipal corporation (“CITY”), and BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP, a limited liability partnership engaged in the practice of law in the State of California (“BB&K”). BB&K and CITY are sometimes individually referred to herein as “Party” and collectively as “Parties.”
2. RECITALS.
2.1 CITY and BB&K entered into the Agreement for Legal Services dated July 1, 2004 (“Agreement”) whereby BB&K shall serve CITY as its City Attorney and Redevelopment Agency Counsel to perform all necessary legal services for CITY.
2.2 CITY and BB&K amended the Agreement by Amendment No. 1 dated January 19, 2006 to designate Jeffrey S. Ballinger as City Attorney.
2.3 CITY and BB&K amended the Agreement by Amendment No. 2 dated March 25, 2013 to update the terms of the Agreement.
2.4 CITY and BB&K amended the Agreement by Amendment No. 3 dated February 7, 2017 to designate Michael J. Maurer as City Attorney.
2.5 CITY and BB&K amended the Agreement by Amendment No. 4 dated April 4, 2023 to designate Craig P. Hayes as City Attorney.
2.6 CITY and BB&K desire by this Amendment No. 5 to update the terms of the Agreement.
3. TERMS.
3.1 Amendment of Section 3.6.2. Section 3.6.2 of the Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:
“Specialized Legal Services: All legal services fitting this category shall be billed separately at the following hourly rates: $340 per hour blended rate for all attorneys; $180 per hour for paralegals and law clerks. This category shall include all hourly legal services in excess of the monthly retainer for specialized legal services include, but not limited to, the following:
2 (1) Litigation and formal administrative or other adjudicatory hearing matters, including code enforcement litigation;
(2) Labor and employment matters including tax and ERISA related matters/employee and retirement benefits;
(3) Public construction disputes;
(4) Complex public utility matters (e.g. electric, natural gas, telecommunications, water, rail or transit that involve state or federal regulatory issues);
(5) Taxes, fees and charges matters (e.g. Prop. 218 & Mitigation Fee Act); (6) Non-routine real estate matters (e.g. CC&R’s, deed or title work), nonroutine land use and development matters (including general plan updates, Williamson Act issues, annexations and development agreements), nonroutine contract negotiations, and non-routine election law matters; (7) Successor Agency and housing matters; and
(8) Environmental issues including toxic substance matters, natural resources, endangered species and water law matters.”
3.2 Amendment. Except as otherwise specifically set forth in this Amendment No. 5, all of the provisions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. 3 CITY OF SAN JACINTO
By: _____________________________________ Date: _______________________ Rob A. Johnson
City Manager
Attest:
_____________________________________ Date: _______________________ Jill Theriot
Deputy City Clerk
BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP
By: _____________________________________ Date: _______________________ Craig P. Hayes
City Attorney