city of signal hill
FIRST AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT FOR CITY ATTORNEY LEGAL SERVICES Parties and Date
This First Amendment to the Agreement for City Attorney Legal Services (“Amendment”) is made and entered into as of the 12th day of November 2024, by and between the City of Signal Hill, a California municipal corporation (“City”) and Best Best & Krieger LLP, a California Limited Liability Partnership engaged in the practice of law (“BB&K”).
Recitals
City and BB&K previously entered into that certain Agreement for City Attorney Legal Services on June 22, 2021, (attached hereto as Attachment “A”).
City and BB&K desire to amend Section 3.1 of the Agreement and Exhibit A to the Agreement as provided below.
Amended Terms.
Term. Section 3.1 of the Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: “The term of this Agreement shall commence on June 22, 2021, and shall continue in full force and effect until terminated in accordance with Section 3.12.” Exhibit A. Exhibit A of the Agreement is hereby amended in part as follows:
The rate for general counsel legal services of $241 per hour for attorneys and $177 per hour for paralegals, clerks, litigation analysis, and municipal analysts shall be increased by $10 per hour on both July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026 (coinciding with the start of each fiscal year).
The rate for advanced records center public records act services of $203 per hour for attorneys, paralegals, and municipal analysts shall be increased by $10 per hour on both July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026 (coinciding with the start of each fiscal year).
The rate for special counsel legal services of $347 per hour for attorneys and $177 per hour for paralegals, clerks, litigation analysts, and municipal analysts shall be increased by $10 per hour on both July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026 (coinciding with the start of each fiscal year).
The section of Exhibit A entitled “Cost of Living Adjustment” shall be amended as follows: “BB&K will increase the rates in this agreement annually on the anniversary of the Effective Date, in accordance with increases in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim area subject to a cap of 2.5%.
Remaining Terms
Except as otherwise noted in this Amendment, all other terms of the Agreement shall remain unchanged and govern this Amendment.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City and BB&K have executed this First Amendment to the Agreement for City Attorney Legal Services as of the date first written above. (signatures contained on following page)
SIGNATURE PAGE TO
FIRST AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT FOR CITY ATTORNEY LEGAL SERVICES
CITY OF SIGNAL HILL:
By:
Name: Lori Y. Woods
Title: Mayor
Date: _______________, 2024
ATTEST:
By:
Name: Kimberly Boles
Title: Assistant City Clerk
Date: __________ ___, 2024
By:
Name: Matthew E. Richardson
Title: Partner
Date: ___________ ___, 2024
ATTACHMENT A
AGREEMENT FOR CITY ATTORNEY LEGAL SERVICES
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