AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE ATTORNEY SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
CITY OF VERNON AND RICHARDS, WATSON & GERSHON FOR OUTSIDE LEGAL
SERVICES
This Amendment No. 1 (Amendment) to the Agreement for outside legal services dated March 27, 2025, (Agreement), is made as of December 2, 2025, by and between the City of Vernon, a California charter City and California municipal corporation (City), and Richards, Watson & Gershon (Associate Counsel), a California Professional Corporation.
The City and Associate Counsel agree as follows:
RECITALS
A. The City and Associate Counsel are parties to a written Agreement dated March 27, 2025, under which Associate Counsel provides outside legal services.
B. The City and Associate Counsel desire to amend the Agreement to increase the total not to exceed amount by an additional $150,000.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties to this Amendment agree as follows:
1. Effective as of December 2, 2025, the total amount not to exceed for the period of March 27, 2025 through March 26, 2028 shall not exceed a total amount of $225,000.
2. Except as expressly modified by this Amendment, all provisions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
3. The provisions of this Amendment shall constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter included in this Amendment and shall supersede any other agreement, understanding, or arrangement, whether written or oral, between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Amendment.
4. The person or persons executing this Amendment on behalf of each of the parties warrants and represents that he or she has the authority to execute this Amendment on behalf of that party and has the authority to bind that party to the performance of its obligations hereunder.
[Signatures Begin on Next Page].
Richards, Watson & Gershon
Amendment No. 1
_______________________
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment as of the date stated in the introductory clause.
City of Vernon, a California Charter City and
California municipal corporation
_______________________________
Brian Saeki, City Administrator
ATTEST:
________________________________
Genoveva Rocha, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
_______________________________
Zaynah Moussa-Milward, City Attorney
Richards, Watson & Gershon, a California
Professional corporation
By:
Name:
Title:
By:
Name:
Title: