HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES CC 2022 4112 2022 0615 RESOLUTION NO. 2022-4112
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AN ANNUAL
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX ADJUSTMENT FOR RATES IN
THE CITY ATTORNEY LEGAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
WITH RICHARDS, WATSON & GERSHON
WHEREAS, the City Council approved a legal services agreement with the firm of
Richards, Watson & Gershon (RWG) on November 7, 2012, for the provision of City
Attorney services, and that Agreement was fully executed on November 16, 2012; and
WHEREAS, said legal services agreement provides that the service rates for City
Attorney services shall be adjusted annually on July 1 consistent with the Consumer Price
Index (CPI); and
WHEREAS, the applicable CPI adjustment for the 2021 - 2022 one-year period is
7.87%; and
WHEREAS, said legal services agreement requires City Council approval of any
annual adjustment of 3.0% or more.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1 . The City Council hereby approves an annual Consumer Price Index
adjustment to the rates set forth in the legal services agreement with the firm of Richards,
Watson & Gershon by 7.87% effective July 1, 2022, as listed in Exhibit A, attached hereto.
SECTION 2. This resolution shall become effective on July 1, 2022.
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SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution and shall
cause a certified resolution to be filed in the book of original resolutions.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 15th day of June 2022.
Ja ice S. Parvin, Mayor
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Exhibit A: New Service Rates
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EXHIBIT A: NEW SERVICE RATES
Type of Service 2021 Old Rates 2022 New Rates
General Services
First 20 Hours $197 All Attorneys $213
Excess Hours $234 Associates $252
$251 All Other Attorneys $271
Special Services $227 Associates 1-3 years of legal practice $245
$251 K. Ennis/N. Ghirelli and Associates $271
4-7 years of legal practice
$311 Senior Attorneys and Shareholders $335
$179 Paralegals $193
Code Enforcement Litigation
$234 Associates $252
$269 Senior Attorneys and Shareholders $290
General Litigation
$227 Associates 1-3 years of legal practice $245
$251 Associates 4-7 years of legal practice $271
$346 Senior Attorneys and Shareholders $373
$179 Paralegals $193
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF VENTURA ) ss.
CITY OF MOORPARK )
I, Ky Spangler, City Clerk of the City of Moorpark, California, do hereby certify
under penalty of perjury that the foregoing Resolution No. 2022-4112 was adopted by the
City Council of the City of Moorpark at a regular meeting held on the 15th day of June,
2022, and that the same was adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Castro, Enegren, Groff. Pollock, and Mayor Parvin
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
WITNESS my hand and the official seal of said City this 20th day of June, 2022.
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