Laserfiche WebLink
1 <br />AGREEMENT FOR LEGAL SERVICES <br />BETWEEN CITY OF SAN LEANDRO AND MEYERS NAVE RIBACK SILVER & WILSON <br />This Agreement for Legal Services (“Agreement’), effective July 1, 2016, is by and between the <br />City of San Leandro, California, a Municipal Corporation hereinafter referred to as "City" and <br />Meyers, Nave, Riback, Silver & Wilson, a professional law corporation, hereinafter referred to as <br />"Meyers Nave." <br />RECITALS <br />Whereas, in 1986 City transitioned from in-house legal services to contract legal services, and <br />retained Meyers Nave to provide contract City Attorney legal services to City; and <br />Whereas Meyers Nave has continued to provide contract legal services to City to the date of this <br />Agreement by virtue of various contracts and contract amendments; and <br />Whereas it is the desire of the parties hereto to enter this Agreement and establish the terms and <br />conditions for continued rendition of legal services to City and the compensation therefore; <br />NOW THEREFORE, IT IS MUTUALLY AGREED as follows <br />1. Appointment of City Attorney <br />City retains Meyers Nave and appoints Richard D. Pio Roda (hereinafter referred to as <br />“Attorney”) as City Attorney; and Kristopher Kokotaylo as Assistant City Attorney. Meyers <br />Nave and Attorney agree to faithfully represent the legal interests of the City during the term of <br />this Agreement. <br />2. Attorney's Services <br />2A. The City hires Meyers Nave to provide legal services as City Attorney. <br />City Attorney duties shall include those legal services as set forth in Section 425 of the San <br />Leandro Charter and as generally understood within the field of municipal law to fall within the <br />category of "city attorney/general counsel services" including but not necessarily limited to, the <br />following: <br />a) Regular attendance at City Council, study sessions, closed sessions and all meetings <br />necessary to provide basic legal counsel; <br />b) Attendance at Planning Commission meetings, Board of Zoning Adjustments or other <br />City Commission or Board meetings upon the request of the City Council or City <br />Manager to provide legal advice and/ or serve as counsel;