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RESOLUTION NO. 15107
A RESOLUTION OF THE SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO APPROVE AND EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH BURKE, WILLIAMS &
SORENSEN, LLP FOR ESSENTIAL LEGAL SERVICES TO SUPPLEMENT STAFF IN THE
CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $150,000
WHEREAS, the Deputy City Attorney II essential position was vacated at the end of May
2019; and
WHEREAS, for assistance with overflow, the City Attorney’s office has had an agreement
since June 2019 to obtain “on-call” legal services from the firm of Burke, Williams & Sorensen,
LLP (BW&S); and
WHEREAS, the part-time services provided by BW&S have enabled the City Attorney’s
office to function, on a temporary basis, without a fulltime deputy city attorney; and
WHEREAS, to achieve budget savings, City staff have determined to continue to rely upon
contract legal services rather than to fill the Deputy City Attorney II position during Fiscal Year
2022-2023; and
WHEREAS, funds to cover the recommended contract amount are available due to budget
savings from the vacant Deputy City Attorney II position;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of San Rafael
hereby authorizes the City Manager to approve and execute an Agreement for General Municipal
Legal Services with Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP for essential legal services to supplement
staff in the City Attorney’s office during Fiscal Year 2022-2023, in an amount not to exceed
$150,000 and in the form presented in the staff report accompanying this resolution, subject to
final approval as to form by the City Attorney.
I, LINDSAY LARA, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the foregoing
resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of
said City on Monday, the 1st day of August 2022, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Bushey, Hill, Kertz & Mayor Kate
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Llorens Gulati
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LINDSAY LARA, City Clerk