COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
TO: Honorable Mayor and Council
FROM: Mitchell Kalauli, City Magistrate
SUBJECT:Title
Ratify Amendment No. 2 to Professional Services Contract with Whitney & Whitney PLLC for Public Defender Legal Services (Mitchell Kalauli)
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FUNDING SOURCE:
General Fund
PURPOSE:
To ratify amendment to the public defender legal services contract to extend the contract termination date to Sept 15, 2018, not to exceed $7,084.00, in accordance with City Code § 3.10.020.12-Contract Amendments. [Contract No. 17-2215]
BACKGROUND:
The City entered into a Professional Services Contract for public defender legal services with Whitney & Whitney effective July 1, 2017 (Contract). The Contract was for a one-year term with a termination date of June 30, 2018. The Contract payment was not to exceed $170,000.
COMMUNITY IMPACT:
Providing quality legal services to indigent defendants and Veteran’s Treatment Court participants improves the lives of those who qualify for those services.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funds in the amount of $7,084.00 are available in the Municipal Court budget for Fiscal Year 2018-19.
ATTACHMENTS:
Amendment No. 2
SUGGESTED MOTION:Recommended Action
I move to ratify the City Manager’s execution of Amendment No. 2 to Professional Services Contract with Whitney &Whitney PLLC for Public Defender Legal Services.