HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 005-F RESOLUTION EST.AB.~I~NC COMPENSATION FOR CITY ATYORNEY
The City Council of the City of Saratoga hereby resolves as follows:
Section 1: Commencing with the fiscal year 1965-66, and for each fiscal
year thereafter until changed by resolution, the compensation
for the City Attorney shall be as follows:
(A) BASIC RETAINER AND SERVICES COVERED:
The sum of $9,500.00 per year, payable at the rate of $790,00
per month (with amy accrued unpaid balance payable with the
last payment of each fiscal year), to cover the following
services:
Attendance at two Council meetings per month;
Attendance at City Offices two afternoons per month, on
such days as agreed upon between the City Attorney and
the City Administrator;
Preparation of ordinances, resolutions, contracts and
agreements, the r endsting of opinions, general discussions
on city business, answering various legal questions of the
citizenry on city business, and prosecution of criminal
cases.
(B) ADDITIONAL SERVICES:
In addition to the foregoing, compensation shall be paid for
the following serv~zes, to be termed additional services, at
the following rates:
(1) For all special studies and reports, liaison work, meeting
with public groups on city business, negotiations on con-
tracts or other matters on behalf of the city, organization
of assessment and other special districts, and prosecution
and defense of civil actions, at the rate of $20.00 per
hour for all non-court work and at the Santa Clara County
Bar Association minimum bar fees for all court work.
(2) For appearance at any regular or special Planning Con~nission
or Council meetings in excess of that covered by the basic
retainer, at the rate of $20.00 per hour save and except
that in no event shall the fe~ for any such meeting be in
excess of $60,00 regardless of the length of said meeting.
Section 2: All office expenses, including supplies, secretarial, travel
time and other overhead, shall be covered by and included
in the above fees.
Section 3: The City Attorney may appoint one or more Deputy City Attorneys
to carry out any of the above set forth functions, but the
City Attorney shall be directly responsible to the City for the satisfactory
performance of the same, and he shall be responsible to any such Deputy or
Deputies for all payment of their fees and charges out of and from the
above set forth compensation of the City Attorney.
The above and foregoing resolution was duly and regularly introduced and
passed by the City Council of the City of Saratoga at a regular meeting held
on the 16th day of June, 1965, by the following vote:
ABSENT: Councilman Tyler