HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 5-E RESOLUTION NO. 5-E
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING COIv~ENSATION FOR
CITY ATTORNEY
The City Council of the City of Sarato. I!!i~a l',.erehy
resolves as follows:
Section 1: Con~nencing with the fiscal year
and for each fiscal year tt~ereafter untzil
changed by resolution, the compensation for the
City Attorney shall be as follows:
(A) BASIC RETAINER .~"~D SERVICES CO~tvlED:
The sum of $8,500.00 per year, payab].e at tl:e
rate of $708.00 'per month (with any accrued
unpaid balance 'payable with the !as t pa'J~nent
of each fiscal ~e~r), to cover the follo~in?
services:
Attendance at two Council meetin~==iz~s per
month;
Attendance at City Offices t~.~o aften;':~oon.~ per
menth.,:.=~r~o~ such days as a~l~reed upen bet~een
the City Attorney and the City Administratc~r
of ordinances, resolutions, con-
tracts and agreements, the ren. dering of
o'pinions, general discussions on city business
answarin~ various legal questions of the
citizenry on ~ty business, and prosecution
of cri~nal cases.
(B) ~DITIONAL SERVICES:
In addition to the foregoing, compensation shall
be paid '~for the following services, to be temed
additional services, at the following rates:
(1) For all special studies and reports, liaison
work, meeting with public groups on city
business, negotiations on contract~ or other
mtters 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 no'n-court
work and at the Santa Clara County Bar
Association r~nimum bar fees for all court ~ork..
(2) For appearance at any regular or special
Planning Con~ission or Council xnee'tin~M[~%s in
excess of that covered by the basic retaixner,
at the rate of $20.00 per hour save and
that in no event shall. tb.e fee for ar'z~y suck
'meetinf~ be excess of $60.00, re.:E3l!i2ard!ess.
the length of said n~.eeting.
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Section 2: All office expenses, including supplies,
travel time and other
sl'.nall be covered. by and. included in t:l::le above :fees.
Section 3: Tt'l.e City ,~,,ttorney may appoint one or rc~ore
De'puty City Attorneys to carry out any
of the above set forth functions, but the City
Att.orney shall be directly responsible to tl:'ke Ci't:[.~'
for the satisfactory 'perfo~nce of the same, and
he shall be responsible to any such Deputy or Deputies
for all paS~ent of their fees and char.~es out of and
from the above set forth compensation of the City
..Attorney.
The above and forez;~',oing resolution x~a,s duly' and
re~!'~ularly introduced and passed by the City Council of the
City of SaraEoga at a regular meeting held on the 19th da.y
of June, 1963, by the following; vote:
AYES: Glennon, Brazil, Drake, Hartman, Ritehie
None "'
ABSENT: None .."~-"
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