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RESOLUTION ESTAJ~LISHING CObfPENSATION FOR CITY ATTORNEY
The City Council of the City of Saratoga hereby resolves
as follows:
Section 1: Con~nencing with the fiscal year 1970-1971,
............. and for each fiscal year thereafter until
changed by resolution, the compensation for the City Attorney shall
be as follows:
(A) BASIC I~TAINER ~ SERVICES COVERED:
The sum of $11,520.00 per year, payable at the rate
of $960.00 per month (with any 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 one morning each week,
on such days as agreed upon between the City
Attorney and the City Administrator;
Preparation of ordinances, resolutions, contracts,
and agreements, the rendering of opinions, general
discussions on city business, answering various
legal questions of the cttenzry on city business,
and prosecution of criminal cases.
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In addition to the foregoing, compensation shall
be paid for the following services, to be termed addi-
tional at the following rates:
(1) For all special studies and reports, liaison
work, meeting with public groups on city
business, negotiations on contracts or other matters
on behalf of the city, organization of assessment
and other special districts, and prosecution and
defense of civil actions, at a rate per hour for
all non-Court work in an amount equal to the Santa
Clara County Bar Association minimum hourly fee,
less $5.00 per hour, and at the Santa Clara County
Bar Association minimum fee for all Court work.
(2) For appearances at any regular or special
Planning Commission or Council meetings in
excess of that covered by the basic retainer, at
the basic rate per hour save and except that in
no event shall the fee for any such meeting be in
excess of $60.00 regardless of the length of said
meeting.
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Section .2: All office expenses, including supplies,
secretarial, travel time and other overhead,
shall be covered by and included in the above fees.
SeCtion~i:.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 of their fees and charges out of and
from the above set 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 19th day of A.~?~ ..... , 1970,
by the following vote:
AYES: councilmen Robbins, Sanders, Bridges, Dwyer
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilman Smith
ATTEST:
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