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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-213 DATE SUBMITTED: September 19,2008 BILL # 08- 2/3 AGENDA BILL CITY OF BREMERTON CITY COUNCIL ........................................................................................ SUBJECT: Amendment No.1 to Professional Services Agreement for Legal Representation for Indigent Persons and corresponding budget adjustment. Committee Meeting Date: COUNCIL MEETING Date: Department: Presenter: Phone: 09/24/2008 10/01/2008 City Attorney Ken Bagwell 473-2345 SUMMARY: The professional services agreement between the City of Bremerton and Rovang and Associates for legal representation of indigent persons provides that negotiations for compensation may be reopened if caseload volume varies significantly from projections on a continuous basis. Rovang and Associates requested negotiations for 2008 be reopened and the parties have negotiated an increase in compensation of$3,506.75 per month for the balance of2008. Amendment No.1 to the Professional Services Agreement increases monthly compensation for September through December 2008. The Bremerton Municipal Court requests that the appropriate budget line item increase to reflect this amount for the balance of the 2008 budget as well as the authority to expend the new amount. ATTACHMENTS: Amendment No.1 to Professional Services Agreement for Legal Representation for Indigent Persons FISCAL IMP ACTS (Include Budgeted Amount): Increase contract amount for 2008 from $116,783.00 to $130,810.00. 2008 Budget will require adjustment of$14,027.00. Funding source is the General Fund ending fund balance. APPROVALS: DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR: CITY ATTORNEY: FINANCE DIRECTOR: MAYOR: COMMITTEE CHAIR COUNCIL PRESIDENT: CONSENT AGENDA GENERAL BUSINESS D PUBLIC HEARING D RECOMMENDED MOTION: 1. Move to approve Amendment No.1 to the Professional Services Agreement between the City of Bremerton and Rovang and Associates and authorize the Mayor to finalize and execute the amendment with substantially the same terms and conditions as presented. 2. Move to authorize a budget adjustment in the amount of$14,027.00 to the Bremerton Municipal Court budget and further to authorize the expenditure of these funds in 2008. COUNCIL ACTION: ~APprove D Deny D Table D Continue D No Action