Professional Legal Services

The Vendor is required to provide contracted legal services to the City. 
- Provide a designated, primary individual to serve as City Attorney and he or she should have the capability to provide expertise in general municipal law, zoning and land use law, personnel and human resources law, contracts, and other such issues common to local government in state.
- Legislative work associated with City Council meetings, including preparation or review of ordinances and resolutions, and written policies and procedures, together with research work, as necessary, associated with the preparation of those documents. This activity shall include providing assessments of legal likelihoods in support of city risk analyses.
- Prepare oral or written opinions on legal matters as required by City Council and/or the City Manager.
- Negotiate and prepare agreements, leases, contracts, or similar documents.
- Review and comment on contract form(s) between the City and independent contractors.
- Provide legal counseling, guidance and opinions to the City Manager and Department Directors regarding the operations of the City; provided, however, in the event of an emergency problem, all requests made by Department Directors for such legal counseling, guidance and opinions shall be channeled through the City Manager.
- Provide staff assistance, legal research and counseling related to the acquisition or sale of real property, preparation of leases, deeds and easements; utility franchise agreements; referendum questions, contracts, surety/performance/payment bonds, insurance policies, bills of sale, liens, waivers, subordinations, and other legal instruments; liability situations; grant guidelines; arbitration; and other matters as necessary requiring legal advice.
- Maintain legal files and provide to the City Manager copies of all correspondence, and all pleadings and orders in all litigation the City Attorney is handling for the City. On a monthly basis, the City Attorney will provide a summary written report on the status of all litigation that the City Attorney is directly handling or is overseeing on behalf of the city. Furthermore, the City Attorney shall notify the Mayor, Council and City Manager within 48 hours of any ante-litem notice, any notice of claims, and/or any legal actions that have been initiated against the City.
- Oversee, in a cost-effective manner, litigation in which the city is represented by the city’s insurance carriers.
- Keep the Mayor, City Council and the City Manager informed of legislation or judicial decisions that have the potential to impact on the city
- Attend all regular City Council, Planning Commission, and Board of Appeals meetings, all Special Meetings, work sessions and executive sessions, and any other City meetings as requested by the Mayor, City Council, or the City Manager.
- Participate in special projects as authorized by the Mayor, City Council, or City Manager, including, but not limited to, the negotiation for sale of real estate, including fee ownership and easements and acquisition of interest in real estate through the exercise eminent domain by the City.