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ITEM: OUTSIDE LEGAL FEES AND COSTS
REQUEST: Approval of continued use of outside professional legal services with the firm of Lehtinen Schultz Riedi Catalano de la Fuente, PLLC (LSRCF) in an amount up to $100,000 for the 2014/2015 fiscal year.
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EXPLANATION: Various outside law firms have been retained by the Village of Wellington to serve as its legal counsel in pending law suits and human resources related issues. The firm of Lehtinen Schultz Riedi Catalano de la Fuente, PLLC (LSRCF) is currently nearing payments, the combined total of which will exceed $25,000. The Village's purchasing policy requires that individual items and items for which the cumulative totals are over $25,000 for any single project, be brought to Council for approval.
We are currently in receipt of invoices through October 31, 2014 in the sum of $19,088.02 which are pending payment. We expect that these invoices, when combined with future billings, will exceed a combined total of $24,000. It is likely that payments to LSRCF may reach the $100,000 before the end of the fiscal year.
Sufficient funds have been allocated in the Legal GL #001-0130-514.31-01 for outside legal services.
BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: NO
PUBLIC HEARING: NO QUASI-JUDICIAL:
FIRST READING: SECOND READING:
LEGAL SUFFICIENCY: YES
FISCAL IMPACT: Sufficient funds have been allocated in the Legal GL #001-0130-514.31-01 for outside legal services.
WELLINGTON FUNDAMENTAL: Protecting our Investment
RECOMMENDATION: Approval of continued use of outside professional legal services with the firms of Lehtinen Schultz Riedi Catalano de la Fuente, PLLC (LSRCF) in an amount up to $100,000 for the 2014/2015 fiscal year.