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ITEM: OUTSIDE LEGAL FEES AND COSTS
REQUEST: Approval of continued use of outside professional legal services with the firms of Lehtinen Schultz Riedi Catalano de la Fuente, PLLC in an amount up to $200,000 and the Law Office of Glen J. Torcivia and Associates, P.A. for combined totals of up to $50,000 for the 2013/2014 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 firms of Lehtinen Schultz Riedi Catalano de la Fuente, PLLC (LSRCF) and Glen J. Torcivia and Associates, P.A. (Torcivia) are currently nearing payments, the combined total of which exceeds $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.
Payments to date to LSRCF in matters related to lawsuits total $17,854.80; However, pending invoices combined with future billings will exceed $25,000. It is possible that payments to LSRCF may reach the $200,000 range by the end of the fiscal year.
Payments to date to Torcivia in matters related to pending employment related issues total $15,793.05. Depending upon the length and complexity of the cases currently being handled, combined with pending invoices, expenditures may reach $40,000 by the end of this 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 Le...
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