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RESOLUTION
Resolution #2398
August 14, 1986
Agenda Item #39
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
THAT the Mayor of the City of Lubbock is hereby autho-
rized and directed to approve on behalf of said City a Letter
Agreement dated July 25, 1986, with Booth & Newsom, a profes-
sional corporation, for legal services to be performed by said
professional corporation related to Water Discharge Amendment
and Related Matters, attached herewith, which shall be spread
upon the minutes of the Council and as spread upon the minutes
of this Council shall constitute and be a part of this
Resolution as if fully copied herein in detail.
Passed by the City Council this 14th day of
1986.
ATTEST:
ME ily - MINE �SW
APPROVED AS T -0 -CONTENT:
Sam Wahl, Director of
Utilities
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Harold Willard, Assi tant
City Attorney
August
B. C. MCMINN, MAYOR
Resolution #2398
FRANK R. BOOTH
B.D. (SKIP) NEWSOM
PATRICK W. LINDNER
TIMOTHY L. BROWN
MICHAEL J. BOOTH
SHERRY L. PEEL
PATRICK J. SULLIVAN
SUSAN E. POTTS
CAROLYN AHRENS
KEITH A. PARDUE
City of Lubbock
P.O. Box 2000
Lubbock, Texas 79457
LAW OFFICES
BOOTH & NEWSOM
A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
300 SAN JACINTO BUILDING
9TH & SAN JACINTO
AUSTIN, TEXAS 78701-2554
512-478-9506
July 25, 1986
Attention: John Ross, City Attorney
RE: Water Discharge Permit Amendment and Related Matters.
Gentlemen:
This will confirm our agreement that the firm of Booth &
Newsom, P.C. will represent The City of Lubbock with respect to
the referenced matter, under the direction of the City Manager,
the City Attorney and the Director of Utilities.
At the present time, our firm has adopted a fee structure
ranging from $80 to $180 per chargeable hour for attorneys'
services, depending on the individual involved and his or her
level of experience and expertise. Additionally, we utilize
briefing clerks to perform those task not requiring the time of
an attorney. Briefing clerk time is billed at the rate of $30
per hour. We will submit all out-of-pocket expenses incurred
for reimbursement, with a 15% overhead charge added. Usually we
ask the client to pay statutory fees directly due to the size
and to avoid our overhead charge. We endeavor to have a
statement of services rendered and expenses incurred in the mail
by the 15th of each month and anticipate being paid within 30
days of its receipt.
I will be the account representative and the attorney in
charge. Keith Pardue will be associated with me in this matter
and you may contact him for information or status reports should
that become necessary. My time will be billed at the rate of
V100
80 per hour and Keith's time will be billed at the rate of
per hour. From time to time, other attorneys may be
City of Lubbock
July 25, 1986
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assigned to some aspect of the case with the view that we will
use the lowest hourly rate qualified and available attorney for
any particular matter. The monthly statement will list the
attorneys who worked on the project, the hourly billing rate of
each, and a description of the services performed accompanied by
the billing for such work.
It is the policy of our firm to adjust fees periodically to
reflect current economic conditions. We will notify you in
writing if the fee structure is modified and advise you that our
present rates will not be modified during 1986.
If this agreement is acceptable to you, please sign the
duplicate original provided herein, and return it to us for our
records. We look forward to working with you.
Kindest personal regards.
Very truly yours,
Frank R. Booth
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APPROVED:
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B. C. McMinn Hauet7
Mayor
Ap:)m,,bved as to , *optexi
5-6m Wahl, bir6c or of Water Utilities
ppr ved as to form:
C. Ross, Jr. , �rney
A 7A CITY OF LUBBOCK
Office of
The City Attorney
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P.O. Box 2000
Lubbock, Tx. 79.57
(806) 762-6411
Mr. Frank R. Booth
Booth & Newsom
Attorneys at Law
300 San Jacinto Bldg.
9th and San Jacinto
Austin, Texas 78701-2554
August 18, 1986
Re: Water Discharge Permit Amendment and Related
Matters
Dear Mr. Booth:
At its meeting on Thursday, August 14, 1986, the
City Council of the City of Lubbock approved your
proposal to represent the City concerning its water
discharge permit amendments as set forth in your letter
of July 25, 1986.
At its meeting the City Council raised the
question as to its right to terminate this contract
upon notice to you of such fact. Your letter of July
25, 1986, does not reference the rightinthe City to
Council to terminate this agreement, however, I assume
your representation would be the same as any other
attorney hired to represent a client and the
relationship could be severed upon notice to the
attorney with all fees paid to date of termination.
If you are in accord with our understanding on
this matter, would you please sign a copy of this
letter and return it to the City Secretary for her
files.
Sincerely,
JOHN C. ROSS, JR.
City Attorney
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DONALD
G. VANDIVER
First Assistant
ohn C. Ross, Jr.
JA. -,IES P. BREWSTER
Clty Attorney
Ci%ll Trial Attornec
DENNIS W. McGILL
JCR: da
Assistant Civil
Trial Attorney
JAMES F. MOORE II
Frank R. Booth
J. WORTH FCLLINGIM
KEN JOHNSON
HAROLD WILLARD
LAURA J. MO\ROE
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MICHELE HART
B.J. "Beni" IIEMh1ELINE