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RESOLUTION NO.
D 5858
_A RESOLUTION authorizing execution of a Legal Services Con-
tract with Halverson & Applegate, P.S.
WHEREAS, the City of Yakima self insures against claims,
some of which require legal defense; and
WHEREAS, the City of Yakima has occasional need to con-
tract for municipal legal services because of an overload in
its Legal Department or the necessity of obtaining special
legal expertise; and
WHEREAS, Halverson & Applegate, P.S. has contracted with
the City of Yakima to provide claims defense since 1987; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Yakima deems it
to be in the best interest of the City of Yakima to contract
with Halverson & Applegate for claims defense and other muni-
cipal legal services, now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
The City Manager and City Clerk are hereby directed to
execute the attached and incorporated legal services contract
with Halverson & Applegate.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this day o
1990.
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
(res/lglserv)
Mayor
hereinafter referred to as Attorney, and the City of Yakima,
Washington, a municipal corporation, hereinafter referred to as
client, under the following terms and conditions:
1. Client has undertaken to self insure certain risks within
this general program of risk management and employs Attorney to be
primarily responsible to represent it in the handling of claims
which come within its self insurance program, among other things.
In addition, Client uses Attorney to represent it in some zoning,
tax, personnel and other municipal legal problems.
2. Attorney agrees to prosecute and defend all causes of
action accrued or to accrue during the period of this agreement,
for or against Client, to the extent in those circumstances
requested by the Client; to render legal advise sought by the
Client and to render such other legal services as the Client may
require.
3. Client agrees to pay Attorney for time expended on the
Client's behalf at a basic hourly rate of $90.00 for firm
principals, with the understanding that the time of associates in
Attorney's firm will be billed at $5.00 an hour less than their
stated rate during the calendar year. Attorney will submit to
Client an itemized monthly billing, detailing the services rendered
and the hours worked.
4. Attorney accepts said employment and agrees to render
services on the terms and conditions set forth herein to the Client
and will refrain from accepting employment in conflict therewith.
5. Client understands and agrees that Attorney will be the
law firm primarily responsible for handling the self-insurance
claims, although the Client does not, by this contract, commit
itself to be exclusively represented by Attorney in these or other
matters.
6. It is the intent of the parties that the term of this
agreement shall be indefinite, with the understanding that it is to
be reviewed and, if appropriate, modified, each calendar year.
This contract may be terminated by either party upon 60 days
written notice to the other. This agreement supersedes all
previous agreements for legal services between the parties.
City Contract No. 90-95
Res. No. D-5858
CITY OF YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
a municipal corporation
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By: \,,
City Manager, Richard A. Zais, Jr.
ATTEST: K(L-2,1-,ti ,% 12
City Clerk
HALVERSON & APPLEGATE, P.S.
By: ,
Don W. Schussler