Submitted By
Lisa Shelley, Interim Village Manager
Reviewed By
AMZ
Agenda Item Title
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A Resolution Approving the Engagement of Attorneys/Law Firms for Legal Services to be Performed on Behalf of the Village of Oak Park for the 2022 Fiscal Year
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Overview
Overview
Since 2012, it has been standard protocol for the Village Manager to bring all engagements for contractual legal services to the Village Board for authorization in the event that through the course of a calendar year the costs of services were to exceed $25,000.
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Staff Recommendation
Approval of the Resolution authorizing the Village Manager's engagement of: Clark Baird Smith LLP; Deano & Scarry LLC; Engler, Baasten & Sraga LLC; Franczek P.C.; Law Office of Joseph P. Buell; Hervas, Condon & Bersani, P.C.; Klein, Thorpe & Jenkins, Ltd.; Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C.; Moss & Barnett, a professional corporation; Nyhan, Bambrick, Kinzie & Lowry, P.C.; Robbins, Salomon & Patt, Ltd.; Laner Muchin, Ltd.; Robbins, Schwartz, Nicholas, Lifton & Taylor, Ltd.; Russel G. Winick & Associates, P.C.; Ancel Glink; and Sanford Kahn, Ltd.
Fiscal Impact
The fiscal year 2022 budget provides funding for contractual legal services in the General Fund in account no. 1001-41070-101-530667 with an annual allocation of $200,000.
Background
Pursuant to Section 2-5-1 of the Oak Park Village Code, the Village Manager is authorized to employ legal counsel for the various needs in the Village and the Village Board is further authorized to approve the engagement of independent contractors for the purpose of handling specific legal matters and subject to Section 2-6-1, all contracts over $25,000 require specific authorization by the Village Board.
While it is not anticipated that the legal work requested of these individual firms will exceed $25,000 in fiscal year 2022, the request for authorization is being presented in the event that the total cost for hourly services would exceed $25,000.
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