HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemoCITY OF MIAMI
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
MEMORANDUM
TO: The Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Julie O. Bru, City Attorney
DATE: October 13, 2009
RE: Proposed Resolution for City Commission Meeting — October 22, 2009
Authorizing the Downtown Development Authority ("DDA") to retain its own
legal counsel for legal services or in the alternative, compensate the City
Attorney for legal services rendered to the DDA
File No. 09-01152
The attached proposed Resolution seeks authorization for the Downtown
Development Authority ("DDA") to employ or retain its own counsel for legal services
or in the alternative, compensate the City Attorney for legal services rendered by the City
Attorney to the DDA.
Background
The City Attorney has served and is serving as legal counsel for the DDA without
compensation. Due to the 2009 — 2010 budget challenges resulting in reduced legal
staffing, the City Attorney is unable to continue providing legal services to the DDA
without compensation. Therefore, as stated in the City Attorney's Executive Summary
for January 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009, legal services by the City Attorney will be
discontinued unless the City Attorney is compensated for such legal services.
c: Pedro G. Hernandez, City Manager
Elvi Gallestegui, Agenda Coordinator
Attachment(s)
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