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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 City Attorney to request the Southeast Overtown/Park West
and Omni Redevelopment District Community Redevelopment Agencies
("CRAs") to retain its own legal counsel for legal services or in the alternative,
compensate the City Attorney for legal services rendered to the CRAs
File No. 09-01154
The attached proposed Resolution seeks authorization for the City Attorney to
request the Southeast Overtown/Park West and Omni Redevelopment District
Community Redevelopment Agencies ("CRAs") 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 CRAs.
Background
The City Attorney has served and is serving as general counsel for the CRAs
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
CRAs 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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