Ratifies up to $50,000 for Bertrand, Fox, Elliott, Osman & Wenzel to give the district legal advice

The district is hiring the San Francisco law firm Bertrand, Fox, Elliott, Osman & Wenzel to provide legal services as needed. The agreement is called a memorandum of understanding and engagement policy, but it is a paid legal engagement. It runs February 21 through June 30, 2020, which began before this vote.

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Vendor / partner: Bertrand, Fox, Elliott, Osman & Wenzel · San Francisco, CA
Action: New agreement
Category: Legal, compliance & risk
Term: Feb 21, 2020 – Jun 30, 2020
This vote: $50,000
Presented by: General Counsel
File: 20-0482 · agenda P.-28
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, Mar 25, 2020

Official text

Ratification by the Board of Education of a Memorandum of Understanding and Engagement Policy between District and Bertrand, Fox, Elliott, Osman & Wenzel, San Francisco, CA, to provide legal services to the District on an as needed basis, for the period of February 21, 2020 through June 30, 2020, in an amount not to exceed $50,000.

History

Mar 25, 2020 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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