Ratifies up to $95,200 a year for Bertrand Fox law firm to give the district legal advice through 2022

Bertrand, Fox, Elliott, Osman & Wenzel will provide legal services and general legal advice to the district as needed, under a memorandum of understanding (MOU) and engagement policy. This is a paid legal engagement of up to $95,200 per fiscal year. It runs from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2022, and the Board is approving it after it began.

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Vendor / partner: Bertrand, Fox, Elliott, Osman & Wenzel Law Firm · Oakland and San Francisco, CA
Action: New agreement
Category: Legal, compliance & risk
Term: Jul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2022
This vote: $95,200
Funding: General Purpose
Resource / site: 0000-946
Presented by: General Counsel
File: 20-1709 · agenda P.-23
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, Sep 23, 2020

Official text

Ratification by the Board of Education of a Memorandum of Understanding and Engagement Policy between the District and Bertrand, Fox, Elliott, Osman & Wenzel Law Firm, with offices in Oakland and San Francisco, CA, for the latter to provide legal services and general legal advice to the District on an as needed basis, for the period of July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2022, in an amount not to exceed $95,200.00 per fiscal year.

History

Sep 23, 2020 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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