Ratifies up to $50,000 a year for Orbach Huff Suarez & Henderson to give legal advice on facilities

The district is hiring Orbach Huff Suarez & Henderson, an Oakland law firm, to provide legal services on facilities and construction school matters as needed. The engagement is set out in an engagement agreement, and spending is capped at $50,000 per fiscal year. The term runs from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2023, and the Board is approving it after it began.

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Vendor / partner: Orbach Huff Suarez & Henderson · Oakland
Action: New agreement
Category: Legal, compliance & risk
Term: Jul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2023
This vote: $50,000
Funding: Unrestricted
Resource / site: 0000-946
Presented by: General Counsel
File: 21-0276 · agenda V.-49
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, Feb 24, 2021

Official text

Ratification by the Board of Education of Memorandum of Understanding and Engagement Policy between the District and Orbach Huff Suarez & Henderson, an Oakland law firm, to provide legal services to the District for facilities and construction related school matters on an as needed basis, for the period of July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2023, in an amount not to exceed $50,000.00 per fiscal year.

History

Feb 24, 2021 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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