Ratifies law firm Liebert Cassidy Whitmore for up to $85,000 a year in legal services
The district ratifies a memorandum of understanding and engagement policy with Liebert Cassidy Whitmore. It lets the Legal Department hire the firm through letters of engagement to defend Government Code claims and civil litigation and give general legal advice. All letters of engagement together may not exceed $85,000 in a fiscal year, from October 1, 2022 through June 2024.
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Pulled from the consent vote. Adopted in its own vote at this meeting (5–1, 1 abstaining), instead of with the rest of the consent report.
· Adopted (passed). A motion was made by President Yee, seconded by Director Mungia, that this Agreement or Contract be Adopted. The motion carried by the following vote:.
- Linh Le Absent
- Natalie Gallegos Chavez Absent
- Aimee Eng Aye
- VanCedric Williams Nay
- Mike Hutchinson Abstained
- Kyra Mungia Aye
- Clifford Thompson Aye
- Benjamin "Sam" Davis Aye
- Gary Yee Aye
- Vendor / partner
- Liebert Cassidy Whitmore
- Action
- New agreement
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- Legal, compliance & risk
- Term
- Oct 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2024
- This vote
- $85,000
- Funding
- General Purpose
- Resource / site
0000-942- Presented by
- General Counsel
- File
22-2276· agendaS.-29- Outcome
- Adopted, Dec 14, 2022
Official text
Ratification by the Board of Education of a Memorandum of Understanding and Engagement Policy (MOUEP) by and between District and Liebert Cassidy Whitmore, a Professional Corporation, authorizing the District’s Legal Department, to establish professional services agreements in the form of Letters of Engagement, to retain the latter to provide the following legal services to the Legal Department: defense of Government Code claims and, civil litigation; general legal advice and counsel as requested by the Legal Department on an as needed basis, with the cumulative amount of Letters of Engagement under this MOUEP, not to exceed $85,000.00 in a fiscal year, for the period of October 1, 2022 through June 2024.
History
- Adopted