HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2004-30A RESOLUTION OF THE LODICITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING
TH . E HIRING OF A TEMPORARY DOCKET CLERK TO ASSIST
IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE ENVI RON
OMENTAL
ABATEM�NT PROGRAM LITIGATIN AND
APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR TH. IS POSITION
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WHEREAS, with the City Attorney's Office undertaking the management of the
Environmental Abatement Program.. litigation until such time as the City Council hires an
environmental law:firm, it is imperative that all documents regarding any and all PCE/TCE
litigation be docketed and accounted for; and
WHEREAS, Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard has offered one of its Docket
Clerks to perform the services at a rate of $24.00 per hour plus travel expenses. As such, the
item does not include benefits or a new temporary or permanent position. The budgeted
amount is based on the assumption that the clerk will work three days per week for four to five
months, and
WHEREAS, staff respectfully requests that the City Council authorize hiring a temporary
Docket Clerk on a contract basis to assist with the PCEfTCE litigation and appropriate funds in
the amount of $5,000.06 for this expense.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does hereby
authorize the hiring of a temporary Docket Clerk at a cost of $24.00 per hour to assist with the
Environmental Abatement Program litigation; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that funds in the amount of $5,000.00 be appropriated
from the Wastewater fund to cover this expense.
Dated: February 18, 2004
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2004-30 was passed and adopted by the City
Council of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting hold February 18, 2004, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Beckman, Howard, Land, and Mayor Hansen
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Hitchcock
SUSAN J. BLACKSTON
City Clerk