HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-10 - City Council Ad Hoc Legal Services CommitteeRESOLUTION NO. 2004- io
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
CITY COUNCIL ESTABLISHING THE
CITY COUNCIL AD HOC LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE
WHEREAS, the City Attorney has, after more than 20 years in office, given the
City Council notice of his intent to retire June 6, 2004;
WHEREAS, the City Council believes that this is an opportune time to evaluate
the legal services currently being provided by the City Attorney's Office and determine
the type and level of services that office should provide in the future;
WHEREAS, the City Council believes it should make a determination as to the
level and nature of the services to be provided by the City Attorney's office before
developing the criteria for selecting a successor;
WHEREAS, in anticipation of his retirement, the City Council may want to
consider modifications to the current agreement between the City and the City Attorney;
WHEREAS, the City Council would like to establish an Ad Hoc Committee
consisting of three Council Members who are attorneys and ask the Committee to make
recommendations relative to the level and scope of legal services as well as any
appropriate modifications to the current agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Newport Beach City Council as
follows:
Section 1. The City Council Ad Hoc Legal Services Committee is hereby
established.
Section 2. The Committee shall consist of Mayor Bromberg, Mayor Pro Tern
Ridgeway and Council Member Heffernan.
Section 3. The Committee shall have the following duties and responsibilities:
A. Meet with the City Attorney, the City Manager and staff to
determine the nature and extent of the legal services currently
provided by that office.
B. If desired, consult with other municipal law practitioners who are
familiar with the unique legal issues facing Newport Beach and
request input as to the matters the City should consider in
evaluating the nature and level of legal services, appropriate
staffing and the criteria for a successor to the City Attorney.
C. Discuss with the City Attorney any modifications to the existing
agreement that may be appropriate to ensure the continuity of
effort on certain legal issues that are: (i) complex and
longstanding; or (ii) unique to Newport Beach.
D. Present recommendations to the full City Council within one
hundred and twenty (120) days.
Section 4. The term of this Committee shall expire upon the hiring and
reporting to work of the new City Attorney, but in no case shall it extend past July 14,
2004.
Section 5. This resolution rescinds Resolution 2003 -47.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty- seventh day
of January 2004.
ATTEST:
MAYOR
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CITY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE } as.
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH }
I, LaVonne M. Harkless, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do
hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council is seven; that the foregoing
resolution; being Resolution No. 2004 -10 was duly and regularly introduced before and adopted by
the City Council of said City at a regular meeting of said Council, duly and regularly held on the
27th day of January, 2004, and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote, to
wit:
Ayes: Heffernan, Rosansky, Adams, Bromberg, Webb, Nichols, Mayor Ridgeway
Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the
official seal of said City this 28th day of January, 2004.
(Seal)
City Clerk
Newport Beach, California