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ORDINANCE NO. V?00
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON APPROVING THE RETAINER OF THE
LAWFIRM OF LLOYD, GOSSELINK, FOWLER, BLEVINS and MATHEWS, P C. TO
REPRESENT THE CITY IN PENDING LITIGATION STYLED PARK CITIES MUNICI-
PAL UTILITIES DISTRICT V. CITIES OF DALLAS AND GRAPEVINE; AND PRO-
VIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That the Council of the City of Denton approves the
retainer of the lawfirm of Lloyd, Gosselink, Fowler, Blevins and
Mathews, P C. to represent the City in pending litigation styled
Park Cities Municipal Utilities District v. Cities of Dallas and
Grapevine.
SECTION II That the City Council authorizes the City Manager
to execute an agreement for legal services with Lloyd, Gosselink,
Fowler, Blevins and Mathews, P.C., a copy of which is incorporated
herein as Exhibit A.
SECTION III. That the City Council hereby authorizes the
expenditure of funds as authorized by the contract
SECTION IV. That this ordinance shall become effective immedi-
ately upon its passage and approval
PASSED AND APPROVED this the /day of November, 1992
ATTEST:
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETAxx
BY.
APPR ED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
DEBRA A. DRAYOVITCH, CITY ATTORNEY
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LLOYD, GOSSELINK, FOWLER, BLEVINS & MATHEWS, PC
Attorneys at Law
CFORGE C BALDWIN
Post Office Box 1725 Austin, Texas 78767
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C FORGE V BASHAM III
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Office (512) 322-5800
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FAX (512) 472-0512
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JIM MATHEWS
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October 22, 1992
MARTIN C ROCHFLLE
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KERRY F RUSSELL
1 AMBL uI TOWNSEND
Mr. Robert E. Nelson
Executive Director of Utilities
City of Denton
215 East McKinney Street
Denton, Texas 76201
RE: Employment Contract
(106003• Billing F,lel
Dear Bob:
This will confirm our agreement that the firm of Lloyd,
Gosselink, Fowler, Blevins & Mathews, P.0 will represent the City
of Denton with respect to the City's intervention in water rights
litigation by and between the Dallas County Municipal Utility
District and the cities of Dallas and Grapevine At the present
time we will work under the direction of you and the City Attorney,
Debra A. Drayovitch. Additionally, we will represent the City of
Denton in any other matter requested, provided we do not have a
conflict of interest.
Following our evaluation of the facts and estimated costs
associated with this or other matters, upon which we represent you,
we may request security against future billings Failure to
deliver the requested security within fifteen (15) days after
receipt of a written request may result in termination of this
firm's representation
At the present time our firm has a fee structure ranging up
to $195.00 per chargeable hour for attorneys' services, depending
on the individual involved and his or her level of experience and
expertise. Additionally, we utilize briefing clerks and paralegals
to perform those tasks not requiring the time of an attorney
Briefing clerk and paralegal time is billed at an amount not to
exceed $50.00 per hour. we will submit all out-of-pocket expenses
incurred for reimbursement, with a fifteen percent (15%) overhead
charge added Usually we ask the client to pay directly all filing
fees, charges for consultants, etc due to the size of such fees
and to avoid the client incurring our overhead charge We endeavor
to have a statement of services rendered and expenses incurred by
111 Congress Avenue Suite 1800 Austin Texas 78701
Mr Robert E. Nelson
October 22, 1992
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the 15th of each month Full payment is due on receipt of the
statement. Interest will be charged at the rate of 10% per annum
on any balance not paid 60 days after the statement date
I will be the account representative and the attorney in
charge of our representation. Although my time is normally billed
at $195 per hour, I have agreed that I will lower my rate to $175
per hour. George Basham will be working with me and his time will
be billed at the rate of $160 per hour. From time to time other
attorneys with the firm may be assigned to some aspect of our
representation, as appropriate. It is the policy of our firm to
review our fee structure annually We will notify you in writing
prior to implementation of any change in our fee structure
This agreement may be terminated by you at any time by written
notice to us, provided, when applicable, that permission for
withdrawal from employment is granted by the court This agreement
may be terminated by this firm on fifteen (15) days written notice
that we are no longer in a position to continue representing you
in a particular matter for whatever reason, including nonpayment
of fees and expenses within 30 days of receipt of an invoice
If this agreement is acceptable to you, please have the
duplicate original provided herein signed, and return it to us for
our records. We look forward to working with you
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cc: Debra A. Drayovitch
APPROVED:
CITY OF DENTON
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City Manager