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ORDINANCE NO ~
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON APPROVING THE RETAINER OF THE
LAWFIRMS OF HENDERSON BRYANT & WOLFE, WHITTENANDLOVELESS AND WOOD
SPRINGER & LYLE TO REPRESENT CHIEF JEZ, OFFICER CASTEEL AND OFFICER
RAY IN PENDING LITIGATION, APPROVING CONTRACTS FOR LEGAL SERVICES,
AND PROVIDING 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 lawfirms of Henderson Bryant & Wolfe, Whltten and
Loveless and Wood Sprxnger & Lyle to represent Chief Jez, Officer
Casteel and officer Ray ~n the pending litigation of Wlnterrowd v
Casteel, et al
SECTION II That the City Council hereby authorizes the
expenditure of funds therefor, for payment of services to Henderson
Bryant & Wolfe at ~ts normal billing rates to the City, and to
Whltten and Loveless at the rate of $120 per hour and $40 per hour
for legal assistant
SECTION III That the City Council approves the written
agreement for legal services with Wood Springer & Lyle, a copy of
which is Incorporated herein as Exhibit A
SECTION IV That this ordinance shall become effective immedi-
ately upon 1ts passage and approval
PASSED AND APPROVED this the ~'~ay of ~, 1992
ATTEST BOB CASTLEBERRY, YOR/
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
DEBRA A D~VITCH, CITY ~TTORNEY
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CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT AND AUTHORIZATION
The undersigned, ("City"), employs the law firm of WOOD
SPRINGER & LYLE, A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION, ("Attorneys"), to
perform all legal services which, in Attorneys' judgment, are
reasonably necessary to properly manage the following legal
matters
Represent Denton Police Offlcer Bobby Ray ("Client") in
Wlnterrowd vs. Casteel. et al
City authorizes said Attorneys to file pleadings on Client's
behalf, negotlate on Client's behalf, and to take such other legal
steps and procedures as may be appropriate in handling Client's
legal matters C~ty acknowledges that the Attorneys have told
Client that they can make no guarantees of a successful or
satlsfactory outcome of the dispute
In consideration of the employment of Attorneys, City agrees
to pay Attorneys as follows
1 Hourly fee of $120 00 per hour for Attorneys' work
2 Hourly fee of $40 00 per hour for Legal Assistants'
work
city will be charged a fee equal to the number of hours worked
times the hourly fee appllcable The charges shall be sent to City
in periodic statements It Ks understood that Bill Wood will be
responsible for the lltlgat~on and that he shall be the primary
attorney in the flrm rendering legal services
Clty is solely responsible for all court costs, investiga-
tion fees, deposltlon expenses, and other items of expense, which
include minimal file ln~tiatlon fee, long distance telephone calls,
photostatic copies and certified mall expenses City agrees to
reimburse Attorney upon receipt of invoices for such expenditures
Expenses shall be reimbursed with payments of Attorneys'
statements Attorneys agree to submit, upon request, a detailed
breakdown of expenses
If City fails to pay any amount due Attorney within Ten (10)
days of demand, Attorneys may terminate the relationship of
attorne~cllent and withdraw as Client's Attorneys without further
responsibility to proceed in its behalf City or Client may te~l-
nate Attorneys' services at any time
Amounts recovered from the opposing party for attorney's fees
and court costs shall be credited against the amounts owed by City
to Attorneys, but only when such amounts are actually received by
Attorneys
WOOD SPRINGER & LYLE, CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
A PROFESSIONAL CORPO~TION
ATTEST
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
DEBR~'DRAYOVITCH, CITY
BY ~~ ~ _
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