1991-054bhso
ORDINANCE NO
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON RETAINING THE LAWFIRM OF
BICKERSTAFF, HEATH & SMILEY TO REPRESENT THE CITY OF DENTON IN
CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED SALE OF THE CITY'S COMMERCIAL SOLID
WASTE OPERATIONS TO TEXAS WASTE MANAGEMENT, AND PROVIDING 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 Bickerstaff, Heath & Smiley to
represent the City, in the preparation and review of documents
relating to the proposed sale of the City's commercial solid waste
operations to Texas Waste Management of Texas
SECTION II That the Council of the City of Denton authorizes
the City Attorney to sign the agreement of representation
SECTION III That this ordinance shall become effective
immediately upon its passage and approval
PASSED AND APPROVED this the0oo'h6 day of 1991
ATTEST
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
dAA%1 Idol
BY
APPRO ED A PTO LEGAL FORM
DEBRA A DRAYOVITCH, CITY ATTORNEY
BY
Bickerstaff, Heath & Smiley
BAN JACINTO CENTER SUITE 1800
98 SAN JACINTO BOULEVARD
AUSTIN TEXAS 78701 4098
5 12/4720021
TELECOPY ONLY 512/920 5898
February 28, 1991
Debra Drayovitch
City Attorney
City of Denton
Municipal Building
Denton, Texas 76201
STEVE BICNERSTAFF
MANUEL O MENDEZ
C ROBERT HEATH
SYDNEY W FALK JR
MARTHA E SMILEY
DAV D MENOEZ
THOMAS M POLLAN
CATHERINE BROWN FRYER
ANN CLARKE SNELL
PATRICIA E RANT
ANDREW FEVER
J GREG HUDSON
CAROLYN E $HELLMAN
WILLIAM D OUGAT III
UOUGLAS G CAROOM
JESUS SIFUENTES
LINDA RAKER
DEBORAH HERZBERG LOOMIS
MYRA A M DANIEL
BARNEY L KNIGHT
SUSAN C GENTZ
KELLEY K ATFINSON
ROBIN A CASEY
VALARIE SCOTT BRISTOL
KATIE BOND
LYNN RAY SHERMAN
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T u B d 01 L M SPAeI SPIT
Re City Proposed Sale of Commercial Solid Waste
Dear Ms Drayovitch
This letter will confirm an agreement that the firm of
Bickerstaff, Heath & Smiley will represent you in connection with
the City of Denton's proposal to sell its commercial solid waste
operations to Texas Waste Management
our fees for legal services are as follows
(1) the time of all partners will be billed at $175 00 per
hour,
(2) the time of associates will be billed at $160 00 to
$80 00 per hour, depending on experience,
(3) the time of briefing clerks will be billed at $60 00 per
hour,
(4) the time of paralegals will be billed at $60 00 per hour
In addition, costs may be sent to you for direct payment, and all
out-of-pocket expenses incurred on your behalf will be submitted to
you for reimbursement
our billing period begins on the 16th of the month and ends on
the 15th of the following month we try to have a statement in the
mail before the end of each month Our bills are due upon receipt
and we anticipate that the bill will be paid within 30 days after
you receive it If our bill is not paid within 60 days of the
billing date, interest will be charged at the rate of 1-1/2% per
month (18% per annum) on any and all unpaid balances until paid
Failure to pay the amounts billed will relieve us of the
responsibility to continue to work on your case
Debra Drayovitch, City Attorney
City of Denton
Febraury 28, 1991
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it is the policy of our firm to review fees each year and to
make such adjustments as may be necessary to reflect current
economic conditions we will consult with you and notify you in
writing if the fee structure stated above is modified
if this arrangement is acceptable to you, please sign the
duplicate original provided herein and return it to us for our
records We look forward to working with you
G v truly urs,
Dougl G Caroom
APPROVED
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5e bra Drayov c C y Attorney
City of Denton, exas
MAR 1991
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