City Council

Item 57: First Amendment to Agreement with Mullen & Plummer APC to Provide Continued\nLegal Services as Panel Outside Counsel.\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:\nNo funding is requested as part of this action.\nCouncil District(s) Affected: Citywide.\nProposed Actions:\nAdopt the following Ordinance which was introduced on 7/11/2023, Item 53 (Council\nvoted 9-0):\n(O-2023-199)\nOrdinance authorizing a First Amendment to the legal services agreement (LSA) with\nMullen & Plummer APC to increase the total amount of time under the contract beyond\nfive years, for a period not to exceed seven years. The increase of two years is necessary\nto continue work Mullen & Plummer APC is performing on behalf of the City, which\ninvolves defending the City and from a workers’ compensation claim in which the\nclaimant, in propria persona, alleged fraud in discovery matters against the City.\n6 votes required pursuant to Charter Section 99.\nCommittee Actions Taken: N/A\nOffice of the City Attorney: Diana Adams, (619) 533-5849