Executive/Council Action Form (ECAF)
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Motion 21-423, approving 1st amendment to 2020 contract for legal services
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DEPARTMENT: PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
ORIGINATOR: ELLEN HAGEY
EXECUTIVE RECOMMENDATION: Approve - Ken Klein 11/19/21
PURPOSE: To obtain the Council’s approval of the 1st amendment to a contract for legal services with Keating, Bucklin & McCormack regarding the Dold matter.
BACKGROUND: The County entered into a contract with Keating, Bucklin & McCormack on April 7, 2020, to defend the County in the matter of Jennifer Dold, Personal Representative of the Estate of Alexander Dold; and Kathy Duncan, mother of Alexander Dold v. Snohomish County (the Dold matter). Per the initial contract, fees and expenses would not exceed $50,000. The 1st amendment modifies the limit of fees and expenses to not exceed $150,000, as the defense of this matter continues into 2022.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
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EXPEND: FUND, AGY, ORG, ACTY, OBJ, AU |
CURRENT YR |
2ND YR |
1ST 6 YRS |
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506 512471 4609 |
$50,000 |
$100,000 |
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TOTAL |
$50,000 |
$100,000 |
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REVENUE: FUND, AGY, ORG, REV, SOURCE |
CURRENT YR |
2ND YR |
1ST 6 YRS |
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DEPARTMENT FISCAL IMPACT NOTES: No adverse fiscal impact. Expenditures expected in 2022 from Fund 506, Insurance Defense Fund.
CONTRACT INFORMATION:
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ORIGINAL |
x |
CONTRACT# |
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AMOUNT |
$50,000 |
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AMENDMENT |
x |
CONTRACT# |
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AMOUNT |
$150,000 |
Contract Period
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ORIGINAL |
START |
04/07/2020 |
END |
At conclusion of litigation |
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AMENDMENT |
START |
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END |
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OTHER DEPARTMENTAL REVIEW/COMMENTS: Approved - Risk, Sheila Barker/Approved - Finance, Nathan Kennedy 11/19/21