Executive/Council Action Form (ECAF)
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Motion 22-538, authorizing the County Executive to execute a Mutual Termination of Contract For Legal Services Agreement with Cozen O'Connor and to execute a new contract for legal services with Stokes Lawrence, P.S.
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DEPARTMENT: Airport
ORIGINATOR: Nickolis A. Landgraff
EXECUTIVE RECOMMENDATION: Neepaporn Boungjaktha (12/6/22)
PURPOSE: Approval of mutual termination of legal professional services agreement with Cozen O'Connor and new legal professional services agreement with Stokes Lawrence, P.S. to represent the County for runway recovery.
BACKGROUND: .
* By Motion No. 19-211, the Snohomish County Council approved and authorized the County Executive to sign a Contract for Legal Services between Snohomish County and Cozen O'Connor for recovery of damages claims at the Snohomish County Airport.
* The primary attorney representing the County at Cozen O'Connor has changed law firms and requests the existing contract be transferred to his new law firm, Stokes Lawrence, P.S.
* The current law firm Cozen O'Connor agrees to the transfer of the matter to Stokes Lawrence, P.S. and to the mutual termination of its current contract with the County.
* It is in the best interests of the County to mutually terminate the existing Contract for Legal Services with Cozen O'Connor and enter a new Contact for Legal Services with Stokes Lawrence, P.S. to continue with the same attorney representation and upon the same terms as the contract with Cozen O'Connor.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
EXPEND: FUND, AGY, ORG, ACTY, OBJ, AU
CURRENT YR
2ND YR
1ST 6 YRS
410.521680.4101 - Professional Services
$80,000
$80,000
TOTAL
$80,000
$80,000
REVENUE: FUND, AGY, ORG, REV, SOURCE
CURRENT YR
2ND YR
1ST 6 YRS
410.321680.0800 - Fund Balance
$80,000
$80,000
TOTAL
$80,000
$80,000
DEPARTMENT FISCAL IMPACT NOTES: The Airport has sufficient funding planned in its 2023 budget.
CONTRACT INFORMATION:
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