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WHEREAS the CITY flF RENTON, a City of the Second Class under the
laws and statutes of the State of �Ja io ton, is presently without legal counsel
or adviser, t�e Mayor and Council having failed to agree upon an appointment to
the office of nCity Attorney'�,- and
Wi�EREAS it has been determined and found by the �City_Council that it is
of the utmost necessity and urgen�y to immediately and continuously have legal
counsel and adviser to cortsult and advise with the City Council and the officars of
the City in matters pertaining to their respective offices, including the Co�unissions,
Boards and _Departments of the City, and to represent the City in all litigation
now pending or which may hereafter arise in tahich the City is a party or directly
intereste3; and
WHEREAS the City Council believes and hereby finds that the employ-
ment of such special Iegal consultant is necessary and for the public benefit
until such time as the statutory office of nCity Attorney" has been filTed as
provided by law or until such time as the employment of such special legal
consultant may otherwise be terminated by the City Cdr`3nci1�INOW THEz2EFORE
BE IT R�SOLVED BY fiHE CITY COIJI�iCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON AS FOI,LOWSs
l. The above findings and recitals are hereby found to be true and
correct in all respects. �
2. The CITY OF RENTON, by and throug'n its City Council, hereby II,
hires and employs as special legal consultants to the CITY OF RENTON effective
July 6, 1960, the law firm of HAUGAN & SHELIAN, of Renton, Washington, to act I
as and be the iegal advisers and special legal consultants to the City Council,
the various offi:cers of the City in relation to matters pertaining to their res-
pective offices, the Boards, Conanissions, and Departments of the City government,
and to represent the City as such special legal consultiants in all litigation
now pending in which the City is a party or directly intprested and such other
litigation as may be assigned to said special consultants by t�te City Council,
and in prosecution of violations of City Ordinances.
3. The �compensation and remuneration to be paid by the.City to said
legal consultants, commencing and effective as of July 6, 19b0, shall be as follows:
Gerard M. Shellan, special legal consultant, the sum of $390.00 per mont'n;
Art'nur L. Haugan, special Iegal consultant, the sum of $390.00 per month.
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The position of part-time legal stenographer and its cotnpensation of -$145.00
per month as provided for in the .CITY OF RENTON�`S ouxrent legal department
budget, .Account No. 7006, shall continue in force and effect. The abave payments
shall be made from funds heretofore budgeted andJor hereafter transferred for
such purposes or budgeted in the future, all in compliance with the laws of the
State of zJashirtgton and the CITY -OF RENTON.
4. The City Council reserves .the right to terminate this =contract
of employatent of special legal consultants and advisers upon giving two weeks�'
wri tten rioti ce to them.
.ADOPTED by the City Council of the CITY OF RENTON this 5th day of
July, 1960.
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ATTESTED�by City Clerk
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