14-R-06A - Appointment of Charles E Zech, City AttorneyRESOLUTION NO. 14- 11-.67G)a-
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SCHERTZ, TEXAS APPOINTING MR. CHARLES E. ZECH, AN
ATTORNEY WITH THE LAW FIRM OF DENTON, NAVARRO, ROCHA,
BERNAL, HYDE & ZECH P.C. AS THE CITY ATTORNEY OF THE
CITY OF SCHERTZ; AND OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION
THEREWITH
WHEREAS, at the direction of the City Council of the City of Schertz (the "City "), the
City Staff posted a Request for Qualifications for the position of City Attorney for the City of
Schertz; and
WHEREAS, the City Council reviewed all submittals for City Attorney and selected four
finalist firms to be interviewed during the months of October and November; and
WHEREAS, the law firm of Denton, Navarro, Rocha & Bernal, Hyde & Zech, P.C. was
one of those four finalists; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is in the best interest of the City to
appoint the law firm of Denton, Navarro, Rocha & Bernal, Hyde & Zecb, P.C., as City Attorneys
and to name Mi•. Charles E. Zech, an attorney with the law firm of Denton, Navarro, Rocha &
Bernal, Hyde & Zech, P.C., as the City Attorney of the City of Schertz.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SCHERTZ, TEXAS THAT:
Section 1. The City Council hereby appoints the law firm of Denton, Navarro, Rocha
& Bernal, P.C., as City Attorneys and names Mr. Charles E. Zech, an attorney with the law firm
of Denton, Navarro, Rocha & Bernal, Hyde & Zech, P.C., as the City Attorney of the City of
Schertz.
Section 2. The recitals contained in the preamble hereof are hereby found to be true,
and such recitals are hereby made a part of this Resolution for all purposes and are adopted as a
part of the judgment and findings of the City Council.
Section 3. All resolutions, or parts thereof, which are in conflict or inconsistent with
any provision of this Resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, and the
provisions of this Resolution shall be and remain controlling as to the matters resolved herein.
Section 4. This Resolution shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the
laws of the State of Texas and the United States of America.
Section 5. If any provision of this Resolution or the application thereof to any person
or circumstance shall be held to be invalid, the remainder of this Resolution and the application
of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall nevertheless be valid, and the City
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Council hereby declares that this Resolution would have been enacted without such invalid
provision.
Section 6. It is officially found, determined, and declared that the meeting at which
this Resolution is adopted was open to the public and public notice of the time, place, and subject
matter of the public business to be considered at such meeting, including this Resolution, was
given, all as required by Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as amended.
Section 7. This Resolution shall be in force and effect from and after its final
passage, and it is so resolved.
PASSED AND ADOPTED, this 7th day of January, 2014.
CITY OF S XAS
Ma or, Michael R. Carpenter
ATTEST:
i ecretary, Brenda Dennis
(CITY SEAL)
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Rio Grande Valley Office
701 East Harrison
Suite 100
Harlingen, Texas 78550 -9165
Phone(956)421 -4904
Fax (956) 421 -3621
Mr. John Kessel
City Manager
City of Schertz
1400 Schertz Parkway
Schertz, TX 78154
DENTON� NAVARRO, ROCHA & BERNAL
A Professional Corporation
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS
SAN ANTONIO OFFICE
2517 North Main Avenue
San Antonio, Texas 78212 -4685
Phone(210)227 -3243
Fax(210)225 -4481
www.ramnaeelaw.com
November 13, 2013
Re: Engagement of Legal Services — City Attorney
Dear Mr. Kessel:
Austin Office
2500 W William Cannon Drive
Suite 609
Austin, Texas 78745 -5257
Phone (512) 279 -6431
Fax (512) 279 6438
I would like to first thank the Mayor, City Council and you for the opportunity to represent
the City of Schertz. I submit this engagement letter to the City, on behalf of our law firm, to provide
City Attorney services to the City:
I, Charles E. Zech will be the supervising partner and your primary contact for this
engagement. Depending on your needs and work load, other lawyers in the firm may be used when
necessary to increase our ability to respond to your needs and reduce your overall costs in connection
with our engagement.
Denton, Navarro, Rocha & Bernal, P.C., has found that the practice of billing clients on an
hourly basis, for work actually completed, and with invoices submitted on a monthly basis, works
best for our clients and us. Our invoices are due on receipt and are past due after thirty days. Our
hourly billing rates for our engagement with the City are as follows:
City Attorney Work/Economic Development General Counsel: $195 per hour for Partners and
Senior Associates; $175 per hour for Junior Associates; $125 per hour for law clerks; $85 per hour
for Paralegals. All expenses are charged at cost.
Litigation Work: $245 per hour for Partners; $225 per hour for all Associates; $125 per hour
for Law Clerks; and $85 per hour for Paralegals.
City of Schertz
November 13, 2013
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Labor Negotiations: $320 per hour for Lowell Denton; $295 per hour for all other Partners; $245
per hour for Albert Pena; $225 for Elizabeth Provencio; $175 per hour for all Associates; $125 per
hour for Law Clerks; and $85 per hour for Paralegals.
Public Integrity/Ethics:$350 per hour for Partners and Senior Associate Fischer; $250 per hour for all
Associates; $150 per hour for Law Clerks; $95 per hour for Paralegals.
Denton, Navarro, Rocha & Bernal will begin providing permanent City Attorney services on
January 7, 2014. Between the date of execution of this letter of engagement and January 7, 2014, we
will assist with transitioning between the City's outgoing legal counsel and our Firm.
Please execute this letter in the space provided below to acknowledge our engagement on
behalf of the City and return it to our office. Please return the executed letter to our office via
facsimile at (210) 225 -4481 or by email at charles.zech(@rampage- sa.com.
We look forward to representing the City of Schertz as its City Attorney.
CEZ /eo
Accepted:
Joh essel
City Manager, City of Schertz
Sincerely,
DENTON, NAVARRO, ROCHA & BERNAL
A Professional Corporation
i
/ CHARLE .ZECH
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