15-R-59 - Legal Services Agreement with LLoyd Gosselink AttorneysRESOLUTION NO. 15 -R -59
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SCHERTZ, TEXAS AUTHORIZING A LEGAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
WITH LLOYD GOSSELINK ATTORNEYS AT LAW, AND OTHER
MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH
WHEREAS, the City staff of the City of Schertz (the "City ") has determined that the City
requires legal services relating to wastewater permitting issues, and
WHEREAS, City staff has determined that Attorney David Klein with Lloyd Gosselink
Attorneys at Law is uniquely qualified to provide such services for the City; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 252.022(a)(4), the City is not required to seek bids or
proposals with respect to a procurement for personal, professional, or planning purposes; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is in the best interest of the City to
contract with Lloyd Gosselink Attorneys at Law pursuant to the Letters of Engagement attached
hereto as Exhibit A (the "Agreement ").
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS
THAT:
Section 1. The City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager to execute and
deliver the Letters of Engagement with Lloyd Gosselink Attorneys at Law in substantially the
form set forth on Exhibit A.
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any provision of this Resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, and the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
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 July, 2015.
CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS
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M c ael R. Carpenter, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Brenda Dennis, City Secretary
(CITY SEAL)
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