DEPARTMENT: Attorney
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Agreements To Provide Legal Services To Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Organization
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WHEREAS, the Dakota County Attorney’s Office has provided legal services to the Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Organization (“VRWJPO”) for many years pursuant to the general terms of the joint powers agreement between Dakota County and Scott County; and
WHEREAS, the County Attorney’s Office is willing to continue to provide legal services to the VRWJPO on terms agreeable to the County Attorney’s Office and the VRWJPO; and
WHEREAS, the County Attorney’s Office has identified that it is not aware of any current conflict of interest between its representation of Dakota County and its continued representation of the VRWJPO; and
WHEREAS, the County Attorney’s Office has further identified that if a conflict arises during the course of representation, the County Attorney’s Office will disclose the conflict and consult with both the County and the VRWJPO as to whether continued representation of both parties or either party is possible with the parties’ consent; and
WHEREAS, the proposed legal services agreements with the VRWJPO will extend through December 31, 2025; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the agreement, the County Attorney’s Office will provide legal services to the VRWJPO at a rate of $177.92 per hour for attorney time; and
WHEREAS, Dakota County Finance determined that the hourly rates include direct and indirect administrative costs for a mid-level senior attorney in the County Attorney’s Office.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the Dakota County Attorney to execute an agreement for legal services, substantially as presented and subject to approval by the County Attorney’s Office as to form, with the Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Organization through December 31, 2025, with the parties each having the ability to terminate the agreement without cause by providing written notice to the other party.
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