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FRCM: Phil Batchelor, County Administrator Contra
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DATE: July 26, 1988 Gey „
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SUBJECT: Approval of Contracts for Legal Defense Services �,
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION•
Approve contracts with selected legal firms for defense of the County in
liability claims, medical malpractice and civil rights claims filed against
the County.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Legal costs for the Liability Self-insurance Programs are funded through
the Liability Trust Funds.
Legal firms selected for defense of liability claims agreed to $85 per hour
for the next two years.
BACKGROUND:
The following firms are selected to provide legal defense to the County:
1) Thiessen, Gagen and McCoy
2) Dan G. Ryan
3) Low, Ball & Lynch
The listed firms were selected for their experience and expertise in
particular areas of legal defense. Cases are assigned to the various firms
through consultation with County Counsel and Risk Management.
The contracts cover the period January 1, 1988 through December 31, 1989.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT; YES SIGNATURE: 1
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMEN A ION OF B D1 COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE S :
ACTION OF BOARD ON JUL 2 6 1988 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
>C UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: CAO - Risk Management ATTESTED _ JUL 2 6jj
Auditor-Controller
Listed Law Firms PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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