2003 S Social Services - Northern Blue, LLP Legal Services Contract

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1. That ATTORNEY shall perform such services and render such advice to the DEPARTMENT on such occasions as shall be required by the Director of the DEPARTMENT and with the approval of said Director, employees and caseworkers, shall require the services of ATTORNEY. 2. That ATTORNEY shall be compensated for all services rendered in connection with Paragraph 1 above based on an hourly rate for services performed, such hours and amounts to be furnished to the County Finance Officer or his designate for payment. The hourly rate shall be One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per hour from July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2004. The ATTORNEY shall also be compensated at the hourly rate as set forth above for attendance at programs, meetings and seminars relating to Social Services law, and for any training provided to the Department's employees, and shall be reimbursed for lodging and transportation necessary for attendance at those programs, meetings, seminars, and presentations. The ATTORNEY shall also be compensated for and reimbursed for the services of clerks and legal assistants hired by them to assist them in the performance of their duties to the DEPARTMENT, and the cost of faxing, telephone, copying, and postal expenses at a flat rate of Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) per month. Costs and expenses advanced by ATTORNEY on behalf of COUNTY shall be reimbursed to ATTORNEY. 3. That ATTORNEY shall keep an itemized record of work performed for the DEPARTMENT on a case-by-case basis and shall submit its bill therefore showing a breakdown of those services performed and the cost. 4. That this Contract shall exist and continue from July 1, 2003 through and including G:~SI'AFF~COMMONU'JN~DSS CASFS\Cantract.03.w~pd 2