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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: May 26, 2Q05 Action Agen~ Item No. SUBJECT: County Attorney Transition Plans and Contract Approval DEPARTMENT: Purchasing and Central PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No Services ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam .)ones (919) 245-2652 Contract Geoffrey Gledhill (919) 732-2196 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 336-227-2031 PURPOSE: To consider approving a contract with the law firm of Coleman, Gledhill, Hargrave & Peek far legal services to the County. BACKGROUND: The county attorney function has been performed by Geoffrey Gledhill and other members of the firm of Coleman, Gledhill, Hargrave & Peek and its predecessors since the Fall of 1975, Periodically the contract between the County and Coleman, Gledhill, Hargrave & Peek and its predecessors is updated to conform with changing conditions. The contract calls far the following services; • performing legal services and rendering advice to the County on such occasions as may be required to properly and adequately represent the County; • attend all County Commissioner meetings, work sessions, public hearings, generally excepting btadget work sessions; • attend staff "agenda review" meetings to review agendas for the preparation of the County Commissioner meetings; • attend any other Board meeting when requested by the Board of Commissioners; • provide legal advice to the County Commissioners and County departments as appropriate; • prepare and revise from time to time contracts, policies, regulations and ordinances of the County; • handle County litigation except those matters handled by contract with the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners Risk Pool, For these services, the contract provides that the firm will receive compensation as follows: • $4,000 per month for attending meetings of the Board of Commissioners, staff