HomeMy WebLinkAboutBurke, Williams, & Sorensen, LLP - Legal Services for Risk Management Department - Amendment No. 1 - 2025AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT
BY AND BETWEEN
THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
AND
BURKE, WILLIAMS & SORENSEN, LLP
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT is entered into this \ day
of August, 2025, by and between the CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, a municipal corporation
("CITY'), and Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP (the "FIRM").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the CITY and the FIRM entered into an Agreement on May 7, 2024
(the "Agreement"), wherein the FIRM agreed to provide advice and counsel to the CITY
in connection with litigation and government claims for a not -to -exceed amount of $75,000
per case; and
WHEREAS, the FIRM represents the CITY in the case titled Cummins v. the City
of National City — Appeal and has provided the legal work associated with the post -trial
motions and will include the appeal of the judgment; and
WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the Agreement as it pertains to the case
titled Cummins v. the City of National City - Appeal to cover the costs of providing increase
scope of services from the original amount of $75,000 by increasing the not -to -exceed by
by $ 100,000 for a new total not -to -exceed amount of $ 175,000.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree that:
1. The May 7, 2024 Agreement is hereby amended to cover the cost of the
increased scope of services from the original not -to -exceed amount of $75,000 by an
increase amount of $100,000, for a new total not -to -exceed amount of $175,000 as it
pertains to the case titled Cummins v. the City of National City— Appeal.
2. The parties further agree that, with the foregoing exceptions, each and every
other term and provision of the May 7, 2024 Agreement shall remain in full force and
effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this First Amendment
to the Agreement on the date and year first above written.
Amended Agreement Page 1 City of National City and
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CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
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Ron Morrison, Mayor
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Amended Agreement Page 2 City of National City and
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