181-13 Contract for Municipal Attorney Services-Trenk.pdf

3 Township’s Billing Guidelines and shall manage their representation of the TOWNSHIP’s interests to maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of their legal representation. 2. Salary and Hourly Rate. For representation of the Township in its general legal matters, COUNSEL shall be paid a salary as set forth in the current salary ordinance for the TOWNSHIP, currently $ 52,500.00 per year. For matters of litigation, arbitration or mediation in which COUNSEL performs legal services for the TOWNSHIP in an adversarial setting, COUNSEL shall be paid at the hourly rate provided in the TOWNSHIP’s Attorney Billing Guidelines (currently $80 per hour) for those legal services reasonably necessary to provide competent and adequate representation of the TOWNSHIP’s interests, payment for all such services to be subject to governing body approval. 3. Submission and Content of Invoices. COUNSEL shall be entitled to payment for services rendered in adversarial matters upon submission of invoices to the TOWNSHIP on a monthly basis. The invoices shall set forth in detail the time expended each day and description of the services rendered. All invoices shall, at a minimum, set forth: (i) the name of the matter; (ii) date(s) of services rendered; (iii) the attorney’s name, initials, or other such identification; (iv) the attorney’s hourly rate; (v) total charge for the task or billing entry; (vi) detailed description of the service rendered; and (vii) the amount of time spent on the particular task. COUNSEL shall not block bill for any services rendered. For purposes of this Agreement, “block billing” shall refer to the practice of grouping together multiple activities or tasks under one (1) time entry. 4. Reimbursement for Expenses. COUNSEL may seek reimbursement for actual expenses reasonably incurred, such as postage, copying, mileage, meals, parking, court reporters or delivery of documents in accordance with the TOWNSHIP’s Billing Guidelines. The amounts for such expenses shall be itemized on the monthly invoices provided to the TOWNSHIP.