53-25 Agreement to Retain Belizaire Law as Municipal Court Prosecutor - 2025.pdf

2 4816-6347-0567, v. 1 Conduct (RPCs) and other ethical requirements of the State of New Jersey and shall not appear or defend any client in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Essex County, Criminal Division or the West Orange Municipal Court. 2. COUNSEL will not seek nor be entitled to reimbursement for any costs and expenses such as postage, copying, mileage, meals, secretarial, parking, travel, telephone, faxes, computer usage, received or delivery of documents. 3. COUNSEL may seek reimbursement for extraordinary expenses such as the cost of transcripts or hiring experts. Counsel will not incur any such expenses without the prior written approval of the Township Attorney. 4. COUNSEL’s responsibilities shall include all pre-trial preparation, discovery and trial, to the extent necessary, for all criminal and related prosecutions in the Municipal Court of the Township and any appeals therefrom. 5. COUNSEL shall coordinate all efforts with the Township Attorney and keep him advised as to any matters. 6. COUNSEL recognizes that any and all approval for engagement of services must come from the Governing Body of the Township, and that no services, work or any efforts relative to this Agreement shall be commenced until the Governing Body adopts a duly authorized Resolution accompanied by a Certificate of Available Funds. 7. COUNSEL is hereby placed on notice that the Billing Guidelines of the Township shall apply to this Agreement for professional services. COUNSEL is further noticed that no Department Head, individual member of the Governing Body, or any agent, servant or employee of the Township possesses any lawful authority to: (a) engage the rendition of services or the performance of work; (b) authorize the continuation of services or work beyond the amount