242-25 - Exhibit C - Agreement to Retain Gregg Paster Esq. as Assistant Township Attorney - 2025 - FINAL.pdf

administrative support staff and billing for multiple attorneys for internal conferences or attendance at outside meetings and events should be discouraged and minimized. 6. Billing for Travel Time. COUNSEL may bill the TOWNSHIP for travel time to and from any destinations in connection with all matters hereunder which COUNSEL is handling for the TOWNSHIP at one-half of the normal hourly rate for such matters. Travel time to and from the TOWNSHIP offices for regular or special meetings or consultations with Township officials shall not be billed. 7. Coordination of Representation. COUNSEL shall coordinate and regularly communicate with the appropriate TOWNSHIP officials, department heads, TOWNSHIP employees and any others involved, regarding the status of various matters and the need. for information and cooperation on their part. 8. Professional Liability Coverage Required. At all times during COUNSEL’s retention by the TOWNSHIP, COUNSEL shall comply with the applicable New Jersey Court Rules requirements for professional liability coverage. COUNSEL shall maintain in good standing one or more policies of lawyers' professional liability insurance which shall insure COUNSEL’s firm against liability imposed upon it by law for damages resulting from any claim made against it by its clients arising out of the performance of professional services by attorneys employed by the firm in their capacitics as attorneys. Professional malpractice coverage of not less than ${ million per occurrence/$2 million aggregate shall remain in place at all times with the Clerk/Purchasing Agent to receive an annual Certificate of Insurance listing the TOWNSHIP as additional insured no less than thirty (30) days before the renewal date. 9. Township Representations. COUNSEL is hereby placed on notice that no Department Head, individual member of the Governing Body, or any agent, servant or