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Berkeley to seek proposals for city attorney services; council asks for quarterly legal updates
Summary
The Berkeley City Council approved releasing a request for proposals (RFP) to solicit firms for city attorney services and discussed adding quarterly written reports summarizing legal matters; the vote was unanimous.
The Berkeley City Council on April 21 voted to publish a request for proposals seeking qualified firms to provide city attorney services, a step council members described as a routine best practice while the city continues operating month-to-month under its existing legal services arrangement.
City staff said the current contract with Haefeli, Starin & Crist PC has expired and the city has continued on a month-to-month basis. "The decision to release a request for proposals is not meant to indicate any sort of dissatisfaction with their services," the staff member presenting the item said. "It's only a reflection, I think, of best practice." The council approved the…
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