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RESOLUTION NO. 98- a2 Page 2 Proclamations, as well as the preparation of opinions requiring incidental and minimal research, a biweekly retainer of Six Hundred Twenty-Three and 46/100 Dollars ($623.46), payable in advance. (b) For all of the services requested or authorized and not specifically set forth in Subsection (a) hereof, a charge of One Hundred Six and 76/100 Dollars ($106.76) per hour. (c) Reimbursement of actual out-of-pocket expenses reasonably and necessarily incurred in the conduct of Village business documented in the fashion required by the Internal Revenue Service of the United States of America for tax deductible business expenses. Section 5. The Director of Law shall keep Council fully and completely informed of all developments with regard to municipal litigation and shall not, without obtaining prior consent of the majority of the members of Council, given by Motion during a regular or special meeting, appeal any litigation. No settlement on behalf of Mayfield Village shall be proposed nor consummated without prior consultation with Council in open or executive session as authorized by Ohio Law. Section 6. In cases in which, due to conflict of interest or other specialized circumstances, promptly reported to Council, the employment of another attorney for the Municipality becomes desirable, the Director of Law may request employment by the Municipality of outside counsel but such employment shall be authorized only by prior approval of the majority of the members of Council in a regular or special meeting. Section 7. All services of the Director of Law and the terms and conditions of his employment not specifically covered by this Resolution shall be subject to review by Council from time-to-time, and the Law Director shall be required to approach Council with regard to such circumstances before undertaking any activity not contemplated by this Resolution. Section 8. The Council finds and determines that all formal actions of this Council relating to the adoption of this Resolution have been taken at open meetings of this Council; and that deliberations of this Council and of its committees, resulting in such formal action, took place in meetings open to the public, in compliance with all statutory requirements including the requirements of Section 121.22 of the Ohio Revised Code.