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Aft, ? CITY OF NORTIf OLMSTED ORDINANCE NO. 2007 -101 BY: Mayor O'Grady AN ORDINANCE A UTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF LA W TO REQUEST PROPOSALS FROM ATTORNEYS AND LAW FIRMS TO PRO VIDE O UTSIDE LEGAL SER VICES FOR THE YEARS 2008-2009; AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF CONTROL, TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE ATTORNEYS AND/OR LAW FIRMS SELECTED IN THE RFP PROCESS. WHEREAS, the North Olmsted Charter, Article V, Section 2, provides for the Director of Law to request the services of outside legal counsel to assist him or her in carrying out the performance of his or her duties; and WHEREAS, the Director of Law from time to time, and often under severe time constraints, must retain the assistance of outside legal counsel to provide important legal services to the City in areas of the law that are highly specialized; and WHEREAS, the Director of Law has recommended to this Council that it authorize him, pursuant to the provisions of Sections 111.03 of the North Olmsted Codified Ordinances, to initiate an RFP process to select outside counsel in various specialized areas of the law, to wit: civil litigation, criminal and traffic law prosecution, environmental law, labor/employment law, telecommunications and utilities law, and workers compensation law, to assist the Director of Law, as needed, during the years 2008-2009; and WHEREAS, in accordance with the recommendation of the Director of Law, it is the desire of this Council to authorize the Director of Law to request proposals from attorneys and law firms to submit proposals to provide said outside legal services, as needed, during the years 2008-2009, and further to authorize the Mayor to enter into an agreement with the attorneys and/or law firms selected in the RFP process and approved by the Board of Control;