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SUNNY �Jir City of Sunny Isles Beach <br /> L A /' 1;� 18070 Collins Avenue <br /> I Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160 <br /> si . <br /> A9)."-i4.--4;1,0' 46 (305)947-0606 City Hall <br /> c'r►p, sir.�` (305)949-3113 Fax <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Commission <br /> FROM: George"Bud" Scholl, Mayor <br /> DATE: 2/21/2019 <br /> RE: Elimination of In-House Legal Department <br /> RECOMMENDATION: <br /> The attached resolution is presented for your approval. <br /> REASONS: <br /> After receiving a letter dated January 4, 2019 from our former City <br /> Attorney of his desire to leave the City, two workshops were held on <br /> January 11, 2019 and January 16, 2019 to consider the options on how <br /> best to meet the future legal needs of the City. During the workshops, <br /> one of the options considered was selection of an outside law firm to <br /> serve in the position of City Attorney, which is permitted by the City's <br /> charter. On January 17th at its monthly Commission meeting, a majority <br /> of the City Commission voted to select and appoint an outside law firm <br /> as the new City Attorney.A Request for Proposal (RFP)was prepared <br /> to solicit Legal Services and subsequently issued on February 4th,with <br /> responses from law firms due March 4th. It is our goal to have new <br /> counsel selected and in place by March 31, 2019. <br /> Given that the City Attorney is a charter position, through this resolution, <br /> I am now seeking the Commission's official elimination of the in house <br /> legal department no later than March 31, and to do whatever is <br /> necessary to accomplish this. In that regard and as you recall, all the <br /> events surrounding this matter were unexpected and this created an <br /> immediate need for outside legal counsel and advice. Lynn M. <br /> Dannheisser, our current COMP consultant, was also our founding City <br /> Attorney and she has had over 35 years of experience as a city <br /> 199 <br />