REPORT TO SHASTA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

BOARD MEETING DATE:  March  13, 2018
CATEGORY:  Consent - General Government-2.

SUBJECT:

APPROVE  AGREEMENT FOR LEGAL SERVICES WITH JOHN H. HAGAR

Supervisorial District No. :  All

DEPARTMENT CONTACT:  James R. Ross, Assistant County Counsel (530) 225-5711

STAFF REPORT APPROVED BY:  James R. Ross, Assistant County Counsel

RECOMMENDATION

Approve and authorize the Chairman to sign a retroactive agreement with John H. Hagar for $250 per hour plus miscellaneous expenses with no maximum compensation, to provide legal services beginning October 6, 2017, for five years or until the completion of all cases or matters assigned, and terminates the previous Legal Services Agreement that commenced on October 29, 1991.

SUMMARY

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DISCUSSION

John Hagar has performed legal services and consultation to the County of Shasta since 1991.  Mr. Hagar is intimately familiar with jail regulations and operations in general as well as the operations of the Shasta County Jail.  His services have been extremely valuable to the County and are expected to continue to be valuable.  Mr. Hagar's last rate increase was in December 2001.  This agreement is to reflect a rate increase from his current contractual rate of $175 to $250.  As the current contract was outdated, a new contract was prepared to update the terms and conditions.

ALTERNATIVES

The Board could decline to approve the agreement.

OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT

County Counsel has approved the agreement as to form.  Risk Management has approved the agreement.  The recommendation has been reviewed by the County Administrative Office.

FINANCING

Claims are paid from the affected department's budget.  There is no additional General Fund impact.