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3. Compensation. Reimbursement and Methods of Payment. a. Compensation. (1) Fee Basis. Fees shall be charged on an hourly basis for all legal services rendered. Time is charged in minimum units of 0.1 hours. (2) Amount of Fees. The hourly rate for services performed shall be the general client rates established by Special Counsel from time to time for its services. At the present time, these rates are $165 per hour for senior attorneys, $150 per hour for junior attorneys, $110 per hour for paralegals, and $65 per hour for law clerks. Special Counsel shall notify the executive officer of City of any change in rates. b. Reimbursement of Expenses. In addition to the compensation provided above, City will reimburse Special Counsel for the following expenses: (1) Necessary travel and subsistence expenses, in connection with the performance of Special Counsel's services pursuant to this Agreement; (2) Such printing and copying expenses, long distance telephone calls, telegrams and similar costs relating to legal services and generally chargeable to a client (Le., copying at $.25 per page, outgoing facsimiles at $3 for first page and $1 per each additional page, incoming facsimiles at $1 per page, word processing at $.67 per minute); provided, however, such expenses shall not include normal office operating expenses; and (3) Extraordinary expenses, such as express mail, courier services, major photocopying, conference calls, etc. c. Methods of Pavment. (1) Monthly Statements. As a condition precedent to any payment to Special Counsel under this Agreement, Special Counsel shall submit monthly to City separate statements of account which clearly sets forth by dates the designated items of work for which the billings are submitted. (2) Timinq of Payment. City shall review Special Counsel's monthly statements to each and pay Special Counsel for services rendered and costs incurred hereunder, at the rates and in the amounts provided hereunder, within thirty (30) days after the date of the monthly statement. 4. Employment of Other Counsel. Specialist or Experts. Special Counsel will not employ or otherwise incur an obligation to pay other counsel, specialists or experts for services in connection with this Agreement without prior written approval of the executive officer of City. REDWIOO041011-2.DOC 2 041121041030 law