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<br />Attachment 2 <br /> <br />8A <br />Page 11 <br /> <br />City of Redwood City <br />FY 2009-2010 Budget Amendments - September 2009 <br />Detail of Recommended Proerammatic Chane:es <br /> <br />GENERAL FUND <br /> <br />City Attorney <br /> <br />Employee Costs <br />Supplies and Services (33,263) <br />Internal Services <br />Capital Allocations <br /> <br />Total: (33,263) <br /> <br />Percentage of Reductions: -4.0% <br /> <br />Employee Reductions in FTE <br />Vacant 0.00 <br />Filled 0.00 <br />Total 0.00 <br /> <br />Description of Proposed Reduction <br />The FY 2009-10 professional services account, used for outside legal counsel services, is $111,280. Of <br />this amount, $35,000 consists of funds solely available for the Human Resources Department, leaving <br />$76,280 for the City Attorney's Office. A total of $33,263 will be deducted from the $76,280, leaving <br />the City Attorney's Office with $43,017 for outside legal counsel services. <br /> <br />Service Level Impacts <br />The primary mission of the City Attorney's Office is to provide expeditious and effective legal advice. <br />From time to time, legal issues arise requiring particular legal knowledge and experience. In those <br />instances, the services of outside legal counsel are called upon to supplement the City Attorney's <br />Office. The primary adverse impact resulting from the proposed budget reduction would be to <br />further reduce this office's access to outside legal counsel services and extending the response time <br />for providing legal services. <br /> <br />This proposed reduction is in addition to a $30,000 reduction that was implemented for the FY 2009- <br />2010 budget. If circumstances arise during the current fiscal year requiring the need for outside legal <br />counsel services beyond the authorized budgeted amount, additional funding will need to be <br />requested. <br /> <br />1 <br />