Agmt25 County of San Mateo and RWCT - Engagement Agmt

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Redwood City Together 2025 – 2028 Legal Services Agreement Page 2 its intent to terminate, and that it provides the date on which it wishes to cease providing legal services. 4.The Client shall pay the County Attorney for services rendered between July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026, at an attorney hourly rate of $265 and a paralegal hourly rate of $145. The These rates are subject to change once a year, usually on July 1. Additionally, the Client shall pay the actual costs of any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the County Attorney in connection with the provision of its legal services, e.g., filing fees, extraordinary mailing costs, deposition costs, transcript costs, outside counsel fees, etc. 5.Charges for services rendered pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall be billed one month in arrears. Time will be billed in tenth-hour (0.1) increments, rounded off for each particular activity to the nearest tenth-hour. The minimum charged for any particular activity will be one tenth-hour (0.1). Payment shall be made by the Client within thirty (30) days of the invoice date. 6.The Client understands that the County of San Mateo (“County”) is the County Attorney’s primary client. Should there be a conflict between the Client and the County in a matter, the Client hereby consents to the County Attorney’s withdrawal of representation of the Client in order for the County Attorney to represent the County in any such matters, unless such waiver is inconsistent with state law. Upon execution of this Agreement, the Client agrees to execute the Notice and Waiver of Conflict attached hereto as Exhibit B, incorporated herein by this reference, so that the County Attorney may continue to represent the County and the Client in the absence of actual conflict, as described more fully in Exhibit B. 7.Upon the termination of this Agreement for any reason: (a) subject to any applicable protective order, non-disclosure agreement, statute or regulation, the County Attorney promptly shall, at the Client’s request, release to the Client all the Client’s materials and property, which includes correspondence, pleadings, deposition transcripts, experts’ reports and other writings, exhibits, and physical evidence, whether in tangible, electronic or other form, and other items reasonably necessary to the Client’s representation, whether the Client has paid for them or not; and (b) the County Attorney promptly shall refund any part of a fee or expense paid in advance by the Client that the County Attorney has not earned or incurred—provided, however, this provision is not applicable to a true retainer fee paid solely for the purpose of ensuring the availability of the County Attorney for the matter. ATTY/AGR/2025.163 - RWC TOGETHER RETAINER AGREEMENT REV: 07-11-25 VR Page 2 of 7