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cents ($1.50) per page; and (ii) charges for mileage and parking shall not be charged to the City.
The City expects that the Special Counsel wil need to obtain the services of
thid-parties such
as court reporters, investigators, consultants, experts, title companies, appraisers, messenger services,
etc., in order to carry out their assignments and wil contract with those service providers upon the
approval of the City. With the exception of the court reporters, Special Counsel shall notif the City
of their engagement of all thid-party service provider~ and obtainauthorization for those services from
the City. The Special Counsel wil pay all third-party service providers directly and wil bil the City
for those services detailed disbursements included in monthly invoices. This City wil not accept
separate invoices from service providers directly to the City for payment.
If the Special Counsel receives discounts from messenger services, title agencies, investigators
or other categories of service provider, those discounts must be passed on tot he City and noted on each
in voice.
The City does not agree to pay for the following disbursements unless specifcally approved in
advance for any specifc matter by the City.
word processing;
secretaries' overtime, proofreading, placing or organizing documents in fies;
meals;
first class ai or rai travel, chaufeur driven liousines;
hotel accommodations; and
charges for use of conference rooms or offce space.
Should the services of one or more other persons with Special Counsel's fim be deemed
necessary and approved, the City expects that an appropriate number of attorneys and paralegals at all
practice levels will be available for assignment to its matters so that matters can be handled in the most
effcient manner possible. Further, the City expects that tasks wil be performed by the appropriate level
attorney (partner or associates) or paralegal. If the Special Counsel decides to staff tasks such as
document indexig or preparing deposition summares with associates rather than paralegals without
the City's prior permission, the City agrees to pay only at the rate for paralegals.