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Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk
Action: ( X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Service Contract
Purpose: Legal Services to represent the Newark Municipal Council on the issue of the citizen’s water ordinance and issues related to the Newark Watershed Conservation and Development Corporation
Entity Name: Childress and Jackson, LLC
Entity Address: 280 South Harrison Street, East Orange, New Jersey 07018
Contract Amount: $30,000.00
Funding Source: Municipal Budget of the Municipal Council
Contract Period: October 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
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WHEREAS, the Newark Municipal Council is involved in ongoing legal matters related to the issue of the Save Our Water Initiative and the actions taken recently by the Board of Directors of the Newark Watershed Conservation and Development Corporation; and
WHEREAS, the urgent nature of these issues makes it impossible for the Newark Municipal Council to issue a Request for Qualifications for Legal Services and go through the procurement process; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark, on behalf of the Municipal Council wishes to enter into a contract with Childress & Jackson, LLC located at 280 S. Harrison Street, East Orange, New Jersey 07018, for legal services concerning ongoing legal matters on the issues of the Save Our Water Initiative and the actions taken recently by the Board of Directors of the Newark Watershed Conservation and Development Corporation, in the amount of $30,000.00, for the period of October 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012; and
WHEREAS, the Local Public Contracts Law (N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 et., seq.) requires that the resolut...
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