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Resolution providing for a Professional Service Agreement with Ruder Law for legal services related to the enforcement of City Code Chapter 659.03 Unlawful Housing Practices in an amount not to exceed One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($125,000.00).
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Be it resolved by the Council of the city of Pittsburgh as follows:
Section 1. The Mayor and the Director of the Human Relations Commission, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, are hereby authorized to enter into a professional service Agreement/Agreements, in the form approved by the City Solicitor with Ruder Law for legal services related to the enforcement of City Code Chapter 659.03 Unlawful Housing Practices, enforced by the Commission, in an amount not to exceed One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($125,000.00), chargeable and payable from JD Edwards as outlined in Section 2.B.
Section 2.A. This agreement would begin in 2023 with the initial Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($25,000.00), with the City having the option to renew annually for up to four (4) additional years at the rate of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($25,000.00) per year, but not to exceed a total of One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($125,000.00) in any event over the course of the total five (5) years contemplated herein.
Section 2.B. The City Controller shall encumber funds for the annual contract, as requested by the Human Relations Commission, as follows:
Budget Year Account Code Amount
2023 1050263000.53517.00 $25,000.00
2024 1050263000.53517.00 $25,000.00
2025 1050263000.53517.00 $25,000.00
2026 1050263000.53517.00 $25,000.00
2027 1050263000.53517.00 $25,000.00
Section 3. The agreement or agreements are subject to the approval of the City Solicitor as to form.