HomeMy WebLinkAboutP-21-497 - Amendment 1 - Prentice Long PC .pdf 1 AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO LEGAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
2 This Amendment No. 1 to Legal Services Agreement ("Amendment No. 1") is dated June
3 1, 2023, and is between PrenticelLong, PC, a California Corporation ("Law Firm"), and the
4 County of Fresno, a political subdivision of the State of California ("County").
5 Recitals
6 A. As of September 1, 2021, the County and the Law Firm entered into the "Legal Services
7 Agreement Between the County of Fresno and PrenticelLong, PC,"which is County agreement
8 number P-21-497 ("Agreement"), for Law Firm to provide legal advice and counsel to the
9 County, including litigation, as assigned.
10 B. The term of the Agreement will end on June 30, 2023, and the maximum compensation
11 payable by the County to Law Firm during the term of the Agreement is $150,000.
12 C. The County will continue to need Law Firm to provide services under the Agreement
13 after June 30, 2023.
14 D. The County and Law Firm now desire to amend the Agreement to extend the term of the
15 Agreement through June 30, 2024, and to increase the maximum compensation payable by the
16 County to Law firm to total of$200,000.
17 The parties therefore agree as follows:
18 1. Section 1.1 of the Agreement, located on page 1 of the Agreement, is amended by
19 deleting "June 30, 2023" and replacing it with "June 30, 2024."
20 2. Section 2 of the Agreement, in the first paragraph of that section, on page 1 of the
21 Agreement, is amended by deleting "one hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($150,000)" and
22 replacing it with "two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000)."
23 3. When both parties have signed this Amendment No. 1, the Agreement and this
24 Amendment No. 1 together constitute the Agreement.
25 4. Law Firm represents and warrants to the County that:
26 a. Law Firm is duly authorized and empowered to sign and perform its obligations
27 under this Amendment No. 1.
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1 b. The individual signing this Amendment on behalf of Law Firm is duly authorized to do
2 so and his or her signature on this Amendment No. 1 legally binds Law Firm to the
3 terms of this Amendment No. 1.
4 5. The parties agree that this Amendment may be executed by electronic signature as
5 provided in this section.
6 a. An "electronic signature" means any symbol or process intended by an individual
7 signing this Amendment to represent their signature, including but not limited to (1) a
8 digital signature; (2) a faxed version of an original handwritten signature; or(3) an
9 electronically scanned and transmitted (for example by PDF document) version of an
10 original handwritten signature.
11 b. Each electronic signature affixed or attached to this Amendment (1) is deemed
12 equivalent to a valid original handwritten signature of the person signing this
13 Amendment for all purposes, including but not limited to evidentiary proof in any
14 administrative or judicial proceeding, and (2) has the same force and effect as the
15 valid original handwritten signature of that person.
16 c. The provisions of this section satisfy the requirements of Civil Code section 1633.5,
17 subdivision (b), in the Uniform Electronic Transaction Act (Civil Code, Division 3, Part
18 2, Title 2.5, beginning with section 1633.1).
19 d. Each party using a digital signature represents that it has undertaken and satisfied
20 the requirements of Government Code section 16.5, subdivision (a), paragraphs (1)
21 through (5), and agrees that each other party may rely upon that representation.
22 e. This Amendment is not conditioned upon the parties conducting the transactions
23 under it by electronic means and either party may sign this Amendment with an
24 original handwritten signature.
25 6. This Amendment may be signed in counterparts, each of which is an original, and all of
26 which together constitute this Amendment.
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1 7. The Agreement as amended by this Amendment No. 1 is ratified and continued. All
2 provisions of the Agreement not amended by this Amendment No. 1 remain in full force and
3 effect.
4 The parties are signing this Amendment No. 1 on the date stated in the introductory
5 clause.
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PRENTICEILONG, PC COUNTY OF FRESNO
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8 �� Digitally signed by Gary Cornuelle
Gary CO rn U e I I e Date:2023.06.15 14:48:05-07'00'
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13 For accounting use only:
14 Org No.: 2540
Account No.: 7295
15 Fund No.: 0001
Subclass No.: 10000
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