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RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH TAFT STETTINIUS & HOLLISTER LLP FOR FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE SERVICES NOT TO EXCEED $80,000.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
RESOLVED, that the proper city officials are hereby authorized to execute an agreement, substantially the same as the attached Document A, with Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, LLP under which that firm will provide professional services related to the city’s 2025 federal legislative programs, at a cost to the city not to exceed $80,000 for the year 2025, which shall be payable from 110-700-1401-5312 (general fund, transfers and other functions, citywide dues & lobbying, lobbyist fees).
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This resolution authorizes the city’s arrangement for federal legislative lobbying services for 2025 with Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, LLP. The agreement is for a one-year term in the amount of $80,000 for federal legislative services. The total amount to be expended on federal and state legislative services in 2025 is expected to be no greater than $120,000, which is a reduction of 14.3 percent from 2024 and a reduction of 15.8 percent from 2023.