07-12-21 Regular meeting of the La Porte City Council

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ORDINANCE NO. 2021- 3839 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT WITH PERDUE, BRANDON, FIELDER, COLLINS & MOTT LLP FOR THE COLLECTION OF DELINQUENT AD VALOREM TAXES; MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. WHEREAS, there is a substantial need for the legal services specified in the contract described below; and WHEREAS, these legal services cannot be adequately performed by the attorneys and supporting personnel of the City of La Porte; and WHEREAS, these legal services cannot reasonably be obtained from attorneys in private practice under a contract providing only for the payment of hourly fees, without regard to the outcome of the matter, because of the nature of the matter for which these services will be obtained or because the City of La Porte does not have funds to pay the estimated amounts required under a contract providing only for the payment of hourly fees. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS: Section 1. The City Council of La Porte, Texas, hereby approves and authorizes a contract with Perdue, Brandon, Fielder, Collins & Mott, LLC, for the collection of delinquent ad valorem taxes, a copy of which contract is attached hereto, incorporated by reference herein, and made a part hereof for all purposes. Section 2. The Mayor is hereby authorized and empowered to execute said contract on behalf of the City of La Porte, Texas. The City Secretary is hereby authorized to attest to all such signatures and to affix the seal of the City of La Porte to such document. Section 3. The City Council officially finds, determines, recites, and declares that a sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of this meeting of the City Council was posted at a place convenient to the public at the City Hall of the city for the time required by law preceding this meeting, as required by the Open Meetings Law, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code; and that this meeting has been open to the public as required by law at all times during which this ordinance and the subject matter thereof has been discussed, considered and formally acted upon. The City Council further ratifies, approves and confirms such written notice and the contents and posting thereof. Section 4. This Ordinance shall be effective from and after its passage and approval, and it is so ordered. th PASSED and APPROVED, this, the 12 day of JULY, 2021. CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS ____________________________________ Louis R. Rigby, Mayor