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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReport of Augusta Legal Services Subcommittee Au.gusta Richmond GA DOCUMENT NAME~e.~ 6. f- 8u~ u cl-u \e.qc:D.- o€J--V'1 C'J' 2, oUD('S)~(Y)\+\-& (j . DOCUMENTTYPE:~~- YEAR: 9 D BOX NUMBER: <t) FILE NUMBER: \ ~ 60 0 NUMBER OF PAGES: C) 0 i~ i ,i II . . . . . :, . . . . . . .. . . - - _'&' "i' . 7 . ~. . .~ =.: - - - ~ - - -.. ~ - - {. - - - ::r - - - - - - . ,"' . ....- .". PECa2 '98 11:39AM MCG FRESIDENT'S.OFrIC2 P.2 .: ... B'EPORT OF AUGUSTA LEGAl. SER"iCES SUBCOMMlTnx. September 22, 1998 --..... -- Members: GeFald Woods. Chairman lws. Terri Harlan . James L Ke.ndrick Patrick J. Rice Dr. Yvonne J. Shaw I .1 . ,.. ;. . .. . :. . . . . . . .~ , . :" ._----~--:-------~~---~--- -. - - . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - i' T i' - .~ ,. DEe 02 '.ge 11: 3SAM MCG FRESIDENT'SOrrICE:'~ P.3 -< .. ,., ~, REPORT OF AUGUSTA LE'GAL sntvrczs SUBCOM1W:.ll.i.'E September 22, 1998 TABLE OF CONI:ENrS 1 BAClCGROtJND. . . . . . 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S~y , , . . . . . . . . . . . . , , , . , . , . . . . , . . . , . . ,.. , . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . , ' , , . . . . 10 ~. AC1CNO'N"'I..WG~-rs. . . . , , , , . . . . , . . , . , . . . , . . . . , , . , . , . . . . . . , . . , . . . . . , . 10 :ii' l' ,. ," '" ---------+------- .- ,. i' ;> I. I I I . I I . . . . . . q . . . . DEe 02 '98 11: 39AM MCG PRESIDENT'S OFrrCE: P.4 ;> Rn'ORT OF AUGUSTA LEGAl SD.""'IaS SUBcoMMITl"EE September 22, 1998 1 BACKGROtJND This is a report of the special Subcommittee appointed by the Augusta Commission to study the procurement of legal services for the City of Augusta. The Subcommittee"s instruction was to advise the Commission about the "best method" for prcC'.1ring legal services for the consolidated government through (I) outside counsel, (2) in-house counsel or (3) some combination.1 The Subcommittee was not asked to address the question of whether the ~rnmi.saion is required by the consolidation legislation passed to establish. an. office of in-house coUI15el,and the Subcommittee has not done so. Likewise, no attempt was made to compare the quality of services delivered in Augusta to those in other communities. II. SCOPE OF LEGAL SERVICES REOtilRED The sheer breadth of the services demanded by the City of Augusta is mbstantial. In addition to serving the Commission, representation is also provided to the offices of the Tax Assessor, Board ofElections,Po.r'-.s Authority, Personnel Board, Augusta. Aviation Commissio~ Daniel Field and the Human Rcla.tions Comminee, among others. An a.ttempt a.t listing the legal services required is an.a.c.~ed hereto as Appendix 2. 'Without 'limiting the scope of that listing, Augusta requires advice ar..d services in the following areas of substantive law: Municipal Law Employment Law Ad Valorem Taxation Law El acti ons Law Real Estate Law Acquis itionslCondemnation Law Construction Law Contract Law Health Insurance Law Pensions Americans with Disacilities Act Family Medical Lsave Act Labor Law/F air Labor Standards Act Transit law Enviranmental/WetlandslFiood Plain Waste Disposal Federal Grants Drafting Legislation Zoning Matters Alcohol Licensing Housing and Neighborhood Development Bid Disputes Bond Law Prisoner Law Polica/Fira Depa~ment Matters Trial Law Federal and State Regulator! Law Each of these areas is an area of speci:iliz:ltion within itself. It is impossible for anyone la'~er to master all af these areas ar to be truiy competent in more than a. few, The consta.ntiy 1 See Appendix 1. These u.'1ree (3) options .ll'e 7eferred to in this ~ort as "Models." ?~ge ! .r-.' 'f I , .." ~. 'I' .i' ~~. - - ~ - - - - - - ~ ~ - - - - ~ - - ~ .;.... - - .- - - - -. -.- -- -.. . ; . . . . . .1 . ; , . . II . . . III . . .11 - DEC 02 '98 11:40AM MCG PRESIDENT'S OFFICE' P.s expanding body ofkncwledge in each of these areas requires seve:rallawyers whether inside or cutii.de. The ever expanding body offederal and state regulatory law reqUires constant schooling and stUdy. Regardlesa, therefore, ofwbich model is chosen, Augusta will conrlm..te to need to engage ,outside spedalim to handle some of its work. Currently, Mr. Wall devotes most aihis time to the City's work. Ms. Lori D' Alessio, a younger attorney in his office, also spends all other time on personn.cJ. and related ",att~rs. Mr. Hatty Revell and Mr. run EIliso~both experienced attorneys, spend about 30-4QO.Io of their. time on :\l1guata busin.esa. Mr. Wall's time is billed at eighty-five dollars per hour. The time of the other three (3) attorneys is billeci at sevemy-five dollars per hour. These charges are about one- half their normal rates of charge. m. EVALUATIVE FACTORS The Committee believes there are at least six (6) major factors which must be evaluated in . . attempting to determine the "best' manner in which Augusta should procure legal services. These' factors are: Quality Independence ."\.ccountability Accessibility Manageability Cost Containment A brief delineation of these factors is essential to funher,discussion. 1. Oualin. Augusta. is a S307,OOO,OOO.OQ enterprise. It.is, in a sense, one. of the . area.' s biggest businesses. The need for first quality legal.services is pa.ram.ount. Augusta. should and muSt have the best legal services available. The "quality" factor, therefore, should be the driving consideration in this .study. 2. rndeuendenc~. It is essential that the legal1dvice given to the Augusta. Commission, the :Mayor and to the various City departments be truly independent. . The City' 3 la'WYers cannot be the "Mayor 5" lawyers or 'the lawyers of any gr9up crf Commissioners or political faction. They must render opinions and advice. based on the law and the interest of the community as a whole and not the private or personal interests of any individual or individuals.: % The Subcommittee recommends that the City develop guidelines and safeguards designed to assure the independence of:ts legal counsel and to protect against real and perceived. con:tliC'...3 of interest. . . . ?flfC2 ~--~-:---- -'- I" " I I '. I. , I a , I .:'j - :-'1 ., ... I - IJ I . II . . . " 'j' ..:: .. l' --------------------- ,,-. DEC 02' '98 11: <.11FlM MCG PRESIDE?iT'S OF:=-ICE P.6 3. .A..ccoun!abili'tY. The City must establish a clear chain of command which specifics to whom the City Attorney is generally and. ultimately accountable. It is assumed that the wignmep.t of legal work, generally, would be sup~-ised by the City Administrator or one individual within the City Administrator's office. This ,. pe~on, in conj1Jl1cUon with and at the direction of the Commission, would as&ign priorities and scheduling deadlines to au legal assignments. Day-to-day reporting , should be centraliz-tood. Routine statUs reportS of all pending matters should be fumi3hed to the City AdIninistrator and the "Commission on a. regular. basis. Periodic: performance evaluations by the City Administrator and Commi.ssion would be beneficial to both the City and the Attorney. 3 While maintaining ultimate authority over the City Attorney, the Commission would not be responsible for day-to-day supervision. 4, Accessibilitv, Subjec: to recommendations made below, Augusta's legal services must be readily available and easily accessible to the Commission, the Mayor and the various City de~arnnems. It is the Subcommittee' 3 suggestion that the Commission and the City Attorney establish a protocol far Commission me.'t1ben, . depart.'Ile."lt heads, supervisors, and other employees to ac:ess the CIty A.:rtorney' 3 office. Under the present ~5tem, except in situations where a. City depanment has established iu own rules as to who may contaCt the City Anorney, virtually any City employee may contact the City Attorney for legal advice or services. Wbile such an open syStem has some positive attributes, the inefficiency and potential. for misusing the limited time of the City Atf..omey outweighs any advantages. A st.-ict protocol should gove.--n all contaCt on the City _~"tomey by City employees. Any such protocol, howeY'er, should provide for a means to allow contact where the protocol is being misused by gatekeepers, supervisors or others. S. Mana\!eabilitv; .\:Yl1atever means of proC'.mng legal seIVices is. selected, it must be a manageable arrangement ,~th clC3I' lines of authority a."ld responsibility. Policies and guidelines designed to guarantee quality, ac:esslbility, independe.'lce, ac::ountabillty .a.t}d cost eff~.iveness must be developed. 6. Cost Effectiveness. Though quality is the primary factor, the proc:.lrement of legal services must include due consideration of the need for cost effectiveness. The City has finite resources and the taxpayers must ;'lot be ':urdenecf with unnecessarily e~;:ensive legai costs. . :1 Tne Succorr.mittee alsc recommends that obiec:ive criteria be adooted to evaluate the City Attorney} s office and \:0 i'rovide the City .-'UtomeY with guidance. . .:1~'lC J "i' -. DEC 02 'S8 11 : 41RM MCG PRESIDENT'S OF:=-:;:CE' P.? ,. IV. OPTIONAL Mooas This Subcommittee's charge to advise the Commission on t.ie best method for procuring legal services contained three (3) possible models: (1) Utilizing outside counsel only (as in the present arrangement); (2) Utilizing in-house counsel only; and (3) Utilizing some combination of outside and uwde coWiSel-- -_..- The Subcommittee has attempted to evaluate each of these optional. models and has drawn on the experience o~ and information provided by, the present City AttOrney, the City Administrator, the, City Attorney in Columbus, Georgia (a consolidated government), the City Attorney in Athens, Georgia (a consolidated govemment), and the County Attorneys' office in Chatham County, Georgia (outSide general counsel or County Attorney and in-house assistant). Some of the information received from each of these offices 'Nill be discussed below. V. EV ALlJATION OF FACTORS a) The Experience of Other Commur.ities The Subcommittee has considered each of the fac:ors enumerated above in attempting to furnish the Commission with a recommendation as to the "best" manner in which to procure legal services within the frarnew-ork of one of the optional modeLs. This consideration has led the .Subcommittee to conclude that there is no necessarily "best" model for a community the size of Au~.Jsta. . Of necessity, larger communities, such as Atlanta. and possibLy FultOn and Deka1b Co\,\nties, may be forced into an in-house model because of manageability and accessibility requirements. Augusta, however, does not appear to have reached the point where an in-house mode! is viitua.Ily mandated. . An objective appraisafof Augusta's and Richmond County' 3 histOrical outside counsel arrangements suggests this model hag served the City/County well. Similarly, however, the in- house model ha:! served CoLumbus well for several years and appears to be serving Athens well. Tne Committee believes different models: have worked in these communities principally because of the individu:ar a.ttorneys invcived. Columbus' anomey has a. very long te:U1re in office and signilicant exper-ise in a ",,-ide variety of areas based, in some substantial part, OD length of service. Sizr.i]ariy, Au gl.l S!a.' 3 presenroutside attorney has bene5tted from the long service aihis former law par..."1er, Robert C. Daniel, Jr., as Richmond COUnty Attorney and his 0VII1 experience in worki."1g alongside MI. Daniel. . The City Attorney in Athens has been in his position for approximately four (4) years and had eleven (11) years experience.prior to that as a. part-time: A.)sistantCity Attorney. ?a~. ~ I . I I I .1 I . . :. I I . . . II . ,. . - - - - - - - - - - - - - .- - - - - - - ~. -. - . .. DEe 02 'gS 11:~CM MCG PRESIDENT'S O~IC2 P.8 , , b) Nrj Model Can Satisfy Certain Evaluative FactOrs 'While Other FsC'..ors Appear More Achievable Based on Specific Models In the Subcommittee'! opinion. severa! of the ~aluative factor3 can ret::1ve equal emphasis regardless of which model is chosen. Asanming the e:xisten~ of adequate policies, procedurea a.a.d guidelines, my of the three models could be strUc:ured to provide acceptable leveLs of acc:saibillty, acco~ility, and manageability. It is the Committee's judgment, . however, that greater independence or at least the perception of greater independence could be achieved through the ouuide caunsel model. All of the models, including the outside counsel model, will need constant vigilance in this area. . Similarly, the Committee is int:lined to believe that, for a. city the size of Augu~ a higher aualitv of service may be a.cbieved through utili~tion of the outside counsel. model or II combination of an outside City Attorney and inside staff attorney(s) model. Employing an inside City Anorney with the breadth of knowledge, ability and experience of the current City Attorney and his immediate predecessor at a wary less than S125)000 to S150,OOO is not likely. No doubt there are many attorneys who wo.uld seek such a position for a. lesser salary but those with real experience and ability in. the areas necessary are few and far between. It: however, the City is willing to pay, the quality factor 15 achievable in-house. Whether someone with the desired experience could be :mployed, in-house, immediately is a. matter which the Subcommittee has not investigated. This leaves the cost contairunent factor as the final. but not necessarily the decisive consideration. VI. COST a) AUg'..lSta . Present Despite the coope.ration of the Augusta City Attorney mdthe Ci.ty Administrator, the Subcommittee is still not certain that the figures as to the total cost of lesal. services delivered ~e specificallyacC'.ll"atc. The Subcommittee has no reason to believe that ~~ere has not been fiill disclosure, but the figures reported by the City Attorney and the expendimres reported by the City Administrator are slightly inconsistent. The City Attorney reported. 5372,857 as billed to the consolidated government for 1997 .andestimated that an additional S45,OOO worth of administrative support was provided by the City. Mr. Wall repons that of the menies expended for legal services in 1997, 544,336.99 were fer SPLOST (Special Purpose Local Option Sale . Tax) projectS and S28,592.11fer Risk Management which inciudes claims against the Shcr..ff and other liability claims. This totals 572,929.12. The Clty A..dII".inistratcr initially reponed expenditures of 5442,53 S for legal services. A later analysis by the City AdminiStrator produced a seGond total of S480,503 (See Table 1 for details). 'Nbile various reaso::S fur the ~ences were considered, the Subcommittee was unable to detennine which figures were the mest ac;urate. The:::ore, the Subcommittee arbitrarily Pagtz ! ._~i.__ i I I I I I It I ,J '. .. . I .j ; I I . . II . . I . 'f .-= ..9 _.. _ -~._-----------;---'------------ -/ DEC e2 '98 l1:~M MCG PRESIDENT'S OFi="ICE P.9 selected the second set of figures, provided by the City Administrator fer COmtJar1son purposes and for the purpose oftata! objectivity; In addition, it was assumed that the City Admimstrator possibly would. have cost information not available to the City Attorney. Table 1 below sets forth the cost data upon which Augusta's 1997 ~mparison figures are founded. Table 1 Augusta's A'tt01726yS' FIltl:l-1991 DeScription Burnside, Wall, Daniel, Ellison &: kvell Ca.pers, Dunbar, Sander3 &: Bruckner Harry James, ill (CDBG) Dye, Tucker, Everitt, Wneaie &: Long Altman, Kritzer & Levick (pension) FltZ'patrick. Cella. & Harper (Environmental.) :Misc. AIty.,Reporting & Legal Services Administrative Com Personnel Services & Supplies Ope..~ting Costs . Amount 5393,252.07 11,764.57 11,142.00 4,867.50 5,068.00 2,482.35 15,517.54 521,764.85' 14,644.22 Grand Total S480,S03.10 b) Companhies The Subcomrni~..ee 3elected wee Georgia ccmmuni:ti.es from which to obtain C".lI'rent cost data to compare to Augusta' s e:xperienc~. The 1997 fiscal year was ch.ose:J. as the base year since that was the.year for wmch the most rec~nt actUal cost data was available. !he communities chosen were Columbus, Athens and Chatham County. (In addition to colleC"'Jng data from these communities, the Subcommittee talked to r~resentatives of these governments about their legal seMces). P~6 Ii. II II iii . iii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 'c DEe 02 'S8 l1:44AM MCG PRE3:DE.'lT''5 OFFICE: P.10 , . The Subcommittee did its best to obtain reliable information upon ..wich to base its comparative cost analyses. rust as it hu beert difficult to be completely ce..."tain of the total cost of legal servic= uicurred by the CIty of Augusta, verifying me completeness and comparability of these com in other communities has been extremely difficult. Attached as Appendix 3 is the budget of Athens' City Attorney's office. Attached as Appendix 4 is the budget of the Columbus City Attorney's office. ,Attached as Appendix S is the budget for the County Attorney in Chatham County,. The difference in the line items in each budget is striking. Notably, none of these budgets rdlect a charge for rem. Only AtheM' budget reflects a charge for e1ec:rlc.ity, water or sewer Service. Equipmem and supply charges are either absent or somewhat suspect. These budgetS cause the Subcommittee. to suspect that the true costS of operating an in- house City Attorney' 5 office, after an appropriate allocation of all overh.esd and expense items, is considerably more than shown by any of the budgetS considered. It is interesting to note that 3tudies similar to that of this Subcommittee have been undertaken by Other communities. In 1997, Chat.lum County attempted to make an analysis of the cost of leg a! servic:s in counties having a population of 150,000 or more. A copy ofiliat . study is ~.a.ched as Appendix 7, Importantly, tbis analysis contained the following state..nent: "The rea.!. issue on providing legal services hinges on the quality of that service." Also of interest was the finding of the Chatham County study that Richmond County' 3 1997 costs were 51.02 per capita based on a. budget of $200,000. These figures were incorrec:. As noted in the study, the information reflected by the study wdependedentirely upon the county employee who answered the question and provided the response. T'ne Subcommittee decided the most meaningfui method of comparing cost figures is to compute them on a per capita basis... Table 2 presents such a comparison. ' Table 2. 1991 Legal Population Per Capita Legal Services E:xpense! 1990 Augusta 5480,503 189,i'19 I $2.53 Outside Chatham .County .. I .. S3 94, A60 I 216,935 $1.82 I Outside AIhens I 5323,400 I 87,594 I 53.69 I In-House Columbus \ 5363,191 I 179,178 $:4.03 In-Hause 4 The Augusta. City .~omey's general budget ror 1998 is attached as Appendix 6. This is attached to compare line items in the various Oudgeu available to me Subcomrnicee. POi' 7 ~. j j I i I - . . II . . . I -- ~ ~ ~." i ---- - --- , " --------------- - ..; " DEe 02 '58 11 : 44AM MCG PRESIDENT" S OF::"rCE: P.ll .,. . Not a. consolidaTed govermncnt. Cost usociated with City Attorney's office would need to be added in to give a tIUe pictUre oflega! costS in Sa.vannah/Chatham CoWlt)'o As shown by Table 2. the cost of the Athens in-house counsel operation is SJ.69 per capita. Athens' in-house City Attorney met with the Committee and stated definitely that, . although he believed. in the- in-house model, it would n.Q! be the least expensive model for Augusta. to adopt. - The Columbus in-hcuse Clty Attorney operatiol'1r however, is approxi1:tlllltP'iy 50 een13pu capita ch.ez.per than Augusta' 3 outSide counsel modeL One of the reasons fer this is the long tc:mre of, and relatively modeSt salary paid to; the Columbus Attorney. When he retires, we be1ievethe Columbus coStS willliramatically increase because of the need for additional attorneys. . There. also, are some differences in the scope of services rendered by the Columbus attorney and Augusta's attorney. Chatham County':; (an outside/inside model) Cost must be used with caution because it does not include the cost of the City Attorney's operation. AugUsta, therefore. presently finds itselfberween Columbus and Athens inpe:r capita. costs for legalservtces. No doubt Augusta also would be less than the combined per capita cost of Sa.vannah. and Chatham County. c) Bond Fees Traditionally, City and COW1ty Attorneys have received additional fees associated with bond issues. :Many attorneys .believe these additional fees are the only wa.y City anq County attorneys can continue to charge hourly rates in the 575 - $85 range which. is substantially below market. .. Bond fees, however, have be:n decr~ng in recent years. and exactly what savings, if any, the City would realize on a. bond issue if an in-house City .~"'tOmey received no fee is a matter concerning which the Subcommittee has no information. These fees are generally negotiated and it is not kno-wn if bond counsel's ove.''al.1 charge would change or not if an in-house City Attorney were in place. . d) Augusta In-House Model Costs The Subcommittee has fowid it extremely difficult to estimate the coSt of an in-house legal 3ervlce model. It has'oeen furnished a. memora.'1dum prepared by Bren.da-Byrd-Peiae:z, Director of Augusta's Office ofEqual-Oppommity dated December 11, 1997, entitled ''Provision of1.egal Services." Tnis memorandum contains an estimate of ~he cost of a completely in-house City Attorney' 3omcc. This esti.mate is attached as Appendix 3 and :furnishes a. range of annual costs between $37'2.756 to 5532,000. TIlls estimate assumes the principal City A.rtomey could be employed for a $3.l.ary ofbr:t"Nee.'l 580,000 to S90,000. The Subcommittee believes this estimate is law if Augusta. is going to have the quality attorney necessary. Additionally, the estitnate . i'~c 4 -. - - '0 -. DEe 02 ''38 11:45AM MCG F'~E=rDEj'~T'S IJFF:ci. P.12 ". c:cntains no provision fer the cost of outside, specialized legal help which will definitely be required, nor for secretarial services: The Subcommittee has not attempted. to. verifY other costs wociated with an in-house operation. One matter to consider in estimating future costS is thatthe hourly.rate charged by Mr. Wall' 3 office has not changed in a number of years. TmlS, there has not been a cost of living increue which. might be inevitabLe in an in-house model. vn. CONCLUSION . An analylia of all available information does not create a convincing argument for change in the present system. While tbis Subcommittee made no attempt to evaluate the qualIty afJepl services presently rendered to the City, we rueived no credible criticism of that quality. Likewise, we received no Criticism ofpnsent counsel's independence. The coat information available to the Subcommittee contains no suggestion that the City is not receiving real v:uue for the services it ret:eives. Additionally, there is DO convincing evidence available which would. suggest tbat the adoption of an in-house model would be as economical as the present outside counsel model. . VTII. CA;n:'-A T TO CONCLUSION The Subccmmittee's findings and recommendations were not UI1R.nimnusly agreed upon. Some members or the Subcommittee believe strongly that an in-house City Attorney' 3 office will be a more economical method of providing legal sernces. These members also believe all of the factors listr:d in SeCtion m above can all be obtained by adopting an in-house model IX. A POSSIBLE ALTERNATIV''E: As stated in Section yea) above, there is reason to conclude that as the City grows the need for in-house counsel may increase. This seems to be the conclusion reached by tile larger cities/counties such as the Clty or A1lanta, Fulton County, Dekalb County, Cobb County and Gwinnett COWlty. Should. the Augusta Conunission desire to test the advisability of an in-hou~ counsel arrangeme.'1't, initially, the Subcommittee suggests that the CUI1'e%1t arrangement be modified by employing one full. time assistant attorney to work within the confines of the Municipal Building. This individual could render suc..'1 services as the City Attorney and the Commission would be best suited to define. On the surface, it would appear that routine contracts, matters involving purchases and bidding, resolutions, ordinance drafting and routine persoMel matters might be handled by such a person. The quaHiicatior.s and, therefore, the pay of such anindivieual would be less that :hose of the City Attorney. Such a person could report to the Chy Attorney, as is the situation in Cha!..~am County, or repon dire~.ly to the City . AdministT:uor 'N"ith coordination of the City Attorney. Each relationship would present special , issues which should be spelled out in the wrinen policies. . Secretarial. services, copying facilities and the COst of supplies might be shared 'N"ith others in the Administrator' 3 . office. If this modeL is tried. the Commission should be careful to make a compLete allocation of all COStS associated with the in-house a.ttorney ane this would include all ?ag~ 9 . . ." . . , ;-j .,' :.: ;; :.1 .--------------------------- . . - -." .. ."- - - - .. DE:G ~. '98 l1:.:19AM MCG FRE:::;~DENT'S OF::-~l:;;' P.13 ; shared. expenseS. This information might provide some basis for calC1]l~~"g the cost of implementing a completely in-house operation. X. SUMMARY The Subcommittee summarizes its conclusions and ret:ommendatior.s as follows: 1. There is no convincins argument for a change in the present system of procuring legal services fer the City of Augusta.. . '2. Regardless of the model chosen for the provision oflega! services; the City should develop guidelines and safeguards designed to assure the independence oflega! counsel and to prOtect against real and perceived conflicts of intereSt. 3. Policies~ also, should be adopted as to day-to-day supervision, assignmenu, schedules, status repons and performance evaluations. 4. Guidelines should be developed as to which City employees may contact the City Attorney while guaranteeing necessary ac::~ssibility. s. Should Augusta desire to experiment with an in-house model for legal services, it might start with the employment of one full-time assistant attorney who would be responsible for clearly defined areas. Lines of authority and reporting responsibility also would need to be clearly deiined.. XI. AcrNO~"Lq)G'EME~rrS The Subcommittee expresses its appreciation to NIt. Oliver, the City Attorney, the City Attorneys in Columbus and Athens and the Chatham County Anorney' 3 Office. RespecrtUlly submit""~ . I . / . . _~~ je/V-/ ~ ~ .1$ C Gerald W oads, ChaiIman . JJ "J~A' O.J) aJLJh'- Ms. Tern P...arlan /7 P1 - .'i - . . ., . II ., I . ~, . i." ; . I . .., J I PI I I I .. .," - - , . --~--~--~~:_---~--~-~--~----~-~-~-----~~--~-~~~~-~--~~~-.~-- / .' DEC 02 'S8 11:46AM MCG PRESIDENT'S OFFICE P.14 . . . LumY E. SCONYERS MAYOa. April 7 I 1 998 Mr. Patrick J. Rice, Attorney P.O. Box 1564. Augusta, Georgia 30903 Dear Pat: The Augusta Commission In meeting held April 6, 1998 appointed you as a subcommittee to study the best procurement of legal services for the consolidated government through (1) outside counsel; (2) in-house counsel; or (3) some combination. Mayor Pro-Tern. Lee Beard and I would like to meet with the subcommittee on Wednesday, April 15, at 3:00 here in the Mayor's Office to discussion the scope of . services of the subcommittee and to answer any questions you may have. Tnank you for agreeing to serve and we look forward to seeing you on April1Sth. Cc: TMe Honorable Lee. Beard, Mayor Pro Tem Cc: Members of the Augusta Commission Cc: Mr. Cnarles "Randy" Oliver, Administrator . . . . . a . '. . ~ , , . . . I I I ~ II II DE;C 02 ' 98 11: .:17~M Mer; PR::;SID8'lT-' S OFF'ICE: P.1S ~. SCOPE OF WORK OF BICHMOlm COtlNI'Y Arr~ 1. Personnel: a) b) c) d) e) f) g) 'h) i) Policies Eea1t.h Inwran~ Pension Issues Discipline/ A.ppeal.s SubstanCe. Abuse EEOC Responses FLSA ADA Family Medical Leave 2. PublicWorks: a) Drain.a.ge b) R.ea1 EsutefTitlelEasemel1ts1Closings c) Liability Issues -drainage d) Construction ContractslEngineering ContractS e) rnffic Engineering ~ Cond~on g) Consnucno.n Disputes h) Street Dedication i) Road .-\bandonment j) Private Road Isaues (flagpoles) 3. Reereation: a) Personnel b) Construction. 4. Facilities: (under publicwork3) a) Constr'l.lction" b) Comrac:s c) Leases d) Contamination/Clean-up s. Tr:U1Sit: a) P~sonnel/Substance abuse b) ConrractS . Advertising/Shelter/Schools c) Rural Transit d) F ederai Grants II . . ., . . .i . . i . .. ., . , , ~ . I ! . . 1 i . ,. .. I i . i II i . . , II ~. . "--. DEC 02 '98 .. 11: .;17~M MCG ?~E3:DEJ'tT-' S OFFIC=:: P.16 " .;' 6. Infortn2tion Technolon~ a) Radio comra.cts b) T ower ContraCtS c) Software ContraCtS d) Software DisputeS e) Cable Agreements t) Franchise A~ems ..7. Trees & Parla: Trees 8. Utilities~ a) lUtes b) ConstrUction - Bond Projects c) Constructed WetlandsIBirdslCo%Uent Order d) privatization of Sludge Hauling e) Water & Sewer Rates f) Right-of-Way Questior.s g) Antenna Agreements on Water! owers h) Lead-based Paint i) Personnel - on-call 9. Animsl Control: a) Ordinances 10. B..C.Q: a) ContraCts b) Medical c) Inmate Complaints !Liability 11. P'annin~ & Zonin~: , a) . Rezoning ISSUe:! b) S etl:::acks c) Development ptans d) Ordinar.ces e) Riverfront review f) Signs g) Varia-nees _. ----.... -. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - -.... -'- - - - _. -.- - -. - - -. \ . .. .. r, .' .. . . . . :. II . . . . . ~ ; I .. 1 , II I , .. , .. 1 - DEC 02 '98 11:48AM MCG PRESIDENT'S OFr I CE' P.l? / ., 11) Appeals Board .. i) VeSted Right/Grandfather D Flag Poles 12. License &: Insnection: a) Alcohol Lic~5e$ b) BusinesaLicense - Tran,sierrt, etc. c) Vacant LotsiOvcrgrovm LotslCondPm\1ation ofProperti.es hearings . IprosecutiOl1 in magistrate's court .ci) Animals e) Zoning Violations f) Demolition (title searches/procedures) 13. Housini & Nei2:hborhood Develooment: a) u"DAG Loans b) HUn Regulations c) Facade Grant/Construction Disputes d) . CDBG Agreements e) CEOTA's (Community Housing) f) Loan Programs/Closings 14. ~: a) Personne.lJFLSA b). 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A.=ist:lnt CQtJnty Manager '{-1 C.::unty At"..=mey Servl~s Bl1s!das the lnformation provided to the.Eoare airea~y, t would. like ta offer an an~liy:si3 on hew the urban eotJnt1es in Georgia (defined as those counties with pc:pulatiQn af 15Q,000 or more) provide legal servic:es. This analysis ~rcvides a t:nic:tue vantage point because it uses ccmparative ciata from the same =~nties from 1990 to 1S$7 (YOIJ might remember, a stmilar issue arose befcre the Board in 1990). R N n u M Please note that t.":esa f'esuits do net inc:cata anything about the ~t:anty of legal s.ervicss. The responses de~ended entirely upen t.,e county employee who answe.red the ~uestiQns and ~rov\ded the rest=lot".se. A 1. SURVC"( RESUL TS/COMPARtSQ./'!;:-!-. How the results o~ the 1997 . suNey e~m~ares to the resul"::$ cf the 1950 survey can be seen OM Attachment 1. A few observations: D 1.1 In 1990, oni)' three c~ur.ties used in-nouse legal service$. 5':( 1$51, this numeer inc:-eased tc fIV'! counties {OeKaib ~nd Cobb transfonned}. Tcciay, all four counties larger than Chatham County use ti,.e services of in-hous~ c:~unsei and ~=mpanyins in-house legal s:aff. in addlticn. MtJ:s==gee County (cQnsoti~tac! government) also uses in-house counsel. This indicates the move tg...wrd. in.. ho~e legal SQrvlcss-at least in Ia.r;er c::lunties.. 1.2. The real Issue on providing ~egal servicas hinges en :be .~uattt'i of . thai seNic:=. The tZurvey dees nQt address this issue.. 1 ~ On t.."':e tssue Qf e~ the surveys ?ro~de c:om;=arative sna~shots af each count'(s tctalbudget fer legal services. WhUe useful, a problem rem3ins with this bread..based approach. Unless budget ciet:ils =an be. prov;dQd. thedifficu!tv comes In knowing the scope of legal services each county handlQs. For e:::am?le. 5cmelJ.rl::an counties race si'eeial1zsd areas In SQme environmental issues (landfills and water a"~ scwe:-) than other- =Quni:i~ do not. - 1 .' . J . . ". ., :} I I . i . . . I. I I I . ~ DEC a2 '98 1l:56AM MCG ?R:::::IDE:--IT'S OFrIC:::' ?26 .. ," 1.4 SInce it wou1d not be fair to compare the onLy budget doitars Qf more pc:?u1a:ed urban c:Juntics in the mct::"o Atlanta area, I attempted . to pr=vida 3 ~ommcn c,mit Qr me:S;Ur9. For this. I calculated pel' capft: c:::st (~opufatrc" divided by county attorney': budget-the 1990 repcrt Frovided the sama unit of measura). a. The per capita cost r:ang~ from DeKalb CC\,Utty at S2.S4 to Riehmond County at S1.02 in 1997. b. The aVQr'aga of aJi nine countfes amounted to $2.08 par capita in 1997 (=mparcd ~Q 51.55 in 1990). . Co Chatham County r:ml<3 as the third lowest e=st per capita in 19S7 at $1.71. d. With this data. it would be unfair to dr.nv any correlation betwGen t:czts assoc;a'tad with in-house regal counsel in c:=m;:arison to corrtra~ s~Nices. Hcwever. it can bG pclnted Qut-that irl-hcuse legal seNicas atMusccgae-Cotumow: (which rep~Qn~ ~Q organi~tion=) tcrt::1ls S1.49 pGr =Fita~ whieh is lass than Chat1,am CountyJs S1.71 pGr ca;:ita. However, thE! legal services provided in-hcuse in the four other targe countfas Q%:aec:s the per :apita rate of Chatham County.s $1.71 at S2.54, Fulton c.ounty; S2.S2 DaKar!: County~ 52..S2; Coco CQt:nty. i:a.C2; and Gw;nne'tt County, $1.S1. Itshoutd ca nctad that all four of these counties also re?l"esent populations In tc,e half-mHIion I:ao~le range ana mere. In ad Cltlo l'l1 tt,e scope of tietr Je;atservic2S may also inc!ude services net provided iM Chat.'1am County (i.a.s;:aei:iHzeci for water and Q~wQrjenvirenmQnta.lJare..). 1.5 The situation of CaKalb an: C~bc ~~tlnties may be rel~vant ~o . Chat.~:m CQl.Ln'ty's rnview of ttlfs lsstJe. In "tSSO~ beth ~ed =ntract.:5 fa:' legal servic:ss but by 1997, beth movr:d tc'N'ara in-house lesal saNies. WhiI~a basa for Cobb County C3n net be used (in 19$0,' CQb.b County u:ed five different law firms 3nd dId net prc:vide any estimate En the sUT'\!ey), OeKalb County ~rovidesan example. a. CeiUJb Counrts l:luaget fer lesal ser"licss vfa c:;ntra~ In=:aasad fromSa~CIOOO in 1990 to $1,700,000 in 1957 via in- nQuse s'taffing. DeKaib County's ;=er capita e::::j:lense inc.-aasec fr:lm SL4.6 to S2.92. It'Nould be unfair to draw a ccnciusicn sines other fac~rs than the transfer from contract to in-house legal servicz= I:culd l;aU~e a SQ% lncraa.:a during this pcariocL 2. USE OF OUTSiCe A TiORNEYS. Besices the County At:=mey1s legal fees~ Chatham County also ccntrac:ed with eight Qt.~el" attorneys [n 1956 (as many as 16 ether fu"ms during the ~ast few years} for s;:ee:auzed servfces. Almcst all of these invQtve tw'c .:l,.,;:.as: 1} OeTgnciing ~~ath::;m Caunty in lawsuits brought by jail Inmates; 2) Representing Chatham County In ~ appea1s. . 2..1 Attachment 2 shews the usa of c:Jn'tra.c:t legal ser-I;cas, hours ana tct:aI amcur:=:: ~3IcL 2 " , . . . .:1 . ..' . . . \ . .~^':: ~ .-. ., .. ~ :(! . . ... . ..1 I I I I . - _ _L _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . .. . ,. ,. ) DEe 02 '98 ll:S7AM MCG PRESIDENT'S OFF'Ia:: P.27 _. / 2.2. Outside [egal services totalled some $43,S65. 'ihLs repnr.sen= some 584 flours. an average at $75.28 per hour (the C4unty AUcmey's r2te is S8Q per .hcur1. This n:!t:2rasams about one-third of a full-time position (based en 584 ncur: divided .by %OQO man-hours). 3. STATUS OF tN-HOUSe ATTORNt::V mu- Tnt! lecal ac:t th:t win amend the 5tr.lbiIng Act tc authome an in-house attomey should be passed by the Genara1 As:iembly within the next few days. 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Counsel Senior Attcmey Junior Attorney 1 Paralegal 1 Secretary Fringe Benefits Initial Start-up Capit:1l Legal Fees (outside counsel) Office Space U tiIi ti es Telephone Office SupplIe", Copier, Fax Books Training :tnd Conference! Tr.1vel "" Estimated Budget:1ry Cost Augu.rt:z's Legnl Depdrtment FY98 $188,000 - 225,000 S 80,000. 95,000 S 45,000 - 55,000 S 35,000 - .45,000 S 28,000. 30,000 (budgeted) S 55,400 - 66,000 S 40,000 - 50,000 S 50,000 -1501000 S 10,356 S 3,600 S 6,000 .. - S 0,000 S 5,000 S 10,000 S 10,000 53;2.;56 - ~32_000