City of Oakland - File #: 12-0127

• File #: 12-0127
• Version: 1
• Name: Outside Counsel Contracts Report
• Type: Informational Report
• Status: Withdrawn
• File created: 11/1/2012
• In control: *Finance & Management Committee
• On agenda: 2/26/2013
• Final action: 11/6/2014
• Title: Subject: Outside Counsel Contracts Report From: Councilmember Desley Brooks Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report And Possible Action On How The City Attorney's Office Awarded In Excess Of Eight Million Dollars ($8,000,000) In Outside Counsel Contracts Without Council Approval And/Or A Competitive Bid Process In Violation Of The City Charter And The City Of Oakland Purchasing Ordinance; Whether The Lack Of A Competitive Bid Process Created A Pay To Play Scheme In The Award Of Outside Counsel Contracts; And Establishing Processes And Procedures To Ensure The City Attorney's Office Complies With The Requirements Of The City Charter And The Purchasing Ordinance

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/7/2013	1	*Rules & Legislation Committee	Withdrawn with No New Date	Pass
12/11/2012	1	Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and Finance and Management Committee	Continued	Pass

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Subject:      Outside Counsel Contracts Report

From:            Councilmember Desley Brooks

Recommendation:   Receive An Informational Report And Possible Action On How The City Attorney's Office Awarded In Excess Of Eight Million Dollars ($8,000,000) In Outside Counsel Contracts Without Council Approval And/Or A Competitive Bid Process In Violation Of The  City Charter And The City Of Oakland Purchasing Ordinance; Whether The Lack Of A Competitive Bid Process Created A Pay To Play Scheme In The Award Of Outside Counsel Contracts; And Establishing Processes And Procedures To Ensure The City Attorney's Office Complies With The Requirements Of The City Charter And The Purchasing Ordinance