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Engagement Letter for the 2016 Lebanon City Attorney
Listed next is the Engagement Letter appointing Robert S. Schein as the 2016 Lebanon City Attorney. This document was provided on March 8, 2016, in response to a public records request submitted to Lebanon Mayor Matt Gentry for "any and all current contracts and/or other forms of agreement pertaining to the appointment of Robert S. Schein with the Krieg DeValt law firm as Lebanon City Attorney."
List Of Expenses For Which Reimbursement Will Be Sought
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Schedule Of Standard Charges For Expenses
This document below was provided on March 25, 2016, in response to a public records request submitted to Lebanon Mayor Matt Gentry to obtain (1) a copy of the list of expenses for which reimbursement will be sought that is referenced in item 1.B. of the above Engagement Letter for the 2016 Lebanon City Attorney and (2) a copy of the Schedule of standard charges for expenses that is referenced in item 2.B. of the above Engagement Letter for the 2016 Lebanon City Attorney.
April 2016 Work Performed by the Lebanon City Attorney
The Lebanon Clerk-Treasurer received Krieg DeVault invoice #431430 for April 2016
city mayoral legal representation services by Lebanon City Attorney Robert S.
Schein and other Krieg DeVault personnel. The invoice total was $5,416.67.
Professional services totaling hours were rendered by the following Krieg
DeVault personnel:
94.00 Robert S. Schein
13.30 James T. Crawford
8.30 Kevin G. Buchheit
5.50 Julie C. Bolling
1.00 Paul G. Reis
122.10 TOTAL HOURS
NOTE: Robert S. Schein and other Krieg DeVault personnel have provided a total of 422.70 hours of legal services in 2016 for $21,666.67, or $51 an hour.
March 2016 Work Performed by the Lebanon City Attorney
The Lebanon Clerk-Treasurer received Krieg DeVault invoice #430370 for March 2016
city mayoral legal representation services by Lebanon City Attorney Robert S.
Schein and other Krieg DeVault personnel. The invoice total was $5,416.67.
Professional services totaling 87.70 hours were rendered by the following Krieg
DeVault personnel:
77.70 Robert S. Schein
4.00 Julie C. Bolling
4.00 Kevin G. Buchheit
1.00 Alastair J. Warr
0.50 Paul G. Reis
0.30 Amy J. Adolay
0.20 Mark J. R. Merkle
87.70 TOTAL HOURS
NOTE: Robert S. Schein and other Krieg DeVault personnel have provided a total of 300.60 hours of legal services in 2016 for $16,250.00, or $54 an hour.
February 2016 Work Performed by the Lebanon City Attorney
The Lebanon Clerk-Treasurer received Krieg DeVault invoice #428283 for February 2016
city mayoral legal representation services by Lebanon City Attorney Robert S.
Schein and other Krieg DeVault personnel. The invoice total was $5,416.67.
Professional services totaling 102.70 hours were rendered by the following Krieg
DeVault personnel:
82.50 Robert S. Schein
6.30 Kevin G. Buchheit
5.80 Nicole R. Finelli
3.50 Adam C. Shields
3.40 Blake P. Holler
1.00 Amy J. Adolay
0.20 Rodney S. Retzner
102.70 TOTAL HOURS
NOTE: Robert S. Schein and other Krieg DeVault personnel have provided a total of 212.90 hours of legal services in 2016 for $10,833.33, or $51 an hour.
January 2016 Work Performed by the Lebanon City Attorney
NOTE: Robert S. Schein and Krieg DeVault provided a total of 110.20 hours of legal services for $5,416.66, or $49 an hour.
A public records request was submitted on March 7, 2016, to Lebanon Mayor Matt Gentry "to obtain a copy of a listing of the January 2016 work performed by the Lebanon City Attorney" - the requested January 2016 work list was not provided. Another public records request was submitted on March 16, 2016, to Lebanon Mayor Matt Gentry "to obtain a copy of the January 2016 summary invoice from Krieg DeVault that summarizes theb number of hours worked, the total charge for this time, and the expenses incurred" - the document provided on March 23, 2016, in response to this second public records request was used to prepare the following spreadsheet:
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January 2016 Work Performed by the Lebanon City Attorney |
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(Compiled March 24, 2016) |
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Source: Krieg DeVault Invoice Number 428288 |
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Date |
Atty |
Description |
Hours |
Rate /Hr. |
Fee |
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Jan 4 |
RSS |
City of Lebanon: meeting with Mayor |
6.00 |
$450.00 |
$2,700.00 |
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Jan 4 |
RSS |
Lebanon: review of statutes and planning; several calls |
4.00 |
$450.00 |
$1,800.00 |
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Jan 5 |
RSS |
Review of contract agreements, ordinances, resolutions |
4.00 |
$450.00 |
$1,800.00 |
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Jan 5 |
RSS |
Follow up on Minutes, Agenda and meetings; analyze issues |
2.00 |
$450.00 |
$900.00 |
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Jan 6 |
RSS |
Meet w/Clutter; analyze issues, outstanding obligations, cases |
4.00 |
$450.00 |
$1,800.00 |
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Jan 6 |
RSS |
Noncharge: meetings on matters related to City; follow up same |
2.00 |
$450.00 |
$900.00 |
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Jan 7 |
PGR |
0.50 |
$470.00 |
$235.00 |
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Jan 7 |
RSS |
Analyze issues related to meetings, appointments and follow up |
1.00 |
$450.00 |
$450.00 |
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Jan 7 |
RSS |
Follow up on outstanding matters; analyze the same |
1.00 |
$450.00 |
$450.00 |
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Jan 8 |
BPH |
Perform legal research |
0.50 |
$260.00 |
$130.00 |
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Jan 8 |
MCL |
Reviewed Indiana law |
1.70 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
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Jan 8 |
PGR |
[Plan Commission] Review of board meetings and zoning issues |
0.50 |
$470.00 |
$235.00 |
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Jan 8 |
RSS |
Review of issues |
3.50 |
$450.00 |
$1,575.00 |
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Jan 11 |
PGR |
Confer with Rob Schein re: |
0.40 |
$470.00 |
$188.00 |
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Jan 11 |
RSS |
[Council] Issues review related to meetings, Ord. 2015-20 review |
4.00 |
$450.00 |
$1,800.00 |
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Jan 11 |
RSS |
[Plan Commission] Meet w/Warren; review of meeting issues |
3.00 |
$450.00 |
$1,350.00 |
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Jan 12 |
PGR |
[Plan Commission] Confer with Rob Schein re: |
0.50 |
$470.00 |
$235.00 |
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Jan 12 |
RSS |
[Council] Meeting with Jeff Jacob regarding Lebanon Utilities |
2.50 |
$450.00 |
$1,125.00 |
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Jan 12 |
RSS |
[Plan Commission] Unsafe Bldng. Hearing 729 E. Washington St. |
2.50 |
$450.00 |
$1,125.00 |
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Jan 13 |
BPH |
[Plan Commission] Strategize with Mr. Schein |
0.50 |
$260.00 |
$130.00 |
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Jan 13 |
RSS |
[Plan Commission] Review Plan Com. Unsafe Building Hearing |
4.00 |
$450.00 |
$1,800.00 |
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Jan 14 |
RSS |
[Council] Review and work on matters, follow-up on outstanding |
4.00 |
$450.00 |
$1,800.00 |
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Jan 15 |
BPH |
[Council] Perform additional legal research |
1.30 |
$260.00 |
$338.00 |
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Jan 15 |
MCL |
[Council] Researched and reviewed |
3.10 |
$200.00 |
$620.00 |
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Jan 15 |
RSS |
[Council] Lebanon Utilities follow up; correspond w/Clerk-Treas. |
2.50 |
$450.00 |
$1,125.00 |
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Jan 18 |
RSS |
[Council] Perform additional legal research |
2.30 |
$260.00 |
$598.00 |
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Jan 18 |
RSS |
[Council] Call with Dan Fleming on potential new Ordinance |
1.00 |
$450.00 |
$450.00 |
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Jan 18 |
RSS |
[Council] Analyze issues |
1.00 |
$450.00 |
$450.00 |
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Jan 19 |
KGB |
[Plan Commission] Analysis of street/alley vacation documents |
0.40 |
$240.00 |
$96.00 |
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Jan 19 |
RSR |
[Plan Commission] |
0.20 |
$410.00 |
$82.00 |
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Jan 19 |
RSS |
[Plan Commission] Review meeting issues; Milky Way Hearing |
4.00 |
$450.00 |
$1,800.00 |
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Jan 19 |
RSS |
[Council] Follow up on issues |
0.50 |
$450.00 |
$225.00 |
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Jan 20 |
RSS |
[Council] Lebanon Utilities issues; Leb. Utilities Exec. Session |
3.50 |
$450.00 |
$1,575.00 |
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Jan 20 |
RSS |
[Plan Commission] Analyze issues related to Milky Way property |
0.50 |
$450.00 |
$225.00 |
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Jan 21 |
RSS |
[Plan Commission] Review matters related to Milky Way |
1.50 |
$450.00 |
$675.00 |
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Jan 21 |
RSS |
[Council] |
2.00 |
$450.00 |
$900.00 |
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Jan 21 |
SEJ |
[Council] Researched the requirements |
2.80 |
$240.00 |
$672.00 |
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Jan 22 |
RSS |
[Council] Work on matters for Council and strategic planning |
2.50 |
$450.00 |
$1,125.00 |
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Jan 22 |
RSS |
[Plan Commission] Meet w/Warren on Milky Way property |
1.50 |
$450.00 |
$675.00 |
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Jan 24 |
RSS |
[Council] |
0.50 |
$450.00 |
$225.00 |
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Jan 24 |
RSS |
[Governmental Affairs] |
1.00 |
$450.00 |
$450.00 |
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Jan 25 |
BPH |
[Council] Perform extensive legal research |
4.40 |
$260.00 |
$1,144.00 |
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Jan 25 |
RSS |
[Council] Review matters for meetings; meet w/Mayor & others |
5.00 |
$450.00 |
$2,250.00 |
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Jan 25 |
SEJ |
[Council] |
1.90 |
$240.00 |
$456.00 |
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Jan 26 |
BPH |
[Council] |
0.60 |
$260.00 |
$156.00 |
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Jan 26 |
RSS |
[Council] Analyze issues related |
2.00 |
$450.00 |
$900.00 |
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Jan 27 |
AWL |
[Council] |
1.50 |
$150.00 |
$225.00 |
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Jan 27 |
RSS |
[Governmental Affairs] Follow up on status and issues analysis |
0.50 |
$450.00 |
$225.00 |
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Jan 28 |
KGB |
[BZA] Communicated w/city planner to obtain rules & staff rpt. |
1.10 |
$240.00 |
$264.00 |
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Jan 28 |
RSS |
[BZA] Review of matters related to BZA |
1.00 |
$450.00 |
$450.00 |
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Jan 28 |
RSS |
[Police] |
0.50 |
$450.00 |
$225.00 |
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Jan 29 |
RSS |
[Police] Meeting w/Police Chief Warmouth & Dep. Chief Bailey |
1.00 |
$450.00 |
$450.00 |
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Jan 29 |
RSS |
[Lebanon City] follow-up; meetings with Mayor and others |
3.00 |
$450.00 |
$1,350.00 |
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Jan 29 |
RSS |
[Plan Commission/BZA] Review & analyze issues related to BZA |
2.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
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Jan 31 |
RSS |
[Plan Commission/BZA] Review for Plan Com., BZA, Council |
1.50 |
$450.00 |
$675.00 |
|
(uncertain) |
$1,690.00 |
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Total Hours & Current Fees: |
110.20 |
$45,294.00 |
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Less Fee Reduction: |
($39,877.34) |
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Total Current Charges for this Matter: |
$5,416.66 |
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Attorneys Key: |
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KGB |
Kevin G. Buchheit = 1.50 hours |
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BPH |
Blake P. Holler = 9.60 hours |
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SEJ |
Sarah E. Jones = 4.70 hours |
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AWL |
Anne W. Levy = 1.50 hours |
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MCL |
Maggie C. Little = 4.80 hours |
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PGR |
Paul G. Reis = 1.90 hours |
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RSR |
Rodney S. Retzner = 0.20 hour |
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RSS |
Robert S. Schein = 86.00 hours |
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