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March 20, 2018 Fage 2 of 3 On very rare occasions, a matter may arise which we cannot handle or for which we have a conflict; if so, we will assist the Village in retaining legalprofessionals with the relevant expertise to handle those matters. Currently, the Village's pension law needs are provided by Lewis Longman & Walker and Holland & Knight on an hourly basis, and it is anticipated that these services will continue to be provided in this manner or by another qualified law firm. 3. Fees for Services. A.. Flat Fee Component: The Firm will provide general Village Attorney services to the Village at a flat fee of $30,000 monthly (totaling $360,000 annually). The flat fee includes general Village Attorney services and excludes other specified services (Hourly Services) as set forth in Exhibit 2. B. Hourly Services: The flat fee for general Village Attorney services will not include Hourly Services, which will instead be performed and billed by the Firm on an hourly basis at a blended, discounted governmental rate of $250.00 per hour for attorneys and $125.00 per hour for paralegals. For Hourly Services, it is our practice to charge for actual time expended on your behalf, but not less than 2/10ths of an hour for each activity. G Additional Flat Fees: If mutually agreed by the •Firm and the Village, matters involving Hourly' Services may alternatively be provided at flat rates, to be individually negotiated as those matters arise. D. Amendments; The parties intend that the Village Council will evaluate this Agreement 12. months after execution and annually thereafter; and that the Flat Fee and Hourly rates herein will be increased by 3% for each satisfactory performance review. The parties may further amend this Agreement at any time as mutually agreed by the Firm and the Village. 4. Costs. In addition to the fees discussed in paragraph 3, we anticipate that certain expenses maybe incurred and advanced on your behalf. These expenses may include filing fees, recording costs, out-of-town travel expenses, delivery charges, long distance telephone charges, photocopies (xerox), special postage (express mail, certified mail and the like), computer research charges, court reporter expenses (including cost of transcript and court reporter's fee for attendance), court costs (such as filing fees, service of process, newspaper publication costs, subpoena costs, witness fees, recording fees, etc.), accounting and appraisal fees, fees and expenses of experts necessary to assist in the preparation and hearing of your case, investigation costs, word processing fees, computer charges and applicable lobbyist registration fees. In addition to our fees for legal services, you agree to pay us for such out-of-pocket expenditures. In the event unusually large costs or advances are anticipated, we reserve the right to require an additional cost deposit from you prior to undertaking the expenditures of funds on your behalf. WEISS SEROTA HBLFMAN COLE & BIERNLAN .