HomeMy WebLinkAboutExecutive Order SF-2024-13 - Rescind JB-06, Hiring Outside Legal Counsel CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA
EXECUTIVE ORDER
SF-2024-13
WHEREAS, Indiana Code 36-4-9-12 and Carmel City Code Section 2-3(a)(4) establish
the Corporation Counsel as the head of the City of Carmel Department of Law and responsible for
managing the legal affairs of the City; and
WHEREAS, Corporation Counsel must approve the hiring of outside counsel and the
payment of outside counsel legal fees; and
WHEREAS, in order for the Corporation Counsel to fulfill the above responsibilities,
Corporation Counsel must be informed of and approve all legal services to be performed for the
City by outside counsel prior to the provision of same.
NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the power and authority granted to me as Mayor of
the City of Carmel, Indiana, I, Sue Finkam, do hereby declare and order that, the prior Executive
Order JB-06 is hereby rescinded,and the following provisions shall be effective on and after March
A , 2024:
(1) All requests for services to be provided to the City by outside legal counsel shall be set
forth in writing, be accompanied by a purchase order indicating the anticipated cost of
such services and shall be forwarded to and approved by the Corporation Counsel prior
to the provision of same.
(2) All invoices for services provided to the City by outside legal counsel shall be date-
stamped as of the date on which they are received and shall be forwarded to and
approved by the Corporation Counsel prior to their payment.
SO ORDERED THIS 2)5 DAY OF MARCH, 2024.
S F. am, M yor
Attest:
Ji Cider, Chief of Staff