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A-10. SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT OF LEGAL SERVICES - STEPHEN M. WEISS AND TERRENCE P. WOODS In accordance with Article 3, Sections MC1-343 and MC1-344 of the Maricopa County Procurement Code, approve a Sole Source procurement of Stephen M. Weiss, Esq. of the law firm Karp & Weiss, P.C. and Terrence P. Woods, Esq., of the law firm Broening, Oberg Woods & Wilson, to provide legal representation to Lisa M. Aubuchon and Andrew P. Thomas, respectively, for the defense of Arizona State Bar Complaints. The representation shall not exceed $100,000 per law firm, or $200,000 in total and is subject to the terms and conditions of Serial 10009-S, Legal Service Providers. Services shall be retroactive to January 3, 2011 and will terminate upon completion of the cases, depletion of the not-to-exceed dollar limit per firm, or accordance with the terms of Serial 10009-S. Discussed in Executive Session January 24, 2011, January 26, 2011, and February 7, 2011. Pursuant to A.R.S. § 42-17106(B), transfer FY 2010-11 expenditure appropriation of $100,000 from Non-Departmental (470) General Fund (100) Non-Recurring/Non-Project (0001) to County Attorney Civil (280) General Fund (100) Non-Recurring/Non-Project (0001). This action results in a net impact of zero to the total County General Fund budget. Within the appropriated budget for Non-Departmental, the amount to be transferred will be deducted from Unreserved Contingency. The Maricopa County Attorney, and agents working on his behalf, have conducted a reasonable effort to identify suitable representation through the existing contract Bid Serial 10009-S, Legal Service Providers. Finding no providers on the contract that were responsive, not ethically conflicted, or possessed the necessary qualifications, the Maricopa County Attorney has concluded that it is advantageous to Maricopa County to enter into a sole source contract with the two law firms described herein for the purpose of representing the individuals named. The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office will be responsible for administering the sole source contracts for compliance with the terms, conditions and pricing of Serial 10009-S, and assure the scope of representation is limited to the defense of the Arizona State Bar Complaints. The expenditure budget request is necessary due to unanticipated and unbudgeted costs associated with bar complaints and special action matters that are outside the scope of the current appropriated budget for the County Attorney’s Civil Division. (C-06-11-311-M-00)

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A-3. CANCEL SOLE SOURCE AGREEMENT WITH STEPHEN M. WEISS Cancel the action taken by the Board of Supervisors on February 10, 2011 (C-06-11-311-M-00) in approving a Sole Source Procurement for Legal Services from Stephen M. Weiss of the law firm Karp & Weiss, P.C. effective March 31, 2011. (C-06-11-311-M-01)