TO: Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Douglas E. Smith, City Manager
DATE: September 21, 2016
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APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH CAPITAL HILLS CONSULTANTS, INC, REPRESENTED BY DAVID K. SIGERSON, JR. FOR PROFESSIONAL LOBBYING, CONSULTING, AND MONITORING SERVICES WITH RESPECT TO THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE, BROWARD COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION, BROWARD COUNTY COMMISSION, AND THE BROWARD COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD ON VARIOUS STATE AND LOCAL ISSUES.
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BACKGROUND: David K. Sigerson, Jr. has served as the City's Lobbyist since October 17, 2011. The agreement was subsequently renewed on September 19, 2012 for an initial term of twelve (12) months with an automatic renewal of three additional one-year terms. The last of the three one-year terms is set to expire on September 30, 2016, and as such, a new agreement has been drafted. The term of the proposed agreement is for an initial one-year term (October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017) with three one-year additional terms that shall renew automatically at the same contract rate, unless directed otherwise by the City Commission. Under the proposed agreement, Capital Hills Consultants, Inc., represented by David K. Sigerson, will continue to represent the City with lobbying, consulting, and monitoring services with respect to the Florida Legislature, Broward County Legislative Delegation, Broward County Commission, and the Broward County School Board on various state and local issues including but not limited to: Law Enforcement Services Assessment legislation; preservation of local government home rule; any legislative attempts to limit or reduce local governments' ability to raise revenue or impose unfunded mandates; legislation affecting CRAs; personnel and retirement issues; growth management; comprehensive planning and transportation; hurricane preparedness and emergency management; state and local grants and appropriations requests; Seminole Casino development impact on the City, and other state or local legisla...
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