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Supervisor DeSena offered the following resolution and moved its adoption, which resolution was declared adopted after a poll of the members of this Board:

RESOLUTION NO. 28 - 2024

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ASSIGNMENT OF AN AGREEMENT WITH LAMB & BARNOSKY, LLP FOR OUTSIDE LABOR COUNSEL SERVICES TO KEANE & BEANE, P.C.

WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 87-2023, duly adopted on February 7, 2023, the Town of North Hempstead entered into an agreement with Lamb & Barnosky, LLP, 534 Broadhollow Road, Suite 210, Melville, New York 11747 (“Lamb & Barnosky”) to provide legal counsel in labor and employment matters to the Town (the “Original Agreement”); and


WHEREAS, effective January 1, 2024, the Contractor’s labor and employment attorneys that represent the Town in ongoing matters pursuant to the Original Agreement will join the law firm of Keane & Beane, P.C., 534 Broadhollow Road, Melville, New York 11747 (“Keane & Beane”); and


WHEREAS, the Town Attorney has recommended that the Original Agreement be assigned to Keane and Beane effective January 1, 2024 in order to maintain continuous legal representation (the Assignment”); and 


WHEREAS, this Board wishes to approve the Assignment.


NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT


RESOLVED that the Board does hereby approve the Assignment; and be it further


RESOLVED that effective January 1, 2024 the Board terminates the Original Agreement with respect to Lamb & Barnosky, LLP; and be it further


RESOLVED that the Office of the Town Attorney be and hereby is authorized and directed to negotiate and supervise the execution of the Assignment; and be it further 


RESOLVED that the Comptroller be and hereby is authorized and directed to pay the costs of the Assignment upon receipt of duly executed Assignment and Amendment and certified claims therefor.


Dated: Manhasset, New York 


January 9, 2024


The vote on the foregoing resolution was recorded as follows:


Ayes: Councilperson Adhami, Councilperson Dalimonte, Councilperson Scott, Councilperson Troiano, Councilperson Walsh, Supervisor DeSena. 

 

Nays: None.

 

Absent: Councilperson Liu. 


cc: Town Attorney Comptroller