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Laur, Betty
From: McWilliams, Lori
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 10:52 AM
To: Mayo, Deanna; 'acemangum@aol.com ; c28hansen@aol.com; Laur, Betty; Debbie Telfrin (E-
mail); Michael Couzzo (E-mail)
Cc: Archive
Subject: FW: TEQ General Employees
Attachments: 1012.14-HPJ fee incr.pdf
Pension Board Members,
Please find attached a letter from your attorney increasing her fees beginning in July. Additionally, she is requesting a 5%
COLA increase each year.
Please consider these factors:
Current fee is $170 an hour
Suggested Increase is a 17.6% increase over the current year
Over a 5 year period the fee with a 5% COLA will be an increase of 50%
The Village Attorney is paid $175 per hour.
Your options are to continue with your current firm or place this service out to bid.
Lori McWilliams, CMC
Village Clerk /Pension Coordinator
From: Karen Amenity [mailto:karena@hpjlaw.com]
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 9:49 AM
To: Harding, Catherine; Carl Hansen; Reid, Merlene; Ace Magnum
Cc: McWilliams, Lori; Laur, Betty; Bonni S. Jensen
Subject: TEQ General Employees
Trustees:
Attached is a letter from Bonni regazding our fee increase for consideration at your May 5th meeting. Please
contact us if you have any questions.
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Legal Assistant to Bonni S. Jensen (bsjensen(a~hpjlaw.com)
HANSON, PERRY & JENSEN, P.A.
400 Executive Center Drive, Suite 207
West Palm Beach, Florida 33401-2922
561.686.6550 (Phone)
561.686.2802 (Fax)
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HANSON, PERRY ~ JENSEN~ P.A.
4OO EXECUTIVE CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 2O7 -WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA 33401-2922
JILL HANSON*
mjhanson®hpjlaw.com
ANN H. PERRY
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BONNISPATARAJENSEN
bsjensen@hpjlaw.com
~AL50 ADMITTED IN N.Y.
April 25, 2008
TELEPHONE (561) 686-6550
FACSIMILE (561) 686-2802
Tequesta General Employees Pension Plan
Board of Trustees
Lori McWilliams
345 Tequesta Drive
Tequesta, FL 33469
Dear Trustees:
Re: Tequesta General Employees Pension Plan
Hanson, Perry & Jensen Fee Increase
Our File Number: 1012.0001
Over the past several years, our firm has faced increased expenses in significant
areas of our operation such as office supplies, office space, utilities, health insurance,
employee benefits, travel expenses, etc. We have avoided passing these increased costs
to our clients by economizing in ways not affecting our quality of service or our ability to
respond to your needs.
At this time, we must make an adjustment to our fees. Beginning June 15, 2008,
your new rate will be $200 per hour. Please note that we have never requested a fee
increase in the time we have been representing you (since December 2002). Attached is
a breakdown of past fees and proposed fees.
In addition, rather than requestina an increase on an irregular basis, I would like tc
propose a COLA of 5% annually on January 15th each year. i am presenting this to you
now for consideration at your next meeting.
We greatly appreciate your business and the opportunity to continue serving you.
If you have questions regarding this increase, please contact me.
Sincerely yours,
~~
Bonni S. Jens n
BSJ/ka
Enclosure
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Hansom Perm & Jensen P.A.
400 Executive Center Drive, Suite 207
West Palm Beach, Florida 33401
2004 FEE SCHEDULE
(Current)
COSTS/FEES AMOUNT PER
Attorney Fees $170 Hour
Legal Assistant $ 65 Hour
Travel Tlme (not currently charged) $ Hour
Photocopies $0.20 Page
Faxes $0.50 Page
Postage is billed at the current rate as posted by the U.S. Postal Service.
Other shipping charges are billed at the current rates set by the service
provider.
2008 FEE SCHEDULE
(Proposed)
COSTS/FEES AMOUNT PER
Attorney Fees $200 Hour
Legal Assistant $ 75 Hour
Office Assistant $ 25 Hour
Travel Time* $100 Hour
Photocopies $0.25 Page
Faxes (no change) $0.50 Page
Postage and Shipping charges will continue to be billed at the current rates
set by the service providers. (No change)
*Travel time will not be billed to this Fund for local travel. Travel time is billed only when
traveling on behalf of the Fund outside the County.
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