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OQ ..." -.. . Professional Services Agreement Executive Search Services This Agreement is made by and between the City of San Marcos (the "City") and Ralph Andersen & Associates (the "Consultant"). 1. Search Engagement. The City agrees to engage the Consultant to perform those services described below for completion of an executive search for a new City Manager for the City (the "Project"). 2. Services. The Consultant agrees to perform the services necessary for completion of the Project, which will include, without limitation, the services described in the Project Work Plan attached to this Agreement as Attachment A. In performing services, the Consultant agrees to abide by the City's Terms and Conditions for Professional Services attached as Attachment B. 3. Relationship. The Consultant is an independent contractor and is not to be considered an agent or employee of the City. 4. Compensation. As full compensation for the Consultant's professional services performed hereunder, the City will pay the Consultant the fixed amount of$13,500 (the "professional services fee"). 5. Expense Reimbursement. The Consultant will be entitled to reimbursement from the City for such expenses as reasonable travel, printing and binding, postage and delivery, clerical and long-distance telephone charges. Expenses will not exceed $8,250 without prior authorization of the City. Advertisements will be directly invoiced to the City. The Consultant will provide the City with a listing of expenses by category of expense as a part of monthly billings and such other documentation with respect to expenses as City may reasonably request. 6. Designated Representatives. The Consultant designates Mr. Charles Rohre as its representative and principal employee for performance of services under this Agreement. The Consultant may make a change in this designation only with the prior written consent of the City. The City designates Ms. Carolyn Liner as its representative and principal contact for coordination of the services to be performed by the Consultant. The City will provide written notice to the Consultant of any change in this designation. 7. Additional Services. In the event the City requires other services in addition to those described in Paragraph 2, the City will provide a written notice to the Consultant, and the City will compensate the Consultant at the Consultant's standard hourly rates, plus reimbursement of expenses. 8. Payments. Progress payments of the Consultant's professional services fee and expenses will be made on a monthly basis by the City upon receipt of billings from the Consultant. Billing and payment amounts for the professional services fee will be based on the percentage of the Scope of Services completed by the Consultant. Expenses will be billed at cost. 9. Guarantees. A. If, during the first year of employment, the new City Manager resigns or is dismissed for cause by the City, the Consultant agrees to perform another search for a City Manager for the City for no professional services fee. The new search project will consist of the services described in Paragraph 2