Common use of Scope of Services and Term Clause in Contracts

Scope of Services and Term. 1.1 The City engages the Firm to provide legal services as it relates to the foreclosure of identified City code enforcement liens and for other legal services as may arise from time to time. This is a non-exclusive Agreement and the City reserves the right to contract with individuals or firms to provide the same or similar services. Either the City or the Firm may terminate this Agreement at any time upon written notice to the other. Termination of this Agreement shall not affect any rights, obligations, and liabilities of the parties arising out of transactions which occurred prior to termination. 1.2 Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties acknowledge and agree that the City is a political subdivision of the state of Florida, and as such, this Agreement is subject to budgeting and appropriation by the City of funds sufficient to pay the costs associated herewith in any fiscal year of the City. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event that no funds are appropriated or budgeted by the City in any fiscal year to pay the costs associated with the City’s obligations under this Agreement, or in the event the funds budgeted or appropriated are, or are estimated by the City to be, insufficient to pay the costs associated with the City’s obligations hereunder in any fiscal period and the City is not seeking the same or similar services from a competitor of Firm, then the City will notify Firm of such occurrence and either the City or Firm may terminate this Agreement by notifying the other in writing, which notice shall specify a date of termination no earlier than twenty-four (24) hours after giving of such notice. Termination in accordance with the preceding sentence shall be without penalty or expense to the City of any kind whatsoever.