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RESOLUTION NO. 1729
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CIBOLO, TEXAS,
APPOINTING DENTON NAVARRO RODRIGUEZ BERNAL SANTEE & ZECH,
P.C. ("DNRBS&Z") TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES AS CITY ATTORNEY,
DESIGNATING A CITY ATTORNEY AND ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEYS,
PROVIDING FOR REPEAL, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABIILTY, AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council finds it directed the City Manager to hire Denton Navarro
Rodriguez Bernal Santee & Zech, P.C. ("DNRBS&Z") for the City of Cibolo to provide interim
legal services to include all special projects under Item 11H on March 11, 2025, until the
completion of a request for proposals for legal services and City Council awarded services
upon the completion of this competitive process; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the City Manager on behalf of the City executed an
engagement letter on March 20, 2025, with DNRBS&Z for Interim City Attorney Services
("Engagement Letter — Interim City Attorney Services") dated March 19, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the City Council approved Resolution 1709 on April 8, 2025, appointing
DNRBS&Z to provide interim legal services as the City Attorney's Office and designating Paul
Wendland as City Attorney; and
WHEREAS, the City of Cibolo issued a competitive request for proposals for City Attorney
Services (RFP #25-140-19) on April 11, 2025, and accepted proposals until May 23, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the City Council evaluated multiple proposals for City Attorney Services and
conducted interviews, and, at the City Council meeting on August 26, 2025, selected the law firm
of DNRBS&Z to provide City Attorney Services; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council finds DNRBS&Z is composed of Attorneys and professionals
who are qualified to provide legal services for municipal operations, including litigation and
special projects; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds good cause exists to appoint T. Daniel Santee,
Partner/Stakeholder with DNRBS&Z, as the City Attorney of the City of Cibolo, Texas; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the City Manager should be authorized to execute the
engagement letter for City Attorney Services on behalf of the City of Cibolo, Texas.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CIBOLO, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Findings. The foregoing recitals are hereby found to be true and correct and
are hereby adopted by the City Council and made a part hereof for all purposes and findings
of fact.
SECTION 2. Appointment. The City Council hereby appoints the law firm of DNRBS&Z to
provide legal services as the City Attorney's Office or Legal Department of the city.
SECTION 3. City Attorney. T. Daniel Santee, Partner/Stakeholder with DNRBS&Z, is hereby
designated as the City Attorney.
SECTION 4. Assistant City Attorneys. All the lawyers employed by and associated with
DNRBS&Z now, and at any time in the future, are hereby designated as assistant City
Attorneys and are hereby authorized to represent and provide legal services to the City under
the stipeavisionofthe City Attorney subject, ultimately, to the discretion and direction of the City
Manager and City Council.
SECTION 5. Agreement. The engagement letter between DNRBS&Z and the City of Cibolo,
Texas is approved by the City Council.
SECTION 6. Execution. The City Council authorizes the City Manager to execute the
engagement letter between DNRBS&Z and the City of Cibolo, Texas, and hereby acknowledges,
accepts, adopts, and ratifies the engagement letter between said parties and executed by the City
Manager on September 9, 2025.
SECTION 7. Cumulative Clause. This Resolution shall be and is hereby cumulative of all other
resolutions of the City and this Resolution shall not operate to repeal or affect any such other
resolutions except insofar as the provisions thereof might be inconsistent or in conflict with the
provisions of this Resolution, in which event such conflicting provisions, if any, in such other
resolution or resolutions are hereby repealed.
SECTION 8. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this
Resolution shall for any reason be held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of
the remaining portions of this resolution.
SECTION 9. Effective Date. This Resolution shall become effective and be in full force and
effect from and after the date of passage and adoption by the city, and the engagement letter shall
be binding on the City of Cibolo, Texas.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 9' DAY OF EPTEMBER 2025.
-Mark D. Allen
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Peggy Cimics, TRMC, City Secretary