Dept/ Agency: Law Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending Type of Service: Professional Services Contract Purpose: First Amendment to the Agreement to Provide Legal Services as Conflict Counsel to Increase Contract Amount by $65,000.00 Entity Name Eric S. Pennington, PC Entity Address: One Gateway Center, Suite 105, Newark, New Jersey 07102 Contract Amount: $85,000.00 Funding Source: City of Newark Budget/Law Department Contract Period: January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015 Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS (X)) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a Additional Information: Contract Awarded -Resolution 7R7-j, adopted on January 7, 2015; Increasing Contract Amount by $65,000.00, not to exceed $150,000.00