06-Proposal for redistricting services with Guinn & Morrison

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GUINN & MORRISON ATTORNEYS David M. Guinn P.O. Box 97012 Michael D. Morrison Waco, TX 76798 December 3, 2010 Proposal for redistricting services to the City of Paris, Texas If retained, the firm of Guinn and Morrison would perform the following: 1. Determination of whether redistricting is necessary under either Federal or Texas Law will be within 60 days of the availability of 2010 census data. 2. Completion of all redistricting services necessary to submit a final proposed plan for preclearance by the Department of Justice based upon 2010 census data. The attorneys working on the redistricting will be David Guinn and Michael Morrison. 3. If it is determined that redistricting is necessary, the firm will be responsible for the preparation of the new redistricting plan that will comport with Texas and federal legal requirements. The firm will work with the City to prepare draft plans for its consideration and evaluate any alternate plans submitted to or considered by the City. Additionally, the firm will provide or work with staff to provide all maps and tabular data needed by the Justice Department and the Texas Secretary of State's office. As part of the process, Guinn and Morrison will conduct public hearings and prepare and submit to the United States Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Voting Rights Section all documentation required by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. We will monitor and advise the City of the progress of the redistricting submission throughout during the preclearance process at the Justice Department. 4. Oversee the preclearance process for the duration of the Justice Department's review. In several hundred redistricting submissions to the Department of Justice no plan we've submitted has been objected to. We work from a $5,000 retainer due within 30 days of acceptance of this proposal and on an hourly rate of $300.00 for attorney time and $75.00 for staff time, each to be billed in quarter-hour increments. Payment of the fee may be made as follows: 50% from the City's 2010-11 budget and the remaining 50% during the 2011-2012 fiscal year within 30 days from receipt of a final statement. All direct expenses will be billed at cost as they are incurred with payment due upon receipt. The retainer will cover the fee and expenses related to the demographic studies necessary to determine whether redistricting is legally required. EXHIBIT