ENROLLED ORIGINAL A RESOLUTION 26-44 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA March 4, 2025 To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to approve multiyear Contract No. DCCB- 2025-F-0003 with Edelson PC to provide legal services to the Office of the Attorney General. RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Contract No. DCCB -2025-F-0003 with Edelson PC Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025”. Sec. 2. (a) There exists a need to approve multiyear Contract No. DCCB- 2025-F-0003 with Edelson PC to provide legal services to the Office of the Attorney General for Public Advocacy Division matter s. (b) Because this is a multiyear contract and involves expenditures in excess of $1 million during a 12- month period, Council approval of this contract is required by section 451 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 803; D.C. Official Code § 1- 204.51). (c) Council approval is necessary to allow the continuation of these vital services. Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Contract No. DCCB- 2025-F-0003 with Edelson PC Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Act of 2025 be adopted after a single reading. Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.