Exhibit 10.8
RETAINER AGREEMENT
This will confirm an Agreement
between Liberty Renewable Fuels, LLC and Muchmore Harrington
Smalley & Associates, Inc. (MHSA) for the term commencing
on July 10, 2006 with respect to Michigan legislative and
governmental action affecting Liberty Renewable Fuels,
LLC.
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Scope of
Services . These services
will be performed under the direction of Liberty Renewable Fuels,
LLC and will include, but not be limited to, the
following:
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Representing Liberty Renewable
Fuels, LLC before the Michigan Legislature and the Executive and
Administrative Branches of the State of Michigan;
Advising Liberty Renewable Fuels,
LLC of the status of pending legislation of strategic interest;
and
Evaluating prospects for passage or
defeat of pending legislative proposals of interest to Liberty
Renewable Fuels, LLC.
Reports concerning any of the above
matters will be furnished to Liberty Renewable Fuels, LLC on a
regular basis, or more frequently as the situation may require.
This Agreement recognizes that when the legislature is in session
Liberty Renewable Fuels, LLC will not request or schedule MHSA
consultants for travel out of the Lansing area.
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Professional
Fees and Terms . During
the term of this Agreement, fees shall be payable upon billing by
MHSA based upon a retainer rate of $3,500.00 per month. Routine
expenses incurred by MHSA such as entertainment, copying, phone,
written communications, etc, are included in the monthly retainer
fee, not billed as separate expenses.
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Extraordinary expenses such as large
scale receptions or extraordinary activities requiring the services
of MHSA consultants will be charged separately and only incurred at
the specific request of Liberty Ren
