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NEW BUSINESS —10F <br />,--ARZEN HILLS <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: April 10, 2023 <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br />FROM: Dave Perrault, City Administrator <br />SUBJECT: Request for Proposal for Attorney Services <br />Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: <br />N/A N/A N/A <br />Council Should Consider <br />Motions to approve, table, or deny the following: <br />• Staff drafting an updated Request for Proposal (RFP) for attorney services for future <br />Council approval. <br />Background <br />This was requested by a Councilmember for tonight's agenda. The City Attorney, Joel Jamnik, has <br />announced his retirement with cities he serves, but is planning to serve Arden Hills through at least <br />the end of the year. The last time the City did an RFP for attorney services was in 2017, that <br />proposal is attached for reference under Attachment A. In 2017, the City chose to remain with both <br />Campbell Knutson as its Civil Attorney and Kelly and Lemmons as its Prosecuting Attorney (both <br />firms still serve the City in their respective capacities). <br />Tonight's action would direct Staff to move forward with drafting an updated RFP for attorney <br />services for future approval by Council. Council should consider the following if it moves this item <br />forward: <br />• Does Council want to do an RFP for both civil and prosecution? <br />• What timeframe does Council want to consider? If we move this forward now, are we still <br />using the current attorney through the end of the year? <br />Budget Impact <br />Budget impacts would be based on new rates for attorneys, our current rates are $155 per hour for <br />civil and $90 per hour for prosecuting, along with other rates for support staff. <br />Attachments <br />Attachment A: 2017 RFP for Attorney Services <br />Page 1 of 1 <br />