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Municipal Legal Services September 27, 2011 Mayor & City Council City of Centerville 1880 Main Street Centerville, Minnesota 55038 RE: Letter Of Understanding Terms for the limited operation of the Municipal Ticket Payment Program Ladies and Gentlemen, I am writing this letter to memorialize the operational components of the Test Phase of the Municipal Ticket Payment Program. I am seeking permission from the Centerville City Council to conduct a limited operation of the Program for citations issued by the Centennial Lakes Police Department. Here are the criteria for this limited operation: • The purpose of the test phase of the Program is to collect data to determine the feasibility of the Program. If the Program permanently continues, we will use data collected during this phase to define the scope of the Program, and to create operational policies and procedures. • The City has no obligation to use the Program after this test phase. • The scope of the test phase of the Program would be limited to 100 citations issued by the Centennial Lakes Police Department. These citations would be for petty misdemeanor moving violations. Each citation would be sequentially issued in any of the three Cities served by the Department. • The test phase would end after the arraignment date for all citations has passed. This period would be approximately 45 to 60 days from the issuance of the first citation. • The City would authorize my firm to collect fees from those who use the Program. These fees would be collected through the Program's website and processed by a merchant services provider (the Intuit Company). The City would be responsible for processing fees charged by Intuit. Intuit will deduct 3.69% from each transaction. Our firm will forward the remainder of the Program fees for all three Cities participating in the program to the City of Circle Pines. • Mr. Sweeney and I will determine the amount of the Program fees for each offense, after consultation with each City Council. The fees will be uniformly charged for each offense processed by the Program. • For cases occurring in Centerville, the Program will direct all prosecution functions for handling by my firm, and the Program website will bear the name, "Centerville Violations Bureau." 510 First Avenue North, Suite 610, Minneapolis, MN 55403 Tel: (612) 333 -6513 Fax: (612) 333-3821