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Regular City Council Minutes - 11/18/02 Page 11 Mayor Kysylyczyn stated that the procedure would be the same as that used for an abatement process. Councilmember Klausing expressed further concern that by the City Council becoming involved, politics may become involved; expressed disappointment that the entire Council had not been involved in determining whether there was a need for this paragraph being included in the proposed contract representing a policy change; and was adamantly concerned regarding the specific use of "criminal" citations. After further discussion, and consulting with Community Development Director Welsch regarding the average number of code violations processed by staff in a year, Mayor Kysylyczyn called the motion. Ayes: Nays: Roll Call Schroeder, Kough, and Kysylyczyn. Klausing, Maschka. D. Approve City Attorney Contract Kysylyczyn moved, Kough seconded, approval of a contract with the firm of Ratwik, Roszak and Maloney, P .A., to provide legal services to the City as the City Attorney. Kysylyczyn noted that his motion included a contract change on Page 1, Terms, Section 1.1, a.) and b.), that meeting attendance was not to collectively exceed four per month, with the contract showing a yearly total, to accommodate those months that more or fewer meetings were scheduled due to recesses or special meetings. City Attorney Squires commented on the motion, stating that the 2003 Council meeting schedule would have conformed to contract language, but if the Council preferred to stipulate a yearly total, speaking for the law firm, he thought they would have no objection. City Manager Beets brought to the Council's attention a correction on the contract under "Recitals," Item No.3, Year Two with the dollar amount accurately revised to City Attorney Contract Approval