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Professional Services Policies <br />BACKGROUND <br />The City of Roseville retains outside professional services in the areas of: <br />X Legal (Prosecution, Civil, Economic Development, and Bond Counsel) <br />X Appraisal <br />X Planning and Landscape Design <br />X Audit <br />X Engineering, Architectural, and Environmental <br />Agreements for the above services have been through contracts either for specific projects or services, or <br />a given period of time. For legal services, written agreements are completed annually. <br />PT TR PC) CF. <br />It is desirable to amend the current methods of selecting and retaining consulting services to: <br />X consolidate significant professional service policies into one uniform policy <br />X provide Citywide consistency in the procedure of selecting and retaining professional <br />services <br />X ensure public confidence in process integrity by limiting the amount of time professional <br />services are provided <br />X ensure a fresh perspective and new approach to professional services <br />X ensure a regular, consistent fiscal review of professional services <br />pnT .Tw <br />It is the policy of the City to employ a consistent practice for selecting and retaining professional services. <br />Contracts for professional services shall be for three (3) years, and include a review process. Consulting <br />firms shall be engaged for a period of not more than two (2) consecutive three (3) year periods. After six <br />(6) years, they shall not be allowed to renew consulting services for a period of three (3) years. If deemed <br />in the City's best interests, the City Manager may continue professional services for longer than six (6) <br />years. If the need arises, the City Manager may solicit proposals and select firms for special projects or <br />services. Contracts will be reviewed on a case by case basis. <br />Selection of all firms shall be approved by the City Council. <br />Consulting firms: <br />II -10 <br />