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