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As for Ratwik Roszak, being an incumbent can be difficult because you have established a well-documented record that is in everyone's recent memory. In reflecting on the incumbent's record of service the last three years, however, Review Team members could not think of a le- gal issue or occasion when the incumbent failed to give thorough attention to the city's legal needs or committed some error such as citing the wrong statute or code section or failing to consider a clearly applicable legal resource. While no one is perfect, the Review Team con- cluded that the incumbent's record of service was outstanding in terms of the accuracy and quality of legal service rendered. C. ATTORNEY-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP The effectiveness of service providers like attorneys depends in part on the level of trust they engender with their client. The Review Team was unanimous in concluding that the law firm of Ratwik Roszak, the incumbent, both at the interview and as demonstrated over three years of continuous service,llad engendered trust by being trustworthy. They are consistently prompt, thorough, and ethical in their legal dealings with the City. They provide legal advice free of bias, an accomplishment made more remarkable by our observation that Roseville's po- litical environment can sometimes be heated thus making legal recommendations, or any rec- ommendations, to the City Council more difficult. IV. RECOMMENDATION This item is for discussion at your October 17,2005 Study Session. At your October 24,2005, regular Council meeting Staff will ask you to approve the following ranking of City Attorney proposers: 1) Ratwik Roszak and Maloney; 2) Jensen Bell and Converse; 3) Kennedy and Graven. Staff would then begin contract negotiations with the top ranked proposer. Attachments: Request for Proposal All City Attorney Proposals (under separate cover, by law) City Attorney Interview Questions �