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Department Approval: <br />[tem Description: <br />REQLI EST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />Manager Reviewed: <br />Date: 12�14j98 <br />Item: F - 6 <br />P�enda Section: <br />Reporis and �ecommendalions <br />Selection of Firms to Provide Legal Services <br />Background: <br />Roseville currently uses outside legal firms to supply the services of Bond Attorney, City Attorney. <br />Development Attorney and Prosecuting Attorney. This year, as part of the Administrative Annual <br />Work Plan, a selection process was initiated for the legal ser��ices. <br />The selection process included: <br />• The development of a Request for Qualifications tailored to best match the City of <br />Rosevipe needs provided to approximately 50 firms in the metropolitan area. <br />• Initial screening of the 19 responses by an independent professional outside source. <br />• Interviews of each of the finalists in each area of specialty by a group of r�� tst�� r� �r� <br />and selected City staff. - ' _ <br />• Second interviews }�k administrative staff. � �, 1�' �t '� � � ' _ <br />fi �4.[ � <br />. Assessments and evaluations by City Manager. I� 4� <br />It was � clear cc�nsensus of aIl � n t��r ti��� p;�.r�c]�.I+� recommend �he selectic�n�of the following firtns: <br />�ond Attorney: <br />City Attorney: <br />Development Attorney: <br />Prosecuting Attorney: <br />Briggs & Morgan � � <br />Campbell Knutson <br />Campbell Knutson <br />Peterson, Bell, Converse & Jensen <br />Policy Objectives: <br />The City Council, in I99r3, adopted a policy for the selection of consulting engineers. <br />Subsequently, the policy was expanded to include other professional services. The policy has been <br />systematically implemented for the selection of appraisers, auditors, engineers, planners and <br />right-of-way specialists, The final service to be selected using the policy is legal.services. <br />Financial Implications: <br />Funds for each of the categories of attorney services are included in the City's annual budget. The <br />proposals submitted reflect a cost equivalent to our budgeted amounts. The proposals were <br />evaluated, in part, on the firms approach to the provision of legal services which could ultimately <br />reduce our financial costs. 'The savings,if any,would be evident only after a working rela�ion.�hir� <br />with the City is formed. <br />