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REQLIEST FOR co u N c i � ACTION <br />Date: 12/14/98 <br />�i L!!Tl E' • � <br />Department Approval: Manager Reviewed: Agenda Section: <br />[tem Description: <br />Reports and Recornmendalions <br />Selection of Firms to Provide Legal Services <br />Background: <br />3��+�c��13e currently uses outside legal firmsto supplythe 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 sen�ices. <br />The selection process included: <br />• The development of a Request for Qualifications tailored to best match the City of <br />Roseville 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 ai each of the finalists in each area of specialty by a group rt� f�r�i 1 s i t�e r�Pr� rC� <br />and selected City staff. '� � <br />• Second mterviews E� 4 admmistrative staff. � ���-�� <br />* Assessments and evaluations by City Mana�er. �' , r�'�� <br />. _ i . <br />It was a clear consensus of all �nL�«����„� p�n�t� � recommend �he selection�of the following �ir��; ,. <br />Bond Attorney: Briggs & Morgan <br />City Attorney: Campbell Knutson <br />Development Attorney: Campbell Knutson <br />Prosecuting Attorney: Peterson, Bell, Converse & Jensen <br />Policy Objectives: <br />The City Cour�cil, in 1990, 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 />redLice our financial costs. 'I'he savings, if any, would be evident only aft,er a working relationship <br />with the City is formed. <br />