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Mr. Schroed~r Page 2 ~ July 20, 19~4 expended. This difference over the three year term of the current contract will total approximately $17,000.00. Ail indications are that required prosecution services for 1995 will i~crease at least 10% to 15% using the last three years as a measurement. Additions to the police department and legis- lative chan%es could result in even more substantial increases in required p~osecution services for the City. For example, we believe AnoVa County is going to require municipal prosecutors to be present ~at all misdemeanor arraignments starting January 1995. If iL fact this occurs, prosecution hours will, or course, increase as'a result of this additional Court time. It is~ difficult to project with any accuracy specific prosecution~needs two to three years into the future. However, using the dHta currently available and reviewing the trends for the last three ~ears, we have projected the City's prosecution fees not to exceed $~2,000.00 for 1995. Using a conservative 10% growth factor in fthe years thereafter, we have projected minimum prosecution!requirements of $46,200.00 for 1996 and $49,500.00 for 1997. We h~ve therefore incorporated those figures into the '~not to exceed" ~aragraph of the letter agreement. We recognize the increase in the "not to exceed" amount over the previous three year contract, however, as these are "not to exceed" figgres the prosecution fees will, of course, be less if we are presented with fewer matters to prosecute. As in the past, we will continue to be diligent in keeping accurate hourly time records in ~rder to properly substantiate our billings. We believe we have provided competent and efficient prosectuion~ervices to the City in the past and we will strive to continue to!improve this effort in the future. Thank you very much for allowing us to present this proposal. We will, of ~ourse, be available for any questions you may have on this subject. Sincerely, WKG/gb Thom~s M. Fitzp~t~~%