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signing, research, filing, or for any other specific reason which would cause a <br />courthouse appearance, both for prosecution and civil work. <br />CITY / CITY ATTORNEY RELATIONSIP <br />Berglund & Berglund understands the importance of being available to the City <br />and to provide rapid responses to inquiries by the City Council or City Staff. To <br />address those issues, Berglund & Berglund operates on a fully intergraded and <br />remotely accessible computer system. In other words, attorneys and staff have <br />24 hour access to our system and resources, including documents, calendars, <br />email, and research capabilities from anywhere internet is available. In addition, <br />our attorneys carry personal devices allowing them to access their phone, email, <br />or any other office electronic system. As previously stated, the City of Ramsey <br />will be provided 24 hour a day access to our attorneys. <br />Berglund & Berglund operates with numerous computer based subscriber <br />services to keep it in the cutting edge of legal technology, especially in the areas of <br />real estate and criminal law. Berglund & Berglund has access to Miller Davis real <br />estate forms which consist of the most up to date forms for all real estate <br />transactions in the State of Minnesota. Additionally, Berglund & Berglund <br />maintains a subscription with Thompson's Westlaw, allowing the most advanced <br />legal research available at their fingertips and in a minutes' notice. This <br />subscription includes Minnesota municipal law libraries and McQuillin's Law of <br />Municipal Corporations, the leading legal treatise on municipal law. <br />The above referenced resources allow for constant availability and quick response <br />time from Berglund & Berglund to the inquiries of the City Council and Staff. <br />This research capability is something that can be accessed by our attorneys when <br />they are present at a council meeting or, as we propose, conducting office hours <br />at Ramsey City Hall or if contacted after hours, from their homes. <br />Because of the above, most simple inquires will be addressed immediately. <br />However, for more complex issues and or questions asked by the City Staff or the <br />City Council, Berglund & Berglund would give a comprehensive response within <br />twenty -four hours, if appropriate. If a complete response cannot be achieved <br />within twenty four hours, Berglund & Berglund will communicate with the <br />Council or Staff within twenty -four hours to explain what has been learned and <br />give a time . frame for a complete analysis of the issue. The responses can be <br />supplemented in report form as necessary within an acceptable timeframe for the <br />City. Berglund & Berglund anticipates that it would submit monthly reports and <br />bills to the City. In addition to John Berglund being present at City Council and <br />other City Board meetings, Berglund & Berglund can make other attorneys <br />available for reporting on any specific issues at a City Council meeting as <br />appropriate. <br />4 <br />