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CHRISTIAN PETERSON (Criminal Only) Describe the backgrounds of the civil and/or prosecuting attorneys who will be assined to Ramsey. If your firm is not located locally. how do you intend to manage drive time. getting to Citv Hall on short notice. would officers be required to come to your office or would you come here for compliant processing. etc? How will your firm make Ramsey a priority and meet the terms outlined in the RFP for meeting attendance. response time for Council staff inquiries. document review turn -around. and office hours? If your firm is not located locally. how do you intend to manage drive time. getting to Citv Hall on short notice. would officers be required to come to your office or would you come here for compliant processing. etc? With regard to prosecution services. how would you propose to manage officer time in court to ensure the best use of Citv funds for overtime? If you proposed a retainer for prosecution. does that include forfeitures and code enforcement work? Do you bill hourly for civil work or are you open to retainer to assure staving within budget? Describe the most challenging municipal issues you have faced during your legal career? What were the circumstances and what was the outcome? Please describe your philosophy with prosecutions. Any other questions and/or concerns? COUNCIL DISCUSSION OF PROPOSALS The consensus of the Council was to use Randall, Goodrich & Haag for criminal prosecution and direct staff to further vet and request retainer proposals from Couri & Ruppe and Ratwik, Roszak & Maloney. 3. FUTURE TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION Councilmember Backous asked staff to schedule a Work Session discussion on whether the City Attorney needs to attend every Council meeting. 4. MAYOR / COUNCIL / STAFF INPUT None 5. ADJOURNMENT City Council Work Session / May 7, 2013 Page 4 of 5