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• Advising and consultation to officers and enforcement personnel <br />• Drafting and filing of related motions, memos, orders and other documents necessary for <br />prosecution of criminal matters <br />• Complying with discovery requests from attorneys and defendants, as well as <br />corresponding with attorneys and defendants <br />III. Fees. <br />a. Retainer for Criminal Prosecution Legal Services <br />The City shall compensate the Attorney at the rate of $5,666.00 per month for the Criminal Prosecution <br />Legal Services. <br />b. Hourly Services <br />In addition to this monthly retainer, the City shall compensate the Attorney at the rate of $110.00 per hour <br />for legal services closely related to criminal prosecution services. The legal services for which this <br />$110.00 per hour fee shall apply include the following: <br />o Criminal Appeals <br />o Misdemeanor ordinance violation and enforcement such as condition of premises <br />abatement matters. <br />o Appearance and argument at administrative hearings regarding ordinance <br />enforcement <br />o Vehicle and property forfeiture resulting under Minnesota Law from criminal <br />charges prosecuted by Attorney, including appearance at Conciliation or District <br />Court hearings, drafting of Forfeiture Certificates, and case resolution <br />c. Billing <br />The Attorney shall submit a bill to the City on a monthly basis. This bill shall detail all time spent <br />working on behalf of the City with any Hourly Services being separated from the Retainer for Criminal <br />Prosecution Legal Services. All charges made in addition to the established monthly charge shall be <br />clearly documented. The precise format of the billing statement shall be agreed to by the City and the <br />Attorney. <br />d. Reimbursable Costs <br />In addition to the Retainer and Hourly charges described above, the City shall reimburse the Attorney for <br />its costs as necessary for the following services: filing fees, brief printing costs, deposition fees or fees <br />related to expert witnesses, process service fees and Westlaw or Lexis Nexis fees. There will be no <br />charge for photocopies or mileage. Prior to incurring any substantial fees, the Attorney shall consult with <br />the City Administrator and/or Police Chief for authorization. <br />2 <br />