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Ramsey before, he established office hours to be sure the concerns of the police officers were <br />addressed. <br />Police Chief Way asked how he would work forfeitures into a retainer. <br />Mr. Peterson stated he assumed that forfeitures were included in the last retainer and if he saw <br />the volume of forfeitures, he could work it into a retainer. <br />Mr. Peterson stated he has not done e- processing because Nowthen's volume is so low but he has <br />worked with e- filing before and can use that process if representing Ramsey. <br />Any other questions and /or concerns? <br />Mr. Peterson asked about the deadline for turnaround. <br />City Administrator Ulrich stated the current contract expires the end of June so the Council will <br />come to a decision by the first part of June with the prosecutor starting July 1. <br />Mr. Peterson stated he has worked with Ramsey before, enjoyed it, left for financial reasons, and <br />would like to come back to help Ramsey out again. <br />WEIKEL LAW FIRM (Criminal Only) <br />Describe the backgrounds of the civil and/or prosecuting attorneys who will be assigned to <br />Ramsey. <br />Kristi Weikel, owner of the firm, stated she has worked in Ramsey for seven years and is excited <br />for the opportunity to be sitting at the table tonight. <br />Lee Martie stated he joined the law firm a year and a half ago and prior to that had his own law <br />firm. He stated he has experience as a former Assistant Prosecutor for Wright County. <br />If your firm is not located locally, how do you intend to manage drive time, getting to City Hall <br />on short notice, would officers be required to come to your office or would you come here for <br />compliant processing, etc? <br />Mr. Martie stated with the City's officers doing an excellent job in the field, there will be fewer <br />contested hearings. He stated he is good at resolving cases to avoid contested hearings. If <br />scheduled for jury trial, he is also good at resolving cases prior to trial but acknowledges that <br />there will be some cases that have to be tried. In those cases, he will try to minimize overtime by <br />scheduling the jury trial so the officer knows when he /she will be testifying. <br />Mr. Martie stated they do not have accessibility to e- filing but are open to doing so. He <br />explained they had started e- filing with civil matters but not had the need for criminal e- filing. <br />But, if they receive the City's prosecution contract, will offer e- filing. <br />City Council Work Session / May 7, 2013 <br />Page 17 of 23 <br />