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predictable and the Attorney can be asked to attend in advance. However, some unanticipated legal issues will undoubtedly occur and may result in delayed responses if the Attorney's input is needed. . Legal Liability: The Attorney is often helpful in crafting motions or providing legal advice to Council at meetings that may prevent the Council from having legal issues down the road. Again, most of these issues can be anticipated in advance of the meeting and the Attorney invited to attend. Other city professional staff in attendance also will offer responses based upon their training and expertise in their relative field (e.g., City Administrator, City Clerk, Finance Director, HR Manager, City Engineer, City CD Director/Planner, Police Chief, and Fire Chief). . Relationship. What kind of relationship does the City Council want with its Attorney? If the Council has limited contact with the Attorney, the relationship becomes different, and more of a distant, outside consultant type. . Flexibility. The City Attorney is open to either the original proposal, or the alternative. The Attorney has also indicated the willingness to review the agreement as necessary to have a workable solution for the contract. In other words, the City could try the alternative, as a "pilot" effort to see if it meets the City's needs, needs adjustment, or revert back to the previous contract. The City is currently working on a 30 -day contract, so the Council may adopt the original contract proposal, adopt the proposed alternative, or postpone the contract to the next meeting to allow additional time to review. Note, the City's Purchasing Policy provides that an RFP will be solicited every three years for standard city services related to such professional services, unless specifically extended by City Council. Approval of this contract extension will specifically extend the contract up to four years, however, the contract may be terminated by either parry with a 30 -day notice. Recommendation: Staff is recommending Council approve the extension of the contract for civil legal services with the law firm of Ratwik, Roszak, & Maloney, P.A.. The term of the agreement will be from January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2017. Action: Motion to approve extending the contract for civil legal services with the law firm of Ratwik, Roszak, & Maloney, P.A. for the term January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2017. Contract for Legal Services Attachments Form Review Inbox Reviewed By Date Kurt Ulrich Kurt Ulrich 01/07/2016 05:16 PM Form Started By: Jo Thieling Started On: 01/07/2016 04:02 PM Final Approval Date: 01/07/2016