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Councilmember Riley stated that he would agree that the information should be coming from <br />City staff to manage the message that is being shared. <br />Councilmember Heinrich stated that she would possibly be interested in joining the Joint Law <br />Enforcement Council and asked if that is traditionally held just by Police Chief Katers and City <br />Administrator Ulrich. <br />City Administrator Ulrich replied that he is one of the few City Administrators on the group, as it <br />is primarily composed of City Council members and the Police Chief. <br />Councilmember Kuzma stated that he was the last Councilmember to serve on the group, but <br />noted that because the meeting is held at 2:00 p.m., he had difficulty attending. He stated that he <br />would highly recommend participation if her schedule allows. <br />Councilmember Heinrich stated that she could attend the meeting and would be interested in <br />serving. <br />Mayor LeTourneau confirmed consensus with making that adjustment and with the remaining <br />appointments as presented. <br />City Clerk Thieling reviewed the remaining services to be appointed which include Health <br />Authority and Legal Services. <br />Councilmember Riley stated that he is happy with the current City Attorney but asked for input <br />from staff. He noted that changes were made to the meetings that are required for attendance and <br />asked if the City staff believe that the City is still receiving the service that it needs. <br />City Administrator Ulrich stated that staff believes that the City is receiving the necessary <br />services from the City Attorney, noting that he is responsive, and he and his firm provide good <br />legal opinions. He stated that staff is extremely satisfied with the service and do not recommend <br />a change. <br />Mayor LeTourneau asked if the contract rate includes meeting attendance or whether there is an <br />additional charge for meeting attendance. <br />City Administrator Ulrich stated that the cost for attendance at Council meetings is in addition to <br />the contract cost and therefore staff only requests attendance when necessary. <br />Mayor LeTourneau explained that in the past, the City Attorney attended each City Council <br />meeting, and as that need decreased, the Council found more efficiency in not requiring that <br />attendance. <br />City Administrator Ulrich stated that if the Council believes that there is a need for the City <br />Attorney to attend the meeting, which has not been recognized by staff, the Council could alert <br />staff and the City Attorney can plan to attend the meeting. He provided clarification that <br />prosecution services are provided by another firm, and bond counsel is provided by a third firm. <br />City Council Work Session / January 8, 2019 <br />Page 5 of 8 <br />