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CITY OF RAMSEY <br />REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS AND PROPOSALS <br />FOR LEGAL SERVICES <br />JULY 2025 <br />Introduction <br />The City of Ramsey is inviting interested law firms with experience representing cities that <br />have a similar complexity in municipal civil matters to submit written proposals to provide <br />City Attorney services. Municipal experience is defined as representing and/or advising <br />cities on issues that are regularly encountered in the course of municipal activities. <br />Proposals are requested for Civil Leaal Services, The City Attorney will be selected by <br />the City Council and will also work closely with the Council, City Administrator and other <br />City Staff. This contract for Legal Services is scheduled to start on or about November 1, <br />2025. <br />Background <br />The City of Ramsey is a Charter City, located in Anoka County, with an estimated population <br />of 28,000. Ramsey operates under the Council/Administrator form of government and is <br />governed by a City Council comprised of a Mayor and six Council members. The Mayor and <br />two members of Council are elected at -large. Four members of Council are elected to <br />represent Wards. All members are elected to four-year terms. <br />Ramsey provides an extensive array of services including public works, police, fire, parks, <br />planning and zoning, economic development, finance and internal management support <br />functions. The City has 113 full-time, 9 part-time, 12 seasonal and 51 paid -on -call <br />firefighters. The City belongs to a property, liability, and workers' comprehensive <br />insurance pool comprised of numerous cities, which is operated by the League of <br />Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust. The City's Economic Development Authority is <br />appointed by the City Council and operates as an advisory board to the City Council. <br />General Instructions <br />A. Responses must provide complete information as described in this request. Nine <br />(9) copies shall be submitted by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, August 1, 2025. The proposals <br />shall be marked: City of Ramsey, Legal Services RFP and sent to: <br />City of Ramsey <br />Attn: Brian Hagen <br />7550 Sunwood Drive NW <br />Ramsey, MN 55303 <br />B. To ensure fairness and uniformity, firms submitting responses are requested to not <br />contact City Staff or the City Council: Questions about this RFP may be made to <br />Brian Hagen, City Administrator at bhagenOcitvoframsev.com or 763-433-9845, <br />prior to submission deadline. <br />C. The City will not reimburse any expenses incurred by the firm submitting responses <br />including, but not limited to, expenses associated with the preparation and <br />submission of the response and attendance at interview(s). <br />Page 13 <br />