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2.6.
CC Work Session
Meeting Date:
07/27/2021

Information

Title:

Discuss Interview Date and Process for Civil Legal Services

Purpose/Background:

As Council is aware, staff published a notice for Requests for Proposals for Legal Services.  The deadline for submittal was July 9, 2021.  Proposals were received from five different firms, including Eckberg Lammers Attorneys at Law, Hoff Barry Attorneys, Holstad & Knaak, PLC, Kennedy & Graven Chartered, and Ratwik, Roszak, & Maloney, P.A. 

An evaluation committee consisting of staff members will review the five proposals.  That review process is expected to be completed by August 6, 2021  Unless otherwise directed by the Council, the committee will recommend  firms to be interviewed by Council and such interviews will be scheduled so as to be completed by  August 17, 2021.  Council will be asked to approve the contract for civil legal services on their September 14, 2021 agenda.

Staff is asking for Council to select a date for interviews and to discuss the process for interviewing the firms.  At this time, staff recommends holding interviews on Tuesday, August 10, 2021.   Staff is also asking for direction regarding the interview process and panel. For example, when this process was done in 2013, fifteen firms submitted proposals and seven firms were interviewed.  The interview panel consisted of the full City Council.    

Timeframe:

Up to 10 minutes.

Funding Source:

Not applicable at this time.

Responsible Party(ies):

Kurt Ulrich, City Administrator

Outcome:

Based on discussion.

Attachments

Form Review

Inbox Reviewed By Date
Diana Lund Diana Lund 07/21/2021 04:03 PM
Kurt Ulrich Colleen Lasher 07/22/2021 11:36 AM
Form Started By:
Colleen Lasher
Started On:
06/28/2021 03:47 PM
Final Approval Date:
07/22/2021