2.1.
CC Work Session
- Meeting Date:
- 05/07/2013
- Submitted For:
- Kurt Ulrich
- By:
- Kathy Schmitz, Administrative Services
Title:
Interview Law Firms for City of Ramsey Legal Services
Background:
The City policy is to review outside professional contracts on a 3-5 year basis. The current City Attorney contract for Civil and Criminal (also known as “prosecution”) legal services has been in place for 3 years.
The contract runs until July 1, but can be extended indefinitely under a 30-day termination provision if desired.
The City has had a long-standing legal services arrangement with Bill Goodrich for over 30 years and they have re-submitted to continue the contract. In total, 14 firms submitted for either combined civil and criminal, or civil, or criminal services only.
A staff panel has reviewed all the applications and has selected 7 firms to interview with the Council. Of these, 3 are proposing combined Civil and Criminal, 2 are Civil only, and 2 are Prosecution only.
Legal billings for the last 3 years are as follows:
2010
Criminal $ 72,239
Civil $ 67,235
Combined $134,474
2011
Criminal $ 70,606
Civil $ 61,274
Combined $131,880
2012
Criminal $ 70,234
Civil $ 66,131
Combined $136,365
Attached is a chart showing the hourly rates and fees for each firm.
Each firm that proposed combined services is scheduled for 30 minutes. Otherwise, the single-service proposals are scheduled for 20 minutes.
A list of interview questions will be provided to ask each firm.
All firms selected are similar in rates, with no major budget impacts anticipated.
Attached are full proposals from each firm. The selection of firms to interview was based on a combination of experience, location, and price. Based upon the results of the interviews, additional background research may be conducted.
Civil and Criminal
6:00 p.m. Randall, Goodrich & Haag
6:30 p.m. Berglund & Berglund
7:00 p.m. Hawkins & Baumgartner
Break
7:30 – 7:40 p.m.
Civil Only
7:40 p.m. Couri & Ruppe
8:00 p.m. Ratwik, Roszak & Maloney
Criminal Only
8:20 p.m. Christian Peterson
8:40 p.m. Weikel Law Firm
9:00 p.m. Discussion
9:30 p.m. Adjournment
The contract runs until July 1, but can be extended indefinitely under a 30-day termination provision if desired.
The City has had a long-standing legal services arrangement with Bill Goodrich for over 30 years and they have re-submitted to continue the contract. In total, 14 firms submitted for either combined civil and criminal, or civil, or criminal services only.
A staff panel has reviewed all the applications and has selected 7 firms to interview with the Council. Of these, 3 are proposing combined Civil and Criminal, 2 are Civil only, and 2 are Prosecution only.
Legal billings for the last 3 years are as follows:
2010
Criminal $ 72,239
Civil $ 67,235
Combined $134,474
2011
Criminal $ 70,606
Civil $ 61,274
Combined $131,880
2012
Criminal $ 70,234
Civil $ 66,131
Combined $136,365
Attached is a chart showing the hourly rates and fees for each firm.
Each firm that proposed combined services is scheduled for 30 minutes. Otherwise, the single-service proposals are scheduled for 20 minutes.
A list of interview questions will be provided to ask each firm.
All firms selected are similar in rates, with no major budget impacts anticipated.
Attached are full proposals from each firm. The selection of firms to interview was based on a combination of experience, location, and price. Based upon the results of the interviews, additional background research may be conducted.
Civil and Criminal
6:00 p.m. Randall, Goodrich & Haag
6:30 p.m. Berglund & Berglund
7:00 p.m. Hawkins & Baumgartner
Break
7:30 – 7:40 p.m.
Civil Only
7:40 p.m. Couri & Ruppe
8:00 p.m. Ratwik, Roszak & Maloney
Criminal Only
8:20 p.m. Christian Peterson
8:40 p.m. Weikel Law Firm
9:00 p.m. Discussion
9:30 p.m. Adjournment
Notification:
All firms have been notified of the interviews and have confirmed.
Recommendation:
Staff recommends interviewing each of the firms, followed by discussion.
Funding Source:
N/A
Council Action:
Based upon discussion.
Attachments
- Legal Services
- Randall Goodrich Haag
- Berglund Berglund
- Hawkins Baumgartner
- Couri Ruppe
- Ratwik Roszak maloney
- Christian Peterson
- Weikel
Form Review
| Inbox | Reviewed By | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Kurt Ulrich | Kathy Schmitz | 05/02/2013 08:29 AM |
| Kathy Schmitz (Originator) | Kathy Schmitz | 05/02/2013 08:36 AM |
| Kurt Ulrich | Kurt Ulrich | 05/02/2013 03:02 PM |
- Form Started By:
- Kathy Schmitz
- Started On:
- 05/01/2013 02:03 PM
- Final Approval Date:
- 05/02/2013