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Agreement for Legal Services <br /> between the City of Elk River and <br /> Peter K. Beek Attorney at Law PLLC <br /> THIS AGREEMENT, effective January 1, 2013, by and between the CITY OF ELK <br /> RIVER, a Minnesota municipal corporation ("City") and PETER K. BECK ATTORNEY AT <br /> LAW PLLC, a Minnesota Professional Limited Liability Company ("Attorney"). <br /> WHEREAS, Peter Beck has served as city attorney for the City for over 20 years, during <br /> which time legal services have been provided to the City through a retainer arrangement with <br /> larger projects billed on an hourly basis; and <br /> WHEREAS, City and Attorney desire to enter into an agreement which carries forward <br /> the prior retainer/hourly project arrangement, including past practices with respect to the <br /> arrangement. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual undertakings herein, the parties <br /> hereto agree as follows: <br /> 1. ACCEPTANCE OF PROPOSAL. <br /> A. The Attorney shall furnish and perform general civil municipal legal <br /> services for the City and shall be responsible for coordinating the delivery of legal services to the <br /> City by Attorney and other law firms engaged by the City to provide specialized expertise <br /> including Gray Plant Mooty, Campbell Knutson PA and any other firms or lawyers approved by <br /> City. <br /> B. The Attorney shall be engaged as an independent contractor and not as a <br /> City employee. The Attorney is free to contract with other entities. <br /> 2. TERM. The Attorney shall serve at the pleasure of the City and may be <br /> terminated without cause by the City at any time. The Attorney may terminate the Agreement at <br /> any time, provided that the Attorney shall give the City thirty(30) days' written notice before the <br /> termination becomes effective. <br /> 3. FEES AND PAYMENT. <br /> A. Retainer. Attorney will provide City with general day-to-day legal <br /> services for a retainer fee of $3,250 per month. Services included in the retainer include <br /> responding to questions and providing advice to City officials and staff, and meeting with City <br /> officials and staff as necessary, to meet the day-to-day legal needs of the City. Attendance at <br /> City Council and other board and commission meetings is included in the retainer, unless <br /> attendance at the meeting is in connection with an Hourly Project as described below. <br /> B. Hourly Projects. In addition to routine legal services provided under the <br /> retainer, Attorney shall open separate files for matters which go beyond the scope of the retainer. <br /> These files will be billed on an hourly basis at the rate of$155 per hour. Examples of hourly <br />