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REQUEST FOR ACTION <br />To Item Number <br />City Council 6.3. <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br />Administration October 6, 2008 Lori Johnson, City Administrator <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Consider Agreement for Legal Services between the City of Elk <br />River and Hawkins & Baumgartner, P.A. Reviewed by <br />Action Requested <br />Enter into an Agreement for Legal Services between the City of Elk River and Hawkins & Baumgartner, <br />P.A. <br />Background/Discussion <br />On January 22, 2007, the City entered into an Agreement for Legal Services between the City of Elk River <br />and William G. Hawkins & Associates, to provide prosecution services for the City. The Agreement <br />required that the legal services provided be supervised by Mr. Hawkins with the majority of the work <br />completed by or performed under the direction of Scott Baumgartner. We have been notified that Mr. <br />Hawkins has retired; therefore, the Agreement between the City and William G. Hawkins & Associates <br />needs to be changed to reflect the new firm name and transfer of supervision responsibilities to Mr. <br />Baumgartner. <br />The original Agreement had a term of January 26, 2007, to January 31, 2008, with automatic renewals for <br />one year unless the agreement was cancelled as allowed by the Agreement. Police Chief Jeff Beahen has <br />indicated that he would like to enter into a new Agreement for Legal Services between the City of Elk <br />River and Hawkins & Baumgartner, P.A., to continue the services with Mr. Baumgartner under the same <br />terms and conditions as the previous contract. The Agreement would continue until January 31, 2009, <br />and automatically renew for one year unless the City chooses to cancel. Prior to the renewal, staff will <br />determine if it would be advantageous to request proposals to reduce the cost of this service. If so, <br />authorization to request proposals will be placed on a future agenda for Council approval. <br />Financial Impact <br />None <br />Attachments <br />Original Agreement for Legal Services between the City of Elk River and William G. Hawkins & <br />Associates <br />New Agreement for Legal Services between the City of Elk River and Hawkins & Baumgartner, <br />P.A. <br />S:ACouncil\Lori\2008\Legal Services Agreement 10 06 08.doc <br />