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L,~'`~ C ;1,,~3 L'~' - CODIFICATION SERVICES AGREEMENT March 15, 2005 The City of Falcon Heights, Minnesota ("City") and the Lea consultant, American Legal Publishing Corporation, (jointly known as~`Codifierities and its codification ), agree as follows: I. THE CODIFIER SHALL: (1) Examine the City's prior code of ordinances (if any), anti all ordinances or resolutions provided by the City which have been passed since the last codification, and determine which materials are to be codified. (2) Classify all materials into titles, chapters, and sections, according to subject matter. (3) Update all provisions to reflect current statutory and case law re ' glurements. (4) Simplify language where appropriate to effect uniformity of style and to convert to gender neutral language wherever possible. (5) Suggest new provisions which the City should consider inclu provisions which are no lon er recess ~ in ~ new code, and delete old g ary or which might be improper or unlawful. (6) Organize the code in an easy to use manual which utilizes a numbering system that allows for the easy insertion of future ordinances. ('1) (a) Prepare title, chapter, and section headings. (b) Prepare a legislative history for each section, citing the ordinance number and date of passage, as indicated on copies of ordinances supplied to the Codifier. `' (c) Prepare a table of contents and sectional analysis for each chapter. (d) Prepare an index (which will be created after the first draft of the Code is submitted). (8) Within six months of the execution of this contract and return of the code questionnaire, prior code and new ordinances by the City, submit to the city a draft of the code with a legal report prepared by American Legal with the assistance of the League's Attorney. (g) When the City either returns to American Legal its answers to the legal report with any additional comments about the draft; or completes the legal conference, it shall be deemed authorization by the City to the Codifier to finish editing and publish the code in final form. Any further changes, additions, or deletions shall be made in the future supplements to the code in accordance with paragraph III (3) of this Agreement. (10) Within three months of receipt of authorization as indicated in paragraph (g), the Codifier will deliver 20 printed copies of the code meeting the following specifications: ! (a) Type to be single or dual column, at the option of the City. 1 (b) Page size to be 81/z" x 11". (c) All co ies to _ p be in hard leather like covered, 3-ring, loose leaf binders. All binders shall have the City's name stamped in gold and shall contain divider tabs. Page 1 of 5 V