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Mr. Joel R. Hanson <br />October 25, 1991 <br />Page 2 <br />p p hi <br />JO 10 <br />fajj b/ <br />Our 1991 Retainer Agreement provides for a monthly retainer <br />for criminal misdemeanor work in the amount of $2,675.00. Our <br />records indicate that the time spent relative to criminal <br />misdemeanor services has increased slightly, in part, because of <br />the increased complexity of these cases and, in part, because of <br />the severe consequences of convictions. Therefore, I am <br />proposing that the 1992 budget include a monthly retainer for <br />criminal misdemeanor work of $2,750.00 per month. <br />Legal fees relative to gross misdemeanor prosecution have <br />totaled $8,049.50 through September of 1991. Our records <br />indicate that there is a decrease in the time spent on gross <br />misdemeanor cases in 1991, as compared to 1990. This category <br />also includes legal services rendered relative to appeals of <br />misdemeanor cases. I would propose that the 1992 budget include <br />the amount of $15,000.00, which is $1,250.00 per month, for <br />gross misdemeanor prosecution. <br />Legal services which we categorize as special projects <br />includes large projects relative to acquisition of park land and <br />expansion of City facilities, which are pretty well concluded. <br />Also part of this category is paid directly by developers. I <br />would estimate that the proposed 1992 budget for this category <br />would be $3,000.00. <br />Legal services rendered relative to civil litigation for <br />the same nine month period totals $2,137.50. I would propose a <br />1992 budget for this category of $5,000.00. <br />Our proposed 1992 legal budget would be the total of the <br />following figures: $1,750.00 civil retainer times twelve equals <br />$21,000.00; $2,750.00 misdemeanor criminal retainer times twelve <br />equals $33,000.00; gross misdemeanor prosecution, $15,000.00; <br />special projects, $3,000.00; and civil litigation, $5,000.00. <br />The total proposed 1992 budget is $77,000.00, which is <br />substantially less than the adopted 1991 budget. <br />I must emphasize the fact that our proposed budget is our <br />best estimate of anticipated legal expenses in 1992, based on <br />our 1991 time records and experience. However, 1992 <br />expenditures will be based on services actually rendered and <br />billed in 1992. <br />Page 44 <br />