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SEP -14 -1994 16:44 FROM SWEENEY BORER & OSTROW Mr. Joel R. Hanson September 14, 1994 Page Two TO LITTLE CANADA P.03/04 misdemeanor work. However, our records for the first eight months of 1994 indicate that the total number of misdemeanor cases and complaints have increased by approximately 6 *. Therefore, I am requesting that the monthly retainer for criminal misdemeanor work for 1995 be increased by 58 so that the proposed 1995 budget would include a monthly retainer for criminal misdemeanor work of $2,940.00 per month. Legal fees relative to gross misdemeanor prosecution have totaled $13,704.00 through August of 1994. Our records indicate that there is an increase in the time spent on gross misdemeanor cases in 1994, as compared to 1993. For example, this category includes attendance at the downtown arraignments, which occurs on a regular monthly basis. Secondly, the number of gross misdemeanor complaints through the first eight months of 1994 has increased by 70 %. I would propose that the 1995 budget include the amount of $18,000.00, which is $1,500.00 per month, for gross misdemeanor prosecution. include subdivision projectscandgother projectsawhiich projects be charged to funds other than the general fund or paid directly by developers. These legal services total $5,144.00 for the first eight months of 1994. I would recommend that the proposed 1995 budget for this category be $3,000.00. Legal services rendered relative to civil litigation for the same eight month period total $18,776.00. This amount includes $14,856.00 which is the amount of legal expenditures for litigation relating to the bingo hall license issued to M.K.P., Inc. i an assuming that this expenditure is charged against a fund other than the general fund. I would propose that the 1995 budget for this category be $6,000.00. Since our overhead expenses have increased in the last two years, i am requesting our hourly rate for services rendered outside of the retainers be increased from $80.00 per hour to $85.00 per hour. The last adjustment in our hourly rate was effective on January 1, 1993. Our proposed 1995 legal budget would be the total of the following figures: $1,975.00 civil retainer times twelve equals $23,700.00; $2,940.00 misdemeanor criminal retainer times twelve equals $35,280.00; gross misdemeanor prosecution, $18,000.00; special projects, $3,000.00; and civil litigation, $6,000.00. The total proposed 1995 budget is $85,980.00, which is approximately 3.0% more than our proposed 1994 budget. Page 4