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January 16, 2014 Little Canada Engagement Letter Page 4 of 7 Prosecution Services 1. Represent and prosecute all criminal law matters within the City's jurisdiction that are not the responsibility of the County Attorney, included but not limited to attendance at arraignments as scheduled by the Ramsey County District Court, scheduling and coordinating of officer appearances, reviewing all criminal cases presented for purposes of prosecution, determine technical compliance with criminal code and other state statutes, writing complaints, making recommendations to the Court for alternatives to prosecution where appropriate, act as a resource to the City's law enforcement agency in the development of criminal cases, and provide training sessions for law enforcement staff as needed. Timely pursuit of disposition of criminal cases in advance of actual Court cases to avoid unnecessary officer court time. 3. Subject to the development of a policy for forfeitures to be approved by the City Council, process and present forfeiture cases on behalf of the City's law enforcement agency pursuant to said policy. 4, Provide an annual report to the City Council on prosecution activities conducted in the name of the City. 2. Compensation. Kelly & Lemmons, P.A. will submit monthly billing statements for the services it provides to Little Canada under this Agreement. Our fine tracks and bills its time, in quarter -hour increments. We will send detailed billing statements which reflect the date, time billed, person performing the work, description of the work performed, and the line item amount. We will submit separate billing statements for civil services and prosecution services. Our compensation for the above services will be as follows: Civil Services Generally, for work on civil matters, Kelly & Lemmons, P.A. will charge an hourly rate of $120.00 per hour for work performed by attorneys, and a rate of $60.00 per hour for work performed by law clerks or paralegals. Attendance by request at public meetings of the City Council, Planning Commission or other bodies of the City shall be billed at a flat rate of $325.00, regardless of the length of the meeting. Kelly & Lemmons agrees to treat Council Workshops immediately preceding normal City Council meetings as a single meeting for billing purposes. Prosecution Services (a) For work on prosecution matters, including civil property forfeitures under the criminal codes, Kelly & Lemmons, P.A. will charge an hourly rate of $100.00 per hour for work performed by attorneys, and a rate of $60.00 per hour for work 5