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Compensation Proposal Kelly & Lemmons, P.A. submits this proposal in response to both City of Lino Lakes RFPs, for Civil Legal Services and Prosecution Legal Services. In doing so, we are willing to serve in either capacity, or both, as the City may desire. Civil Main Proposal: We have found that hourly billing is the most cost - effective way of providing civil legal services for our municipal clients. We propose to perform the Civil Legal Services as described in the City's request for proposals based upon the following hourly fee schedule: All Attorneys: Law clerks and paralegal: Attend Council or Commission Meetings $ 120.00 per hour $ 60.00 per hour $ 325.00 flat rate (Workshop followed by Council meeting counted as 1 meeting) Retainer alternative: Kelly & Lemmons, P.A. also has used monthly retainer arrangements with some municipal clients for civil work. Our monthly retainer arrangements normally include meeting attendance as needed and all civil attorney tasks under the RFP, except for two categories: 1) litigation; and 2) work related to land use and development in which the developer has agreed to pay the City's professional services expenses ( "pass- through" billing). We would ask for the ability to bill an hourly rate above for these services. We are open to working out a mutually beneficial retainer plan based on past years' attorney usage if the City desires. Prosecution Main Proposal: For work on prosecution matters, including civil property forfeitures under the criminal codes, Kelly & Lemmons, P.A. uses a hybrid model of hourly billing with a monthly cap. Under this proposal, we charge an hourly rate of $100.00 per hour for work performed by attorneys, and a rate of $60.00 per hour for work performed by law clerks or paralegals. Our monthly billing for services will be capped at a total of $12,000.00 in any calendar month. This plan gives the City budgetary certainty while allowing for cost savings in the event of a "light" month. Expenses would be billed separately from the monthly cap in this proposal, but as the courts transition to using electronic documents and e-mail, prosecution costs are dropping significantly.