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GECK <br />DUEA <br />& OLSON <br />ATTORNEYS AT LAW <br />September 25, 2015 <br />City Manager Jeff Karlson <br />640 Town Center Parkway <br />Lino Lakes, MN 55014 <br />Public Safety Director John Swenson <br />Lino Lakes Police Department <br />640 Town Center Parkway <br />Lino Lakes, MN 55014 <br />Re: 2016-2020 Prosecution Contract <br />Gentlemen: <br />It has been our pleasure to represent the City of Lino Lakes as your criminal prosecutor <br />since January 1, 2012. We are very interested in continuing as the Lino Lakes City <br />Prosecutor. We have previously been appointed to two separate two-year terms, with the <br />current term set to expire on December 31, 2015. We are interested in a longer-term <br />agreement for fiscal years 2016-2020. To make our proposal appealing to the City, we <br />are willing to make a flat fee proposal for the entire five-year period. <br />Robb Olson heads up our prosecution team, and has 20 years of experience in this area. <br />Our two associate attorneys, Heather Monnens and Christopher Olson, assist Robb with <br />municipal prosecution for the cities of Lino Lakes in Anoka County, and White Bear <br />Lake and Gem Lake in Ramsey County. Heather has been an associate with our firm <br />since 2011, and interned with us while attending William Mitchell College of Law. Chris <br />clerked with our office while attending William Mitchell, and has been an associate <br />attorney since 2013. Luke McClure is our prosecution law clerk, and currently attends <br />law school at William Mitchell. Ryan Schmidtbauer is our prosecution assistant, and has <br />a paralegal degree from Hamlin University. <br />Our office prosecutes all petty misdemeanor, misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor <br />offenses occurring in Lino Lakes, including DWI and domestic assault cases. The <br />balance of the remaining cases consists of assaults or disorderly conduct charges, thefts, <br />code violations, and traffic -related offenses. <br />We work in close conjunction with the Lino Lakes Police Department reviewing reports <br />for charging and providing general advice about cases. Our office also provides ongoing <br />training for police officers in connection with training conducted at the Police <br />Department. We have regular contact with LLPD personnel to ensure that we are <br />providing quality representation to the Lino Lakes Police Department. As part of our <br />prosecution contract, we process all necessary paperwork for the ACE program. <br />COVE PLACE PROFESSIONAL BUILDING • 4770 WHITE BEAR PARKWAY • WHITE BEAR. LAKE, MN 55110 <br />TELEPHONE: 651-426-3249 • FACSIMILE: 651-426-9501 <br />WWW.CDOLAW.COM <br />