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CONTRACT FOR CITY PROSECUTION SERVICES 1.1 Carl A. Blondin, Attorney at Law, Minnesota Attorney License 157661, with offices at 7475 15th Street north, Suite 204, Oakdale, Minnesota 55128 agrees to provide his services as City Prosecutor to the City of Lake Elmo for the calendar year 1990 for the fee of $900.00 per month ($10,800 for the entire year). 2.1 Prosecution services shall include all District Court appearances for all City Ordinance violations, and all petty misdemeanors, misdemeanors and gross misdemeanor violations of Minnesota Statutes, except for those matters that Minnesota Statutes state must be prosecuted by the County Attorney or the Attorney General. 2.2 Prosecution services shall also include representing the City in any habeas corpus actions in United States District Court for the District of Minnesota brought by a person convicted of an offense described in paragraph 2.1 of this contract and prosecuted by the Lake Elmo City prosecutor. 3.1 Prosecution services shall not include appeals to the Minnesota Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court of Minnesota, or the United States Supreme Court. 3.2 Carl A. Blondin shall not initiate an appeal on behalf of the City of Lake Elmo without prior approval of the City Council, or if the City Council sets up a procedure for the appeal of criminal and petty misdemeanor decisions without prior approval of the City Council, he shall not perfect an appeal without first strictly complying with the City's procedures. 3.3 Carl A. Blondin shall immediately notify the City Administrator and the City Council of any appeals brought by a defendant in any matter he is obligated to prosecute under this contract. 3.4 Prosecution services shall not include the costs associated with an appeal such as service of notices and motions, printing and other incidental costs. 3.5 The Lake Elmo City Council is free to hire Carl A. Blondin or any other attorney it so chooses to represent the City of Lake Elmo in any appeal of an Ordinance violation or other matter prosecuted by the Lake Elmo City prosecutor.