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AGREEMENT FOR PROSECUTION SERVICES BETWEEN CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW AND HIJ LAW This agreement effective January 1, 2018, by and between the City of Mounds View, 2401 Mounds View Boulevard, Mounds View, Minnesota 55112 (City), and HIJ Law, 9422 Ulysses Street NE, Suite 120, Blaine, Minnesota 55434 (Prosecutor): WHEREAS, the City needs an attorney licensed to practice law in Minnesota to advise and represent City in municipal prosecutions; and WHEREAS, the attorneys employed by the Prosecutor are licensed to practice law in Minnesota and are experienced in and familiar with all phases of municipal prosecution and desire to provide the prosecution services required by the City; and WHEREAS, the parties hereto want to enter into a written agreement to set forth the terms, conditions, compensation, duties, responsibilities an other matters relating to the Prosecutor providing services to the City. NOW, THEREFORE, it is agreed by and between the City and the Prosecutor that the City does hereby retain and designate the Prosecutor as the Mounds View City Prosecutor, effective January 1, 2018, and the Prosecutor does hereby accept the position of Mounds View City Prosecutor and agrees to perform the requirements of that position, all on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. A. Services. 1. The Prosecutor hereby agrees to perform and furnish these legal services to the City: a. Appearing at all required court hearings, including arraignments, pretrial and omnibus hearings, court trials, jury trials, sentencing hearings, probation violation hearings, and other appearances for non -felony cases; b. Assembling all required case files and providing timely discovery to criminal defense attorneys and/or defendants; c. Representing the City in appeals arising from non -felony prosecutions; d. Charging non -felony cases; e. Prosecuting forfeitures related to non -felony cases; f. Prosecuting all City ordinance violations;