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1993 and beyond, the ability of the City to effectively and efficiently meet legal obligations, anticipate and resolve po- tentially expensive costs is significantly enhanced by utilizing the services of a law firm specializing in municipal law. It must also be noted that unforeseen events, federal or state actions or mandates, make it difficult to accurately determine the costs for this service. 1993 is the first complete year with the new legal firm and the increased legal expenditures. The City's policy has always been to conduct itself in a manner that avoids litigation, therefore, pending any unforseen litigation activities, the City does not anticipate a significant increase in expenditures for legal services in the next 5 years other than possible rate increases. Prosecution services remain the responsibility of Mark Karney. Again, the expenditure amount for this is not easily estimated, but the City does not anticipate significant increases in the annual budgetary numbers during the next 5 years. 6. FIRE r The City is part of a Tri-City Joint Powers Agreement with the cities of Blaine and Spring Lake Park to provide fire prevention and protection services. The three cities jointly own all of the property, buildings (five stations) and equipment of the Blaine/Spring Lake Park/Mounds View Fire Department. The transfer of ownership occurred after the 1990 referendum which provided the necessary funding for the three cities to purchase the assets of the previously private service provider. The anticipated increases for fire services for the 1994 - 1998 budgets will be incremented as staff costs increase, debt services decrease and equipment may need to be replaced. 7) GENERAL ADMINISTRATION General Administration, headed by the Clerk-Administrator, involves the following responsibilities and activities: 9