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, 1991, the Department of Employee Relations received rulemaking authority from the State Legislature. The rules require a maintenance program whereby every job is evaluated once every three years. Consequently, 1/3 of the positions in the City will be reevaluated in 1992, 1/3 in 1993 and the final third in 1994. It is anticipated that the current Comparable Worth Evaluation System will be updated or a new system implemented in 1992, prior to position reevaluations. 5) Legal - Legal services are provided by contract. Recent change in state law have placed additional burdens on the City in the area of prosecution of misdemeanor cases. Uncertainty as to the responsibility for prosecution of these offenses, the City of the County, has made it difficult to accurately determine budgetary expenditures. The service level and associated costs for both prosecution and civil services will be explored in 1992 to determine the best course of action for future legal expenditures. It is necessary to point out that changes in legislation often have an impact on the degree to which the City utilizes the services of its legal representative. Also, unforseen events often make it difficult to accurately determine the costs for this service. 6) Fire - Fire protection is also obtained through contracting with a private service provider. The 1990 Fire Bond Referendum provided for an additional agreement to the J •- rs—A ent with the cities of Blaine and Spring Lake Park in which, Mounds View will assume its share of joint ownership of all the property, buildings and equipment of the Blaine/Spring Lake Park/Mounds View Fire Depai lucent which had earlier been acquired through the financial resources of the three cities. The effect of the 1990 Referendum will be additional costs to the City in the next several years as funds will be 6