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-3- Chair , Mr . Kennedy ' s November 4 , 1992 "Discussion Draft of Possible Charter Amendments , " the Minutes of the November 12 , 1992 meeting and the Minutes of the December 1 , 1992 meeting of the commission. He briefly explained the progress that had been made noting that the minutes provided further detail . It was noted that the commission had not voted on any proposals. A consensus was reached that the commission ' s new members would be involved in all aspects of the charter review . VII . Sub-committee Report on Legal Counsel The Chair explained to the new members that the commission had used the services of David Kennedy of Holmes & Graven at the recommendation of the City Council and then , at the request of several charter members , had decided to consider additional or alternative legal counsel . The sub-committee , consisting of Ray Vandeveer , Julie Trude and Virgil Beyer had obtained referrals of attorneys from the League of Cities . Several had been contacted to determine their qualifications , specific experience in charter drafting , and their fees . Ray Vandeveer reported that there were many qualified attorneys available. He had contacted Stan Pescar , Staff Attorney at the League of Cities . Mr . Pescar would review , for free , proposed charter changes . Ray Vandeveer suggested we use the free legal advice and then determine if other advice would be necessary . Duane McCarty noted that Mr . Pescar had also reviewed the initial charter , but that he provided no guidance in decision- making because he limited his review to illegalities . Ray Vandeveer stated that Mr . Pescar would not be available for immediate feedback on any of our proposals but would review them as his time permitted . Julie Trude had contacted two law firms referred by the League of Cities. Each had faxed a proposal to the city which the Chair had distributed . Both firms offered to come to a meeting for an interview . She explained that Gregg Herrick of Barna , Guzy , 6 Steffen , located in Coon Rapids , has drafted charter amendments for Fridley and is currently helping St. Frances re-establish their inactive charter commission . Mr . Herrick is also legal counsel for Coon Rapids . His rate is the lowest of the group contacted , at $85 per hour , and he would be willing to work under a closed contract if the commission could define the parameters of work to be performed . The second attorney contacted was John Roszak of Ratwik, Roszak, Bergstrom & Maloney in Minneapolis . Mr . Roszak 's rate would be $120 per hour and Jay Squires , who has worked for the League of Cities , would charge $100 per hour . Their firm would be