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Mounds View City Council June 23, 2003 <br />Regular Meeting Page 19 <br />• 1 Interim City Administrator Ericson indicated that Mr. Kelly is a very well respected attorney and, <br />2 after checking with a city that he represents, there has never been an occasion where they had an <br />3 issue that could not be handled by the firm so he would not want to exclude them on firm depth. <br />5 Council Member Quick indicated he did not agree with interviewing anyone as he feels the City <br />6 should stay with Kennedy and Graven. He also commented that there is not enough difference in <br />7 the fees to justify all the expense of the process. <br />8 <br />9 Council Member Marty indicated he wanted to interview Kelly and Faucet and Barna Guzzy. <br />10 <br />11 Council Member Stigney indicated he wanted to stay with Kennedy and Graven. <br />12 <br />13 Council Member Gunn indicated she would feel comfortable staying with Kennedy and Graven. <br />14 <br />15 Mayor Linke indicated that the City would stay with Kennedy and Graven and would not be <br />16 interviewing any other firms. He then suggested the City discuss ways to reduce attorney fees <br />17 such as not having an attorney at the Council meetings. <br />18 <br />19 City Attorney Riggs indicated he feels there are things that could be done differently and <br />20 suggested coming to a work session to discuss them. <br />21 <br />22 Council Member Marty indicated he has concerns with Kennedy and Graven because he has <br />23 asked several times to see the legal outcome from the golf course from inception to the lawsuit <br />24 that was lost and he also has concerns with the Kessel and Hammerschmidt matters and the legal <br />25 advice given by the attorney. <br />26 <br />27 Council Member Quick indicated that Kennedy and Graven was not the attorney on that case. <br />28 <br />29 Council Member Stigney asked if the City Attorney had any issue dealing with an unsigned <br />30 contract. <br />31 <br />32 City Attorney Riggs indicated the City could fire an attorney at any given time. <br />33 <br />34 Council Member Stigney asked if the City Attorney could sue the City for firing him. <br />35 <br />36 City Attorney Riggs indicated that ethically he could not put language into a contract to that <br />'~7 effPrt hP.l;Al1CP, the (,'nnnr,il hac the riuht to cePk 1PUa1 nnnncPl fi-nm anvhnriv at anv uivPn time <br />• <br />