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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION ----------------------------------------------------- • Date Submitted Type of Action Requested Agenda Item Number Resolution New Business-4 February 4, 1983 Ordinance Date Action Requested X Formal Action/Motion Title Selection of Other City ' s Prosecution February 8, 1983 Attornev TO: Mayor and Councilmen FROM : David M. Childs, City Manager SUMMARY DISCUSSION OF SUBJECT: In the past, the Di ty has used Dorsey and Whitney as our general legal counsel as well as providing the misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor prosecution work. Some concern has been experienced by myself and the police department centering around the prosecution system which involves at least an annual rotation of a new person into the duties of prosecutor - these persons generally being relatively young attorneys who are learning the ropes and gaining valuable court experience. Because this is valuable to the Dorsey Firm for train- ing purposes , they have substantially underwritten the total prosecution cost to the City and in 1983 the cost will not exceed $18,000. We have found , however, that for an equal or lesser cost we can provide much more experienced attorneys who • can do the work without the turnover and "training" process which is frustrating to our police officers. Two local firms have actively expressed interest in the prosecution work and their proposals are attached. I do not recommend that the general legal work for the City be changed from the Dorsey Firm and Bill Soth, but a change in the prosecution work would not present problems in our relationship with the Dorsey Firm and might provide a benefit in terms of continuity in the prosecution area which we presently do not experience. RECOMMENDATION : Per Council . CITY MANAGER' S REVIEW: COMMENTS :