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CONTRACT FOR CIVIL CITY ATTORNEY LEGAL SERVICES THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered by and between the CITY OF PEQUOT LAKES, a municipal coiporation of the State of Minnesota (hereinafter "CITY"), and FLAHERTY & HOOD, P.A. (hereinaftei• "F'IRM"). WITNESS�TH WHEREAS, CITY has need for the professional civil legal seivices with the particular training, ability, knowledge, and experience possessed by FIRM; and WHEREAS, CITY solicited proposals for city attorney legal services on November 12, 2013; and WHEREAS, FIRM submitted a proposal to provide civil city attorney legal services to CITY on November 21, 2013; and WHEREAS, at a duly called regular meeting oFthe City Council held on January 7, 2014, the City Council of CITY detei-�nined that FIRM be engaged as City Attorney on civil legal seivices with Christopher M. Hood of FIRM serving as pr•imary legal counsel for CITY and directing and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to negotiate and execute an a�-eement between FIRM and CITY setting forth the tez-�ns and conditions of the engagement; and WHEREAS, CITY has determined that FIRM is qualified and capable of perfoi•ming the civil city attorney legal services as CITY does hereinafter require, under the terms and conditions set forth herein. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties agree as follows: 1. CITY ATTORNEY APPOINTMENT: CITY appoints FIRM as City Atto1•ney with Christopher M. Hood acting as pi•imary legal counsel for CITY. Christopller M. Hood, as the designated and appointed City Attorney, will perform, supervise and be responsible to CITY for the civil city attorney legal services provided to CITY by FIRM. 2. AUTHORIZED CITY CONTACT PERSONS: The City Clerlc or his/her designated representative shall be the pi•imary contact person between CITY and FIRM to t•equest legal seivices from FIRM. 3. COUNCIL, STAFF MEETINGS AND OTHER MEETINGS: FIRM and CITY may agree to have the City Attorney or his designated representative attend certain City Council, staff or other• meetings upon request of City.