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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, March 28, 2016 7:00 o'clock p.m. 9. PROSECUTING ATTORNEY — REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) (continued) Printup stated he understands the spirit of that but that the Council is not going into the process 100 percent impartial. McMillan commented no one can ever be totally impartial. Printup stated he struggles with giving added weight to somebody who has done the job in the past. Loftus stated the current firm will likely score high on the criteria C1, which relates to their experience, but that there are opportunities to rate the various firms on different factors. Cornick stated if this is being done every five years and there is a different low bidder every time, the prosecutor will be rotated quite often, which could turn into a bad situation. Printup stated reviewing it every five years helps keep the process honest. McMillan stated it will depend on what someone's criteria are. Levang noted the Council agrees to the RFP and that it is a healthy thing to do, but that the issue of good service also needs to be recognized. Printup moved, Cornick seconded, to approve the Request for Proposal for the City of Orono prosecuting attorney for advertisement. Levang asked if the list of local firms contains all the law firms within the area. Loftus stated this is a list of local law firms that will be provided the RFP but that the RFP process would be open to any law firm that is interested. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. *10. CLAIMS/BELLS Printup moved, Levang seconded, to approve payment of the All Funds Account. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT Mattick stated he had nothing to report. PUBLIC COMMENT (continued) Printup moved, Cornick seconded, to open the Council meeting up to public comment. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. T7 Bonnett, 40 Smith Avenue, stated he is here tonight as a disenfranchised citizen and that he would like to talk about the project that is going on next to his property. Page 16 of 17