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attendance at roll call. We try to schedule at least annual meetings with our city <br />councils to give a periodic update and answer any questions which may arise <br />concerning the prosecution program. <br />e. Primary Prosecutor. Steve Tallen would be the primary prosecutor <br />and agrees to continue in that role during the life of the contract. The Assistant <br />prosecutor would be Paul Baertschi. Our primary back-up prosecutor will be <br />Anthony Bushnell. Anthony has successfully tried several misdemeanor and gross <br />misdemeanor cases for this office in the past several years and has provided back <br />up services in handling arraignment calendars on occasion. See resume attached. <br />Between the three attorneys, we can assure the City that adequate back up <br />personnel would be available to cover all obligations without straining capacity. If <br />all three lawyers are unavailable for a Court matter, we have a network of <br />experienced prosecutors to draw from to handle matters as needed. We will most <br />often use Wynn Curtiss, the Hopkins Prosecutor, or Alina Schwartz, the Plymouth <br />Prosecutor. <br />f. Leal library and research. We maintain a subscription to West Law, <br />which provides all necessary legal research capabilities. All attorneys are <br />proficient in formulating legal searches to identify changing case law to use in the <br />preparation of memoranda on motions to suppress and other legal issues. In <br />addition, we have familiarity with other online data bases for obtaining statutes, <br />ordinances, attorney general opinions, and of course all appellate opinions. We <br />are competent experienced lawyers. <br />g. Support staff. Marijo Witte has 28 years experience as a prosecution <br />paralegal, starting with the LeFevere firm in 1988. Jeanne Tracy, our other <br />paralegal, was employed by Hennepin County District Court for 25 years before <br />agreeing to join our office in 2004. When Ms. Tracy left the courts, she was the <br />"lead worker" at the Ridgedale Courthouse. Having Ms. Tracy as a member of <br />our team makes dealing with court -related issues much easier. Ms. Tracy knows <br />everyone and what they do! Both Ms. Witte and Ms. Tracy understand "the <br />system" and are blessed with excellent people skills. We are constantly being <br />complimented by our police officers and defense attorneys on the friendliness and <br />competency of our staff. They are nice people and they treat others with respect. <br />They are terrific representatives of our client cities. Our staff will prepare a <br />monthly report to the Police Department of the disposition of cases in a format <br />agreeable to the City. <br />h. General description of services. We anticipate that we can provide a <br />full range of prosecution legal services to the City of Orono, including prosecution <br />of all gross misdemeanor, misdemeanor and petty misdemeanor cases, issuance of <br />criminal complaints for statutory and City code violations, drafting complaints, <br />representing the City at court appearances of all types, including appeals, handling <br />expungement and forfeiture proceedings, preparation of reports, regular training, <br />providing advice to the City Manager and other City officials regarding nuisance <br />4 <br />