RATE ADJUSTMENT FOR CITY PROSECUTOR SERVICES

 

Recommendation:

That the City Council approve rate increase from $6,560 to $6,800 per month and direct City Manager to execute the agreement.

Background:

The City has contracted for City Prosecutor services for a number of years. The present City Prosecutor has provided services to the City under contract since 1991. The City Prosecutor continues to provide good service to the City. This arrangement continues to be a good way to provide this service. To a large extent, the costs of the prosecutions are recouped through fines paid by those prosecutions. The City Prosecutor also works well with the Police Department which effectively reduces our costs for overtime when police officers are required to appear.

The proposed rate increase is from $6560 to $6800 per month for 80 hours of service. This works out to $85.00 per hour. This rate is competitive with rates charged other cities having similar services. The annual cost impact will be $2880. I have discussed the proposal with the Police Chief, who provides the direct supervision, and he agrees that we are receiving very good service from the City Prosecutor. Funding for this increase was included in the budget.