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RESOLUTION 2024-68 INTRODUCED BY: Mayor Bodnar AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION RE-ESTABLISHING TERMS, CONDITIONS AND COMPENSATION FOR THE SERVICES OF THE PROSECUTOR FOR MAYFIELD VILLAGE, OHIO. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF MAYFIELD VILLAGE, OHIO, THAT: SECTION 1. The Mayor's reappointment of Michael E. Cicero and Nicola, Gudbranson & Cooper LLC as Prosecutor for Mayfield Village, Ohio is hereby confirmed subject to the terms, conditions and compensation hereinafter established. SECTION 2. Effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025, the Prosecutor shall be compensated at the rate of $28,741.28 annually ($1,105.43 bi-weekly) and, effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, at the rate of $30,178.34 annually ($1,160.70 bi-weekly), for the following services rendered to the Village in such capacity: a) Preparation of all cases in the Lyndhurst Municipal Court; b) Meetings with persons having complaints with the Village, residents, or others as are customarily handled by the Prosecutor; c) Meetings with Police Officers of the Village as the same are necessary to aid the Prosecutor in the preparation of a case; d) In-house consultation with the Chief of Police and his designees; e) Receiving and responding to all discovery requests made by defense lawyers; f) Legal research and drafting of motions and briefs in connection with criminal cases at Lyndhurst Municipal Court; g) Preparation of legal memoranda to MVPD on legislative and legal developments; h) Provide training to officers of the Mayfield Village Police Department; i) Consultation with the Building Commissioner, Fire Chief or other Department Heads on problem properties, including preparation and prosecution of Building and Fire Code complaints; j) Responding to public records questions from the Mayfield Village Police Department; and k) Being on call to answer Police Officers' questions, as needed. In addition to the compensation set forth above, while in attendance at all trials and pretrials in the Lyndhurst Municipal Court on criminal charges brought by Mayfield Village either under its own Codified Ordinances or under the Revised Code of the State of Ohio, and including preliminary hearings in the Lyndhurst Municipal Court on felony charges or administrative hearings for traffic camera violations arising out of Mayfield Village, and including all appellate work and appearances, the Prosecutor shall be compensated at the rate of $170.00 per hour from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025 and at the rate of $180.00 per hour from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, payable upon submission of reasonably detailed billings indicating the name of the case, the date and nature of the proceedings and the time spent. SECTION 3. This contract shall be effective until December 31, 2026, or until the appointment of a successor Prosecutor, whichever is later, providing that either party may cancel this contract upon providing thirty (30) days written notice to the other.