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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-10-2008 - Supplemental MaterialsPage 1 of 1 Rachel Baker From: Rachel Baker Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 5:36 PM To: Medina City Council Cc: Mark Weinberg Subject: Waldron Contracts for 3/10 Council Meeting Attachments: Interim CM Contract.pdf; Medina CM Agreement 2008.pdf Mayor and City Council: The Waldron contracts for both interim and permanent city manager services are attached. These documents were not available in time for inclusion in the agenda packet yesterday. Please note the following language from the city attorney will be included in a revised interim city manager agreement: Employer Duties of Waldron: "Waldron shall also be responsible for payment of any and all FICA and Social Security, Medicaid taxes and state unemployment taxes." It is anticipated Waldron will provide the revised agreement to the City prior to the meeting and hard copies of the agreements will be placed at the dais Monday evening. If you have questions, feel free to contact me Rachel Baker, City Clerk City of Medina PO Box 144 501 Evergreen Point Road Medina, WA 98039 425-233-6411 rbakerra medina-waTaov_ 3/ 10/2008 March 6, 2008 Mr. Mark Nelson Mayor City of Medina 501 Evergreen Pt. Rd Medina, WA 98039 Dear Mr. Nelson: This letter will serve as an agreement of services to be performed by Waldron & Company for the City of Medina. Needs Assessment & Evaluation Waldron & Company acts as the client's agent in the sourcing, recruiting, pre-screening and thorough evaluation of final candidates' background and skills for the contracted position. We do so by: ♦ Conducting private interviews with key stakeholders as directed to detennine desired candidate skills, cultural fit, experiences, and attributes. We will take direction from you in regard to whom we contact. ♦ Reviewing the current position description (if any), and other archival information related to the position and the organization. ♦ Preparing and refining the comprehensive Position Specification for the position which includes: A general description of the organization; the basic function, authority and responsibilities of the contracted position; the organization's immediate and long term goals, as well as the organization's vision, mission, values and philosophy; all candidate qualification requirements including education, experience and personal characteristics; and, the position's salary range, benefits and relocation provision (if any). ♦ As previously discussed, we will also be working with Council on additional consulting, team building, and planning efforts (see attached scope of work). This will be billed at S200/hour. Each search is different and requires a unique approach. We will evaluate your organization's specific situation and needs and work with you to develop and design a tailored recruitment strategy to find the best candidates. The remainder of the project continues with the: ♦ Design and approval of a timetable including key event completion dates, as well as a target for selection and appointment of the successful candidate. ♦ Drafting of a recruitment letter describing the position and inviting prospective candidate applications. ♦ Creation of the supplemental screening tools (if any). ♦ Initial design of the semi-final and final interview processes. Candidate Recruitment Strategy Our approach is heavily recruitment driven. While we will gain search visibility through the strategic use of appropriate advertising, our success in bringing the best candidate pool forward relies on our ability to target and recruit proven candidates. Through the Firm's experience and tenure, we have developed a deep network of contacts regionally and across the country; we bring this network to bear in identifying and recruiting your target candidate. Typical activities involved in recruiting candidates include: ♦ Waldron Consultants and Principals making direct recruitment calls to contacts and prospective candidates. ♦ Utilizing Waldron's database and contact catalogue to develop a comprehensive list of prospects to be reached through a direct mail/email campaign. Waldron & Company maintains key staff members dedicated to research and candidate identification. ♦ Direct correspondence with target prospects. ♦ Planning, developing and placing advertisements in appropriate publications and on web sites targeting qualified individuals. ♦ Distributing position materials and announcements, as well as requests for supplemental information. Candidate Screeninfz Project consultants from Waldron & Company will conduct phone and in -person interviews with high - potential candidates. Following the interviews, we will review the most promising candidates with you and recommend a pool for further consideration. We will consult with you to coordinate with your internal process requirements as we proceed toward introducing semi-finalists for the position. Our process may include having candidates provide a brief application and responses to supplemental questions. While not all clients have us facilitate this supplemental stage, we have found that the completed supplemental materials can provide: ♦ A good sample of a candidate's writing ability. ♦ An early indicator of the sincerity of his/her interest. ♦ An opportunity to view a candidate's analytical, management, and communication styles. ♦ An indicator of his/her philosophy and values. We bring a preliminary pool of the most qualified applicants to you. Using the results of our interviews, the application, supplemental responses (if applied), resume, and any other materials submitted by candidates, we partner with you to identify the top semi-finalists. We then organize a work session with you to provide the opportunity to: ♦ Assess the quality of the candidate responses to supplemental questions. ♦ Gain initial familiarity with the semi-finalists. ♦ Institute a quality control checkpoint to evaluate the results of the recruitment. ♦ Control the expenses involved in the travel/interview phase of the search. Should you choose, Waldron & Company can eliminate this work session and narrow the candidate field to semi-finalists prior to involving you directly in the screening phase. After semi-finalists have been identified, the project team from Waldron & Company will conduct personal interviews with the semi- finalist group. Final Interview Process Following Waldron & Company's interviews with semi-finalists, we will meet with you to present our findings. Depending on the candidate pool, we will recommend three to five candidates for your consideration as finalists. In preparation for final interviews we will: ♦ Work closely with you to design the final interview process. ♦ Conduct in-depth, professional references at appropriate times on each of the finalists that include supervisors, peers, and subordinates. • Confirm all academic credentials and employment history for each finalist. Prior to final interviews, we will deliver a written report that includes the application, candidate answers to supplemental questions (if used), resume, preliminary reference reports, and education verifications for each candidate. In addition, we provide our clients with: ♦ A list of suggested interview questions designed to augment questions that participants may wish to ask. ♦ A quantitative/qualitative scoring system to evaluate and compare the merits of each candidate (if desired). ♦ Assistance in making the needed travel arrangements (if any) for the final interviews and facility tours. ♦ Access to the Waldron & Company project team to act as facilitators during the finalists' interviews. Waldron will facilitate the selection of finalists and will coordinate with you to refine the candidate pool to result in an offer being made to the most desirable candidate. While it is Waldron & Company's policy not to negotiate the final offer with the selected candidate, the Waldron Project Team will continue to serve as on -call advisors until a final selection is made and an employment agreement is reached. Fees & Expenses: Professional Services Fee: Waldron & Company's fee for professional services is $8,500.00. Expenses: Costs incurred for conducting the search are at the expense of the client. Waldron & Company will pre -approve all significant expenditures with you and maintain accurate records at all times. Expenses: Expenses incurred are the responsibility of the client. Waldron & Company will, when possible, pre -approve expenditures with you and maintain accurate records at all times. There will be an initial budget of $8,500.00 for expenses with an option to re -visit the limit with the Board if necessary. Expense items include, but are not limited to: ♦ Newspaper, trade journals, web postings, and related advertising to announce the position. ♦ Direct mail announcements and regret letters. ♦ Telephone and facsimile expenses. ♦ Delivery expenses. ♦ Printing of documents and materials. ♦ Travel and related costs for the consultants assigned to the project. ♦ Travel and related expenses for candidates during the interview process. A two percent (2%) charge will be added to all pass -through expenses referenced above. No additional cost add-ons are included. Billing: Professional fees are billed in three equal installments during the course of the search. The initial installment is billed at the time Waldron & Company is engaged. The second installment is billed when semi-finalists are selected. The final installment is billed at the conclusion of the search. Expenses are billed monthly. All invoices are due upon receipt by the client. Guarantee: Waldron & Company guarantees placement of a qualified candidate. Waldron & Company will provide a one-year search guarantee of the selected individual. If the selected individual leaves the position for any reason other than death, physical or mental incapacity or termination initiated by the client without cause, we will conduct a replacement search with no additional service fee. The only cost to the client would be pass -through expenses related to the additional search. Within the guaranty period, Waldron must be notified in writing of a termination within 30-days of its occurrence. Cancellation: You have the right to cancel the search at any time. Your only obligation to Waldron & Company would be the fees and expenses incurred prior to cancellation. ACCEPTED BY: Waldron & Company City of Medina Mr. Ed Rogan Executive Search Practice Leader Mr. Mark Nelson Mayor Date Date Attachment A Proposed scope of team building consulting for the City of Medina: Phase I: Conduct individual meetings with Council Members to identify individual perspectives related to: Council Member to Council Member relationships; Council Member to Staff Member relationships and; Community to City Council relationships. Phase II: One half day session to explore group issues and relationship protocols including: Role clarity; Communication ground rules and; City Council/Staff engagement. This work session would also include exercises in trust building, conflict resolution, City Manager/City Council accountability, and goal setting. Review and discuss the qualifications and expectations for the new City Manager Phase III: Individual coaching sessions with City Council Members to address specific individual development goals. Phase IV: Follow-up with a facilitated 6-month anniversary performance evaluation for the next City Manager. March 6, 2008 Mr. Mark Nelson Mayor City of Medina 501 Evergreen Pt. Rd Medina, WA 98039 Dear Mr. Nelson: Thank you for your confidence in Waldron Resources. Below is our standard agreement for providing interim services. Please sign and then return a copy to our offices. Feel free to call me if you have any questions. Term. The term of this Agreement is on going, provided the City of Medina may terminate this agreement at any time. Interim City Manager. The Interim City Manager serves at the pleasure of the City of Medina and shall perform such duties as assigned by the City of Medina. The City of Medina shall have the right to direct Waldron Resources to replace the Interim City Manager at any time. Employer Duties of Waldron Resources. Waldron Resources shall (1) pay all wages and other remuneration to its employee who is provided under this Agreement, (2) prepare and file all payroll tax returns and reports, (3) pay all amounts due and owing pursuant to the payroll tax returns and reports, (4) prepare, file, and furnish to the employee applicable employee tax forms, and (5) prepare and file, with a copy to the City of Medina, applicable employer tax forms. Duties of the City of Medina. When applicable, the City of Medina shall provide a work place for the Interim City Manager and maintain the work place in accordance with applicable health and working standards, notify Waldron Resources immediately of all employee injuries and provide reimbursement to the Interim City Manager for costs incurred as a result of performing City of Medina business such as mileage, travel expenses and other similar costs at the normal City of Medina rates. The City of Medina also agrees to reimburse Waldron Resources for any and all taxes, license fees and/or any other fees levied by the City of Medina as a result of doing business within the City of Medina. Page 2 Fees: The Interim City Manager hourly bill rate is 590.00. Invoices are due within twenty (20) days of receipt. Delinquent payments will be subject to a late payment charge of 12% (annually) and which will be applied to any unpaid balance owed, commencing seven (7) days after the payment due date. Preferred Client Discount: Converting Interim To Permanent: Should the City of Medina wish to hire the Interim City Manager as a regular City of Medina employee, the City of Medina agrees to pay Waldron Resources the percentage of the starting annual salary based upon the length of the assignment with the City of Medina as represented below: 0 to 12 months —10% after 12 months — 5% Please also note that an employee or candidate referred by Waldron Resources may not be hired without the permission of Waldron Resources for a period of 6 months. Additionally, the Interim City Manager may not transfer to the City of Medina's payroll, nor may the client engage the Interim City Manager through another temporary service or staffing firm for a period of 6 months. Failure to comply will cause the City of Medina to incur a fee equal to 20% of one year's salary at the employee's current rate of pay to Waldron Resources. Indemnification. Waldron Resources shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the City of Medina for the purposes of all required payroll deductions and withholdings, legally required workers' compensation insurance, and other employee benefits. The City of Medina releases and agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Waldron Resources, the employees of Waldron Resources, and personnel, directors, and officers of Waldron Resources from any and all actions, claims, damages, or injuries to persons or property, penalties, obligations or liabilities arising out of or related to the services performed by the interim employee that are under the control of the City of Medina and are within the course and scope of City of Medina employment. Waldron Resources releases and agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold hannless the City of Medina its officers, employees and consultants, from any and all actions, claims, damages, or injuries to persons or property, penalties, obligations or liabilities arising out of or related to the acts or omissions of the interim employee that are not under the control of the City of Medina or are not within the course and scope of City of Medina employment. If the City of Medina is notified or becomes aware of any alleged improper or illegal activities by the interim employee the City of Medina shall notify Waldron Resources immediately. CITY OF MEDINA WALDRON RESOURCES Mark Nelson <Date> Tom Varghese <Date> Mayor Senior Recruiter -1- OfM��CITY OF MEDINA Office of the City Manager March 10, 2008 TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FROM: CITY MANAGER RE: EMERGENCY BUDGET APPROPRIATION FOR TOTALLED POLICE CAR 11 RECOMMENDATION: Approve an Emergency Budget Amendment to City of Medina 2008 Budget Line Item 100. 521. 50. 64. 00 titled Capital Outlay Expenditure Fund in the sum of $40,000.00. POLICY IMPLICATION: I firmly believe our insurance carrier WCIA will call patrol cruiser #11, a 2006 Ford Crown Victoria, a total loss as it is no longer safe to drive. Due to the extensive damage, WCIA will write a check to the city of Medina commensurate with blue book value, estimated to be $15-20 thousand dollars which will then go into the general fund as revenue. The cost to fully outfit a Medina Police cruiser is $40,000. The city of Medina will essentially be funding the difference of approximately $20,000 for this accident due to the depreciation of the two year old patrol car. BACKGROUND: On March 10, 2008 at approximately 2:25am, a Medina Officer was summoned for mutual aid assistance in pursuit of a dangerous felony suspect vehicle which was traveling westbound on SR — 520. The Medina Officer had just finished issuing a citation to a motorist on the Seattle side of the bridge when he heard the request for assistance come out over radio. A stolen Range Rover passed the location of our Medina Officer at a high rate of speed and our officer engaged in the pursuit. As our officer approached the curved portion of the roadway towards southbound Interstate 5, he lost control of his cruiser on the wet pavement causing it to slide into the concrete jersey barrier. Luckily the officer did not suffer any serious injury. Although an in-depth review is pending, the pursuit initially appears to be in accordance with our department's pursuit policy. Prepared by: Jeffrey Chen Emergency Budget Amendment to 2008 Medina City Budget CITY OF MEDINA ORDINANCE NO. XXX AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO 819, dated November 13, 2007, the 2008 BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF MEDINA, WASHINGTON. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MEDINA, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The following Budget Amendment C is made to the 2008 Budget for the City of Medina. Budget Amendment C: FUND AMOUNT DESCRIPTION Funds are drawn from the Equipment Replacement Fund Unreserved Fund Balance. General Fund $40,000 To increase the Capital Outlay Expenditures for the replacement cost of Police Automobile 11 damaged on 3/10/08. Expenditure: 100.000.000.521.50.64.00 Total Budget Amendment C $40,000 SECTION 2. The City Manager is authorized to make any transfers necessary to carry out the terms of this ordinance. SECTION 3. Effective Date This ordinance shall take effect five (5) days after its publication or the publication of a summary of its intent and contents. Ordinance No. -1 - PASSED BY AT LEAST ONE MORE THAN A MAJORITY OF THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIS 101h DAY OF MARCH 2O08, AND SIGNED IN AUTHENTICATION OF ITS PASSAGE THE 10th DAY OF MARCH 2O08. Mark L. Nelson, Mayor Approved as to form: Wayne D. Tanaka, City Attorney Attest: Rachel Baker, City Clerk Passed: Published: Effective Date: Ordinance No. 2 SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. XXX of the City of Medina, Washington On March 10, 2008, the City Council of the City of Medina, Washington, adopted Ordinance No. XXX, the main points of which are summarized by its title as follows: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 819, 2008 BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF MEDINA, WASHINGTON. The full text of this ordinance will be mailed upon request. APPROVED by the City Council at their meeting of March 10, 2008. Rachel Baker, City Clerk Ordinance No. 3 Page 1 of 1 Rachel Baker From: Bret Jordan [bret@westernamerica.com] Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 1:40 PM To: Rachel Baker Cc: Nelso 1 Subject: Agenda Item CM -1 Attachments: R-16 20 30 Proposals v4.xls Rachel — In reviewing the packet materials I saw the old graph and charts were included in the packet for Item CM — 1. Planning Commissioner Price provided me with an updated graph and chart packet today that I am forwarding to you. I visited with Mark earlier after he caught the error and promised him I would track down the corrected materials before the meeting. If you would be so kind as to print this workbook out so each council member, CM, you, etc. has a copy for our discussion tonight that would be really helpful. I also included the corrected memo I created back then too. A copy of that would be great too. Thanks. Sorry for the confusion, it was caused by me in the writing of the original memo last December. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately return it to the sender and delete this e-mail and all copies of it from your system. 3/ 10/2008 DRAFT memo To: Medina City Council From: Medina Planning Commission CC: Staff Date: 12/17/2007 Re: Lot Coverage for Undersized Lots At the November 27, 2007 Planning Commission Meeting the Planning Commission was asked by the City Council and the Mayor to discuss lot coverages for undersized lots within existing zoning districts and return a recommendation. Outlined below is the Planning Commission's recommendation. Larry Frazier presented to the Commission in the attached November 27, 2007 memo an overview of the council's direction and three potential alternatives as discussion points. After a lengthy discussion of the topic and the evaluation of the staff alternatives the Planning Commission came to a consensus on the following recommendation. The Planning Commission recommends City Council adopt a change to the zoning code that addresses lot coverage in the R-16 zone. The lot coverage in R-16 shall be 25% for lots 16,000 square feet and above. For all lots under 16,000 square feet, there shall be a proportionate lot coverage bonus calculated as zero at 16,000 square feet and increasing to a maximum of 5% for lots 10,000 square feet and less. This sliding scale provides for greater lot coverage on the smaller lots in R-16. The additional percentage increase in lot coverage is not believed to create larger houses than conforming lots as the increased percentage on the smaller lot still provides for a smaller footprint overall. The rationale behind the sliding scale was to preserve proportionality in the neighborhoods and eliminate what would have been an anomaly at the break point. For example, if the bonus threshold were set as 5% provided on lots 10,000 square feet and less, the owner of the 10,001 square foot lot would have 5% less lot coverage, creating an anomaly in the proportionality of the neighborhood structures. The Planning Commission disqualified as a solution the notion of the site plan review process as the Site Plan Review Process currently on the books provides for changing the site of the structure on the lot to as minimize impacts on the neighbors. With the small lots there isn't room to move structures so this process wouldn't create the desired outcome. The existing ordinance would have to be significantly reconstructed to apply to these circumstances as well since it deals mostly with the concept of situation of the structure on the lot. The Commission also disqualified as a solution the notion of establishing a new Zoning District. This seemed to create patchwork zoning throughout the city and lacked the proportionality. 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The Cy4's candor of citing "fundamental and 1rrecondfable differences with the City Council on the dty'sfutune, the role of local government and how public employees should be regarded, treated and valued" isthe same sentiment echoed bvShannon Gibson, Doug Shu|z, Joseph GeUings, and Roger Crum prior to their departures. How many respected employees and concerned citizens have to tell you the same message before you will ponder that the problem lies Before you smugly think you're satisfied with the consequences, consider the taxpayers expense of the lawsuits nfthe Green Store and the expense ofanother CMsearch. Cornbinethat with the media coverage of the impending Green Store lawsuits and another aurnrner without the grocery, and your constituents will be much more aware that the "good of boys" they elected are actually at the root nfthe dty'eproblems and expenses! And don't worry, I1| be happy to keep the citizens ! -Katie Phelps Former dedicated Council member, current disgusted citizen l lO7Joail.live. l0bf47e7.- 3/10/2008 FW: Owl Post Page 1 of 4 From: Mark Weinberg <mweinberg@medina-wa.gov> To: Heija & Todd Nunn < heija@heija.com > Cc: Date: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 06:08 pm Subject: FW: Owl Post PROVIDED PURSUANT TO A PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST From: LooshB@aol.com [mailto:LooshB@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 8:39 AM To: chgrinstein@yahoo.com Subject: Owl Post DRAFT 11/20/07 g mE Ywinj J wo9wjee- Vakid J"&cWm of ffw JVlW6ft* of May& J3ueeettn Our Roving Investigative Reporter, Rita Skeeter, has uncovered a intriguing story of collusion and corruption in the muggle enclave of Medina, Washington, USA. This concerns us as a flagrant example Of Dark Magic (against which we all must be alert) which we now report. Rita has collaborated with Xenophilius Lovegood, thoughtful editor of Jfie Quiff4*, and Dolores Umbridge, insightful Senior Under Secretary to the Minister of Muggle Affairs. Medina houses a number of white Anglo-Saxon muggles who have amassed quantities of Gringotts treasure and who are dedicated to enjoying their seclusion, lake frontage and spectacular mountain views, free from intrusion by the less discriminating and less affluent. Until five years ago, the only business in the village, other than a filling station, was a small grocery, located in the center of the town, heavy with tradition and formerly run by the much -loved mayor. The Store is no longer able to compete with the large upscale markets in nearby Bellevue. Its site is being eyed by dark wizards who aim to convert it into a real estate office, specializing in Lake Washington waterfront and Olympic Mountain view properties, and so accumulate muggle gold. The resident muggles object, sensing a threatened disturbance of their quiet enjoyment, and eventual change in the character of their enclave. http://mail.heija.com/cgi-binlviewmail.exe?id=01 b852ed4Oae67Oa58e2fD8cd77294488fl&... 3/10/2008 FW: Owl Post Page 2 of 4 The Town (hardly a City with so few residents) is riven with conflict. The present owner of the Store is a divorced woman of Korean ancestry. She reportedly ran a cheap motel near Tacoma which was closed for sanitary violations. She then bought the Store, disregarded the counsel of the former proprietor, was unable to succeed and closed it, thereby losing her right to operate it, a non -conforming business in a residential zone. The dark wizards, pretending to support the Owner and cleverly suggesting that she is the victim of racial discrimination and the innocent victim of an aggressive and bullying City government, infiltrated the City Council and the Staff, promising her all that she might want if she would be patient and persistent. The voters threw the rascals out, and the Owner, having invested heavily in the property, now finds that promise withdrawn. Her rage over this betrayal is terrible. As part of their plan, having infiltrated the City Council and the Staff, the dark wizards had the Store classified as a historical site, but were forced by the neighbors to accept restrictions on use which will prevent the Owner from succeeding. She has applied for relaxation of these, and been refused by the Council. The City has offered the Owner top dollar if she will agree to lease the second story and part of the ground floor to it. Angry and feeling betrayed, the Owner has refused. Misled by dark magic, the Owner tore down the original Store, built a larger counterpart, disguised to resemble the former one, and so fell further into debt. The unpaid builder placed a lien on the property, later released with a bank loan. Her funding is obscure; but rumor has it that the muggle bank, like Gringotts, is impatient. Bankers, whether muggles or goblins, are not given to charity. Medina is small, but its management and some of its Council dream of bigger government. Being rich, the Town is tempted to spend and succumb to ads for toys (unneeded surveillance cameras, unneeded equipment requiring extra maintenance and operators) and popular emotional demands for security from unlikely threats (Mt. Rainier erupting) and unproven needs (speed humps on all streets). More space is wanted by the City Staff for storage and the housing of personnel. The dark wizards, using the muggle equivalent of the Imperius Curse (also known as greed), have bewitched the Owner of the Store, blinding her and her advisors to the extraordinarily generous offer made to her by the Council and leading her to demand far more than is reasonable. Dark magic prevents their understanding that she is asking to be condemned. Likewise, a number of the people of Medina, leading them to agitate in support of the Owner, heading down the slippery slope to disaster. A small number of voices are being raised in support of economy, efficiency and the preservation of the attractiveness of the town. The dark wizards have enchanted many others to believe that bigger is better and that Medina should be more like a city (sidewalks "for the children", curbs and public facilities). This magic leads them to support the Owner in her efforts to change the Store. Money is the root, http://mail.heija.comlcgi-binlviewmail.exe?id=01 b852ed4Oae67Oa5 8e2fD8cd77294488fl&... 3/10/2008 FW: Owl Post Page 3 of 4 and controversy the result. The general public is uninformed. The Council is in the middle; but subservient to its legal counsel. Enterprising other players in the muddle are the muggle lawyers. The Owner of the Store hired a prestigious law firm to relax the restrictions in her Permit. When they failed, she turned to another firm, less well known, to sue the City for inflated damages. Have her first lawyers, expert litigators but waiting to be paid and known for their integrity, declined to give her further services. Is her new firm banking on a contingent fee? The Order of the Phoenix, the Death Eaters,the Ministry of Magic and the Gringott Goblins come to mind. The smart money (a quantity was spent on the last election) has is that the dark wizards will win, the Owner will be condemned, the grocery will disappear and a real estate office or similar business will eventually occupy the Store. The neighbors are opposed but resigned. The lawyers for the Owner and the City are fomenting discord and expecting extravagant fees. Lawyers are skillfully utilized by the Dark Lord, and must be watched. What our attractive, perceptive and skillful Rita Skeeter* has found in muggle Medina may well reflect a strategy of He -Who -Must -Not -Be -Named, now again on the rise. Wise wizards and witches take note! *For information on Rita Skeeter see Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, 2000, pp. 303-307. Dolores Umbridge employs the eye of Alastor "Mad Eye" Moody, distinguished Auror. See Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, 2007, p. 249. Currently in good standing with the Ministry, both Skeeter and Umbridge are subject to Imperius Curses imposed by Hermione Granger Weasley. Eliphalet Shrink, Minister of Muggle Catastrophies No Muggle Phone; Owl Mail: hoot@times.pop See what's new at AOL.com and Make AOL Your Homepage. http://mail.heija.comlcgi-binlviewmail.exe?id=01 b852ed4Oae67Oa58e2fO8cd77294488fl &... 3/10/2008 FW: Owl Post Page 4 of 4 Attachments: http://mail.heija.com/cgi-bin/viewmail.exe?id=O I b852ed40ae670a58e2fo8cd77294488f1 &... 3/10/2008