MUNICIPAL LAW

Miller Law Office, P.A. currently represents four (4) municipal clients.  Miller Law Office, P.A. has experience in all facets of the civil issues facing the cities, including, without limitation, the following:

1.         Attendance at and advice regarding the conduct of City Council, Economic Development Authority, and Planning Commission Meeting.

2.         Negotiating, drafting, closing and enforcing various development and land use related transactions and documents, including Development Agreements, Planned Unit Development Agreements, Tax Abatement Development Agreements, Tax Increment Development Agreements, Variances, Conditional Use Permits, Purchase and Sales Agreements, Title Insurance, and preliminary and final plat review.

3.         Working with the City’s employed and consulting staff regarding the City’s needs relating to public improvements, plan review and ordinance interpretation and enforcement.

4.         Representing the City in eminent domain proceedings, consisting of quick-take and non quick-take condemnation actions, negotiated settlements in lieu of condemnation, access control agreements, and direct purchase for purposes of public projects such as street and bridge projects and other similar matters, including general advice regarding the state and federal relocation assistance requirements.

5.         Representing the City in special assessments for public improvements under Minn. Stat. Chapter 429, including consulting with the City staff and City Engineer regarding the steps and forms necessary to properly proceed with the assessment process and the representation of the City in assessment appeals resulting from such assessments.

6.         Annexation of Property into the City, either by way of an annexation by ordinance or by an orderly annexation process pursuant to a joint resolution.

7.         Representing the City before the County and Town Boards and State agencies, as necessary.

8.         Providing employment law advice to the City including preparation of employment agreements, separation agreements, labor negotiations, arbitrations, mediations, unemployment compensation appeals, workers compensation claims and the defense of discrimination of harassment claims.

While the above list is extensive, it does not begin to identify the vast number of issues which fact the City on a day-to-day basis including, without limitation, civil litigation involving the City to the extent such litigation is not defended by the City Insurance carrier, open meeting law advice, general legal advice relating to the City Financing (exclusive as serving as bond counsel) including such items as short-terms loans, equipment certificates and the like.