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PINK - FINANCE G I TY O F SA I NT PA U L
CANARV - DEPARTMENT
BLUE - MAVOR File NO.
Council Re ol ion
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Presented By
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Referred To Committee: Date
Out of Committee By Date
WHEREAS, Section 5.02 of the St. Paul City Charter provides
that in any case of special or unusual circumstances, the City
Council, upon the request of the City Attorney, may by resolution
appoint special counsel and fix his or her compensation; and
WHEREAS, Frank E. Villaume III did, while employed as an
Assistant City Attorney for the City of Saint Paul, represent
the City in a prolonged trial of several weeks involving the
Commodore Hotel fire and explosion cases and has since resigned
his position in the City Attorney' s office; and
�dEIEREAS, the various lawsuits involved in said Commodore Hotel
cases are currently on appeal to the Minnesota Supreme Court; and
WHEREAS, it appears that this is an appropriate case for the
appointment of special counsel and the City Attorney has so
requested; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that Frank E. Villaume III is hereby hired to repre-
sent the City of Saint Paul' s interests in the appeal of said
cases to the Minnesota Supreme Court at an hourly rate of $75.00
provided, however, that the total fee shall not be in excess of
a reasonable fee having reference to the appropriate provisions
of the Code of Professional Responsibility.
COUNCILMEN
Yeas Nays Requested by Department of:
Fletcher �
levine In Favor
Masanz
NiCOSia
scne�bei _ __ Against BY
Tedesco
Wilson
Adopted by Council: Date
OCT i 4 1982 Form Approve y 'ty Attor y
Certified Yassed by o . 1 Sec etary , BY
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�lpproved A4avor: Dat �CT 1,Q{�,,,_� Approv by Mayor for Submi io to Cbuncil
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PUBUSHED OCT 2 3 1982