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BLUERy - MAVORT NT GITly O SAINT PAUL File NO•
� cil Resolution
Presented By `
Referred To Committee: Date
Out of Committee By Date
WHEREAS, City License Inspector Joseph Carchedi retained
attorney Earl P. Gray to represent him in vaxious matters during
a liquor license investigation comcnencing February, 1978; and
WHEREAS� the activities engaged in by Mr. Carchedi for which
the investigation took place were all activities engaged in the
course and scope of his employment with the City of Saint Paul in
the good faith exercise of his duties; and
WHEREAS, Earl P. Gray has submitted a statement for services
rendered, itemizing 220 total hours of legal work at the rate of
$75.00 per hour, totaling $16,500.00; and
WHEREAS, the morale of other City employees would be adversely
affected if Mr. Carchedi' s request to be reimbursed for the afore-
mentioned attorney' s fees was denied; and
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WHEREAS, it is in the interest of good government and for the
benefit of the City that said attorney' s fees be paid and that �
Mr. Garehedi not be personally responsible for..-said atto�rney' s fees;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council has by Charter Provision 5.02 the
authority to retain an attorney for Mr. Carchedi and has the
further authority to fix or set the compensation to be paid; now,
therefore, be it
1tESOLVED, that the appropriate City officials make payment to
Earl P. Gray for the 220 hours of legal work, setting the com��nsa-
tion at the rate of $65.00 per hour, €or a total payment of
$14,300.00.
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ATTORNEYS AT LAW
1805 AMERICAN NATIONAL HANK HUILDINC3
EARL P, GRAY SAINT PALTL, MINNESOTA 551Q1
RICHARD L. GILL TELEPHONE (612) 224-9454
J. PATRICK BRINKMAN STATENIENT
June 6, 1979
Rose Mix
City Clerk
City of St. Paul
Re: Joseph Carchedi Investigation
For Pr�fessional Services Rendered:
From February 1978, this law firm represented Joseph
Carchedi in connection with an investigation of him
regar`�ing h.is conduct as city license inspector.
In this iepresentation, Earl P. Gray, was in
contir.uous telephone contact with Mr. Carchedi
on a daily and nightly basis for the last year
and one-half. The amount of time spent in conference
with Mr. Carchedi, either personally or by telephone during
this period, was 125 hours. In addition the following
other services were rendered:
Three appearances before the City Council;
Tw�o appearances before the Ramsey County Grand Jury;
�:eeting with Ramsey County Attorney Paul Lindholm
plus numerous phone calls with him re: the Crea matter;
Meeting with Mayor Latimer re: bugging of Joseph
Carchedi by He�nes;
Numerous telephone calls with William Heine and his
attorney;
Telephone conference and personal conference with
L.E.A.U. police office;
Phone conference and personal conference with St. Paul
Vice Squad;
Meeting with Carchedi at his home to investigate
burglary of his garage and possible bug of his automobile;
Conference with Federal Probation Officer William Johnson
re: Crea' s testimony;
Telephone conference with Crea and personal meeting
with Crea;
Conference with Walter Boniwell re: contact of Bon��.well and
his family by the Vice Squad;
Numerous conferences with phone company re:wiretaps;
Conference with Don Weigand re: Crea matter;
Numerous conferences with James i�Ziley re: Crea matter;
Conference with Tom Burke re: Crea; ,
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GBAY, GILL AND BF�INKMAN
Statement
June 6, 1979
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Conference with numerous members of the news media
re: constantly refusing to allow Mr. Carchedi to be interviewed;
Numerous conferences with license holders re: contact with
Vice Squad, inspectors and stat:em�nts made;
Numerous conferences with Joseph Percovich re: Crea matter;
Numerous conferences with Larry Cohen re: Harold Mordht
bugging matter;
Numerous conferences with Ron Bacigalupo re: his meeting
with Rowan and the Mayor;
Conference with Phil Byrne re� ownership of Ja Mar;
Correspondence to Mr. Carchedi ' s banks requesting
information re: police probing of Carchedi' s records;
Correspondence to R. Bacigalupo;
Correspondence to Vice Squad� re: contact of Mr. Carchedi;
Correspondence to Ray Perron re: top
Correspondence to Vice Unit clarifying previous correspondence;
Legal research re: wiretap laws;
Legal research re: consensual bugging laws;
Legal research re: privacy act
Legal research re: public official ' s rights re: grand jury
subpoena and the privacy act;
Legal research re: dissemination of information resulting
from investigation pending. - 95 hours
Total: 220 hours at 75. 00/hr -------------------------- $16, 500. 00
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attorney for Joseph Charchedi during , � �' '
' vestigation. Could you please provi� � �'
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with a legal opinion as to the proprj rt
or other public furids to pay this bi' p�
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Thank you.
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Attachment
cc: Mayor George Latimer
Members of the City Council
. Joseph Carchedi
�iitose Mix
C[TY HAI.I, SEVEN I'H FLOOR SA[NT PAUL, MINNESOTA S�lU2 612/298-454b.
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ATTDRNEYS AT LAW
1805 AMERICAN NATIONAL HANK HUILDINC3
SAINT pAUL, MINNESOTA 55101 .
EARL P. GRAY
� RIC!+ARD L. GILL . . TELEPHONE l.6i2)224-9454
J. PATRICK BRINKMAN STATEDIENT �
June 6, 1979 '
Rose Mix ,
City Clerk
City of St. Paul
Re: Joseph Carchedi Investigation
For Professional Services Rendered:
From February 1978 , this law firm represented Joseph
Carchedi in connection with an investigation of him
regarding his conduct as city license inspector.
In this representation, Earl P. Gray, was in
continuous telephone contact with Mr. Carchedi
` on a daily and nightly basis for the last year
and one-half. The amount of time spent in conference
with Mr. Carchedi, either personally or by telephone during
this period, was 125 hours. In addition the following
other services were rendered:
Three appearances before the City Council; �
Two appearances before the Ramsey County Grand Jury;
2deeting with Ramsey County Attorney Paul Lindholm
plus numerous phone calls with him re: the Crea matter;
hSeeting with Niayor Latimer re: bugging of Joseph •
Carchedi by Heines;
- Numerous telephone calls with T�illiam Heine and his
attorney;
Telephone conference and personal conference with
L.E.A.U. police office;
Phone conference and personal conference with St. Paul
Vice Squad;
�ieeting with Carchedi at his home to investigate
burglary of his garage and possible bug of his automobile;
Conference with Federal Probation qfficer William Johnson
re : Crea' s testimony;
'Telephone conference with Crea and personal meeting
with Crea;
Conference with Walter Boniwell re: contact of Boni:well and
his family by the Vice Squad;
Numerous conferences with phone company re:wiretaps;
Conference with Don Weigand re: Crea matter;
Numerous conferences. with James DZiley re: Crea matter;
Conference with Tom Burke re : Crea;
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GRAY, GII_L A�D Bk�I:`I�'�ZA;�' .
Statement
June 6 , 1979
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Conference with numerous members of the news media
re: constantly refusing to allow Mr. Carchedi to be interviewed;
Numerous conferences with license holders re: contact with �
Vice Squad, inspectors and statem�nts made;
Tdumerous conferences with Joseph Percovich re: Crea matter;
Numerous conferences with Larry Cohen re: Harold Mordht
bugging matter; .
IJumerous conferences with Ron Bacigalupo re: his meeting
with Rowan and the Mayor;
Conference with Phil Byrne re: ownership of Ja Mar;
Correspondence to Mr. Carchedi ' s banks requesting
information re: police probing of Carchedi ' s records;
Correspondence to R. Bacigalupo;
Correspondence to Vice Squad� re: contact of Mr. Carchedi;
, Correspondence to Ray Perron re: top
Correspondence to Vice Unit clarifying previous correspondence;
Legal research re: wiretap laws;
Legal research re: consensual bugging laws;
Legal research re: privacy act
Legal research re: public official ' s rights re: grand jury
subpoena and the privacy act;
Lega1 research re: dissemination of information resulting
from investigation pending. - 95 hours
Total : 220 hours at 75. 00/hr -------------------------- $16, 500. 00