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WHITE - CITV CLERK
PINK - FINANCE GITY OF SAINT PALTL Council
CANARV - DEPARTMENT 1 F�/i y/��,+�
BLUE - MAVOR . Flle NO• S�T���-`�
, C 'l Resolution
Presented By
Referred To Committee: Date
Out of Committee By Date
WHEREAS, Section 74. 13(D) of the Saint Paul Legislative
Code provides tha.t hearings before the Hvman Rights Commission
on charges of discriminatory practices sha.11 be presided over
by an attorney who is not a member of the Commission, to rule
on legal questions and cha.ir the hearing; and
WHEREAS, the Office of the City Attorney represents the
Director of the Department of Human Rights in presenting the
cha.rges of discrimination to the panel, as an advocate for the
position of the Director; and
WHEREAS, therefore, the Office of the City Attorney cannot
by reason of conflict of interest provide an attorney to the
Commission to serve as hearing officer; and
WHEREAS, Section 5.02 of the Cha.rter of the City of Saint
Paul, and Section 2.05 of the Administrative Code, empower the
Council, upon the request of the City Attorney, to appoint
special counsel and provide compensation therefor, in cases
where the City Attorney cannot by reason of conflict of interest
provide representation; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Council hereby, upon the request of the
City Attorney, appoints Linda Miller as special counsel to
act as hearing officer in a discrimination case entitled
"Donald Lewis, Director, Department of Huma.n Rights ex rel.
Emory Wesson vs . Metropolitan Transit Area and Metropolitan
Transit Commission", and fixes the compensation at $40.00 per
hour; such compensation to be paid out of the budget of the
Department of Human Rights.
COUNCILMEN Requested by Department of:
Yeas Nays �
Butler
Hozza In Favor
Hunt (�
Levine _ '" __ Against BY — �
Maddox
Showalter
Tedesco,--- � '��� Form Approv y City Attor y
Adopted by Council• Date ���
Certified Yas- by Cou cil Secre�ary BY
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blp ro ed by Mavor: Da _ �v � ���� Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council
By _ By
PUBLISHED AUG 12 1978