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Council Resolution
Presented By _ •
Referred To - Committee: Date
Out of Committee By Date
WI�REAS, Section 74.13 (D) of the Saint Paul Legislative
Code provides that hearings before the Human Rights Commission
on charges of discriminatory practices shall be presided over
by an attorney who is not a member of the Commission, to rule
on legal questions and chair the hearing; and •
� WI�REAS, the Office of the City Attorney represents the '
Director of the Department of Human Rights in presenting the
charges of discrimination to the panel, as an addocate 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
Comnnission to serve as hearing officer; and .
WHEREAS, Section 5.02 of the Charter 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 `T'#��s Mooney -- as special counsel to
act as hearing officer in a discrimination case entitled
"Donald Lewis, Director, Department of Human Rights ex rel.
Leonard Quinn vs. Ford Motor Company", and fixes the compensation
at $40.00 per hour; such compensation to be paid out of the
budget of the Department of Human Ri,ghts.
COUNCILMEN Requested by Department of:
Yeas Nays
Butler
Hozza - In Favor
Hunt �
Levine __ Against Y
Roedler
Sylvester
Tedes
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