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RESOLUTION
CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
Presented By
Referred To
Committee: Date
1 Resolution Honoring Frank E. Villaume III
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3 WHEREAS, Frank E. Villaume III is a liferime Saint Paul resident completing his 27�'
4 year of service in the City Attorney's Office; and
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6 WHEREAS, Frank joined the office as a criminal prosecutor in February 1973, and, by
7 the time he left in 1982 (for a short stint in private practice), he had achieved the position of
8 Deputy City Attorney. He returned to the CAO in May 1985, to head the civil litigation section,
9 and holds that managerial position today; and
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WHEREAS, Frank is active in the legal community, serving on the Ramsey County Baz
Association's Second District Ethics Committee, and chairs the Minnesota Defense Lawyer
Association's Government Liability Committee.
WHEREAS, He is committed to representing the interests of City departments before
state and federal courts, and the list of cases he has "handled to a successful conclusion" is
substantial. Examples include his defense of the City in the Commodore Hotel explosion, the
Third & Mazia explosion, and the Mems Firefighter case just to name a few.
WHEREAS, Frank's efforts and accomplishments have earned him the recognition of
the legal community, particularly:
He has received the highest rating from the benchmark Martindale-Hubbell directory.
This year, for the third year in a row, Frank was named a Superlawyer by Minnesota Law
& Politics and Minneapolis-St. Paul Magazine, an honor bestowed on only the top 5% of
the baz.
Finally, this spring, Minnesota Law & Politics named Frank one of the state's top 40
labor and employment lawyers; and
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WHEREAS, Frank has given outstanding service and dedication to the City of Saint Paul
and its citizens through wise and direct advice and vigorous and sldlled defense of city interests
in the state and federal courts.
NOW 'THEREFORE, BE TI' RESOLVID, that the Council, on behalf of the City of Saint
Paul and its citizens, expresses its deepest thanks and appreciation to Frank E. Villaume III,
assistant city attorney, for his awazd winning service and dedication.
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CTION REQUESTF� � ' �
Recognizing Frank E. Villaume III
RECOMMENDATION ApproVe A) or RejeCt (R) PERSONAL SERVICE toNiRACIS MUS7ANSWER THE FoLLOWING QUESnoNS:
1. Flas fhis persorJfirm ever vrorked under a mntract kr Nis depaRment7
PLANNINGCAMMISSION YES NO
CIBCOMMffTEE 2. Hast��peisoNfirmeverbeenadryempbyee?
CIVILSERVICECOMMISSION VES NO
. � 3. Dces this persoNfiim possess a sidll not normallypossessetl by anY currerd city emPbY�?
YES NO
. . 4. is this persoruhim a taryeted vendo(7 .
YES NO
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