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AGENDA
SPECIAL MEETING - HUTCHINSON CITY COUNCIL
FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 1987
1. Call to Order - 5:15 P.M.
2. Appointment of City Attorney
3. RESOLUTIONS
(a) Resolution No. 8440 - Designating Official Newspaper
(b) Resolution No. 8441 - Appointing City Officers For 1987
(c) Resolution No. 8442 - Appointing Legal Counsel
(d) Resolution No. 8443 - Entering Agreement With Pioneerland
Library System Board For Calendar Year 1987
Action - Motion to waive readings and adopt Resolutions"
4. Adjournment
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RESOLUTION NO. 8440
DESIGNATING OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUTCHINSON, MINNESOTA:
THAT, The Hutchinson Leader be designated the official newspaper
during the —Men a� year o�T3$7 for the City of Hutchinson.
Adopted by the City Council this 2nd day of January, 1987.
ATTEST:
Gary D. otz
City Clerk
Paul L. Ac an
Mayor
RESOLUTION NO. 8441
APPOINTING CITY OFFICERS FOR 1987
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUTCHINSON, MINNE-
SOTA:
THAT the following appointments to the indicated executive offices of
the City of Hutchinson are made for the period of one year. Compensation shall
be continued as agreed upon by separate Council action:
City Clerk /Treasurer /City Administrator
Gary D. Plotz
Asst. City Clerk /Finance & Purchasing Dir.
Kenneth B. Merrill
Fire Chief
Orlin Henke
Assistant Fire Chief
Bradley Emans
Assistant Fire Chief
Randy Redman
Assessor
Tony Victorian
Health Officer
Dr. George Smith
Director of Fire Inspection
George Field
Director of Engineering
Marlow V. Priebe
Director of Maintenance Operations
Ralph Neumann
Director of Parks and Recreation
Bruce Ericson
Liquor Store Manager
Charles Nelson
Building Official
Homer Pittman
Chief Water Plant Operator
Dick Nagy
Chief Wastewater Plant Operator
Randy DeVries
Civic Arena Coordinator
Marvin Haugen
City, Forester"
Mark Schnobrich
Personnel /Transit - Coordinator
Hazel Sitz
ATTEST:
Adopted by the City Council this 2nd day of January, 1987.
ary . otz
City Clerk
Paul L. Ackland
Mayor
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RESOLUTION NO. 8442
APPOINTING LEGAL COUNSEL
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUTCHINSON,
MINNESOTA:
THAT be appointed as City Attorney at a retainer fee
for a six month period from January 1, 1987 to June 30, 1987. Services to be
included within the retainer fee are: prosecution of Police Department cases;
attendance at all City Council and Planning Commission meetings; attendance at
City staff meetings held the first and third Wednesday each month; preparation
of Resolutions and Ordinances; negotiating property acquisition and counseling
property owners on relocation law and benefits; legal services for all bond
issues, except legal services for industrial revenue and tax increment bond /note
issues and other customary legal services in the normal cause of City business.
Matters such as appearance in county, state district, or federal dis-
trict court will be billed separately, with an annual ceiling for such legal
expenditures as determined by the City Council. State Supreme Court Appeals
will be billed as extra legal services outside of the retainer fee and afore-
mentioned ceiling. Legal action initiated to collect obligations owing the
City or its agencies may be billed on a contingent fee basis and any amounts
received for such actions shall not be included in any aforementioned ceiling,
Adopted by the City Council this 2nd day of January, 1987.
ATTEST:
Gary D. P otz
City Clerk
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Paul c an
Mayor
RESOLUTION NO. 8443
ENTERING AGREEMENT WITH PIONEERLAND
LIBRARY SYSTEM BOARD FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1987
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUTCHINSON, MINNESOTA:
THAT the City of Hutchinson will enter into agreement with the Pioneer -
land Library System Board for a period of one year beginning January 1,
1987.
Adopted by the City Council this 2nd day of January, 1987.
Paul c an
Mayor
ATTEST:
Gary D. PTo-fz-
City Clerk
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SPECIAL MEETING FOR INTERVIEWS OF APPLICANTS
FOR CITY ATTORNEY POSITION
FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 1987
At the opening of the proposals on December 30, 1986 at 2:00 P.M., the City
Council members present agreed to a public meeting on January 2, 1987 at
2:30 P.M. for the purpose of interviewing candidates for the City Attorney
position. This shall serve as official notice of this special meeting.
2:30 P.M. - Attorney Roger Gilmer
Gilmer Law Office
3:15 P.M. - Attorney G. Barry Anderson
Arnold & McDowell Attorneys At Law
4:00 P.M. - Attorney Pete Kasal
Pete Kasal, Attorney At Law
Attorney Deborah Keefe is on vacation and will not be back in Hutchinson
until January 5, 1987.
Kenn. Merrill
Asst. City Clerk
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COMPARISON OF CITY ATTORNEY PROPOSALS
NAME OF FIRM
Keefe Law Office
Gilmer Law
Pete Kasal
Arnold S McDowell
Radzwill, Olsen
Hutchinson, MN
Hutchinson, MN
Hutchinson, MN
Hutchinson, NN
Cokato, MN
ATTENDING MEETING
Deborah Keefe
Roger Gilmer
Pete Kesel
G. Barry Anderson
Wm. Radzwill
POLICE DEPT. PROSECUTION
Debroah Keefe
Roger Gilmer
Pete Kesel
Joseph M. Paiement
Brian M. Olsen
EXPERIENCE
Several civil and
Asst. County
County Attorney
See Attachment "A"
See Attachment
traffic and real
Attorney 8 -1/2
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estate cases.
years.
COMPENSATION
As per budget
Withhold taxes
Would like
$30,500 - No medical
Bill hourly rate;
and PICA /PERA
PERA coverage
no other expenses
as budgeted
CHARGES PROPOSED
None
$4,500 too low if
No
See Attachment "B"
Hourly rate re-
includes Supreme
imbursement
and Appellate Court
�j
of Appeals
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SIX MONTH APPOINTMENT
Yes
Yea
Would prefer one
Yea
Yea
year appointment
BACK -UP
John Keefe
Would hire
Mike Long
Joseph M. Paiement or
Three members of
Own expense - no
Own expense
Own expense
other as agreed;. own
firm serve as
1
extra charge
expense
back -up
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
No
One case - Parking
No
See Attachment "C"
Represents Town
assessment to be
of Hassan Valley
appealed; would get
and Town of Hutch
written approval
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MINUTES
BID OPENING
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1986 FOR YOUR INFORMATION
The bid opening was called to order by Mayor Ackland at 2:00 P.M. Present were:
Mayor Paul L. Ackland, Alderman Mike Carl s, Alderman Pat Mikulecky, Finance Di-
rector Kenneth B. Merrill, and Administrative Secretary Marilyn Swanson.
The following proposals were received for the position of City Attorney, City of
Hutchinson:
Attorney Roger Gilmer
Gilmer Law office
Hutchinson, MN
Attorney Pete Kasal
Hutchinson, MN
Attorney Deborah Keefe
Keefe Law Office
Hutchinson, Mn
Attorney William Radzwill, City Attorney
. Attorney Brian M. Olsen, Police Dept. Prosecution
Radzwill, Olsen &'Cox
Cokato, MN
Attorney G. Barry Anderson, City Attorney
Attorney Joseph M. Paiement, Police Dept. Prosecution
Arnold & McDowell Attorneys At Law
Hutchinson, MN
During discussion, it was the consensus of the Council members to set up inter-
views with the four local attorneys for consideration of their proposals. Mayor
Ackland called a special meeting for January 2, 1987 at 2:30 P.M. for this pur-
pose.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 2:30 P.M.
VJitV of 't�utr4iuson
Polite Commission
71 ioglest" Avenue 0.
iXulcilinson, Minnesnttt 55350
COMMISSIONERS:
WILLIAM MISKOFF
ROBERT PROCHNOW
4060I PAKSEMM
Jeff Haag
December 31, 1986
FpR YpUR INfpRMATI
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PHONE 612- 587.2242
In response to the City Council's request to disqualify ourselves
from hearing this matter, the Commission feels that no conflict exists
and we feel it is our duty to the citizens of Hutchinson to carry on
with the hearing. It is our intention to hold hearings on the charges
in the matter of Chief of Police Dean O'Borsky, and upon receiving
the charges from the City Council we will proceed according to State
Civil Service Commission Statutes.
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William Miskoff, President