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South Bed Redevelopment Commission <br />Regular eeting January 2, 1980 <br />4. CONK �WICATIONS (continued) <br />[s. Auburn made a motion that the Redevelopment <br />bmmissioners get outside counsel to advise the <br />ommission in the conflict of interest matter <br />oncerning Kevin J. Butler with three criteria; <br />) that the legal counsel be from a law firm <br />n excess of six principals; 2) that the law <br />irm located outside of the boundaries of the <br />hird Congressional district; and 3) that the law <br />irm engaged have no principal that has nor has <br />ad any business, legal or political relation <br />hip with any of the principals with Ducomb, <br />imtz, & Ducomb, Sweeney, Butler & Simeri, Parker, <br />runner & Hamilton, and Peter J. Nemeth $ <br />ssociates, there was no second to the motion, <br />herefore, the motion failed for lack of a second. <br />r. Nimtz: First of all may I introduce our new <br />ity Attorney, Mr. Richard Hill, with whom I have <br />alked this morning. I would suggest this to the <br />ommission .... hiring somebody is a difficult thing <br />ad when you try to set these criteria, it really <br />s limiting. What I would suggest is that we ask <br />he Circuit Court Judge to recommend someone as <br />he outside legal counsel to advise the Commission <br />s to whether there has been a conflict of interest. <br />iat is my recommendation to the Commission. <br />Auburn: Mr. President, I am not sure that that <br />Id get us out of the sphere of some of the concerns <br />t what is being done is politically motivated. <br />t of my rationale for going outside of the third <br />trict is to take us outside of this sphere of <br />al politics, and to get someone whose profession <br />reputation, and livelihood does not depend upon <br />al political liaisons of the community. <br />. Robinson: As far as I am concerned, this <br />tter happened in St. Joseph County, and the <br />erican Bar Association in this town is just <br />qualified, and the members thereof, as any <br />her City. I think that because it has <br />ppened in St. Joseph County, it should be <br />ndled in St. Joseph County. I think the <br />esent situation is being blown way out of <br />oportion, because I don't think that there <br />s much profit made. I know from being <br />volved with attorneys considerably myself <br />at this is not the only source of income for <br />e law firm of Sweeney, Butler, and Simeri. <br />ME <br />MOTION BY MS. AUBURN <br />TO OBTAIN INDEPENDENT <br />LEGAL COUNSEL FAILS <br />FOR LACK OF A SECOND <br />