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South Bead Redevelopment Commission <br />Regular Meeting January 18, 1980 <br />4. C0 ICATIONS (continued) <br />January 8, 1980 <br />Hona able Jahn W. Montgometcy <br />Judge, St. Joseph County <br />Co wtt House <br />South Bend, Indiana 46601 <br />Dear lJudge Montgometcy: <br />I am ceAtain that you have head the numerous <br />atticte,s that have been in the newspapeti concerning <br />the contAovmy as to whether thetce has been a <br />conk tict of .intetcest concetcning Kevin J. Buttetc, <br />the Attotney bar the Redevetopment Commission with <br />his owning 13% aj the cap-i tat stock a4 the Mich iana <br />Titte Cvnporation. As a tLe�s ut t o f the Mayor's <br />ZetteiL o4 peeembetc 27, 1979, to me with its <br />memo ndum, the Redevelopment Commission considered <br />this matter at its meeting on Januatcy 2, 1980. you <br />Witt note that the Mayor suggested that the <br />Comm ,lion appoint ,independent eouws et to advise <br />e <br />the Commission as to whether there is a cons iet a j <br />inteAe,st by its netent on of Kevin J. Butter <br />as as attorney. <br />The Commission discussed this matter alter I had <br />read the tetter to the Commission and Commizzionen, <br />Pauto Auburn then made a motion that the Commission <br />appa "nt .independent eounse2 to advise the <br />CommZszion, and she set up vatr ions cftitetr is can - <br />cetz ng the appointment o j such eouns et. A copy <br />a4 he& getter to the Commie zionetus is enctoz ed. <br />Hen notion jaited jon a tacit o6 a second. I then <br />.stated that atthough I did not think the appoint- <br />ment a4 .independent counset was nece zany, I woutd <br />not oppose such appointment and .i4 the Commi6zion <br />dens ' ed to do Aso, I woutd t6uggat that the Judge <br />o6 the St. Joseph UAcuit Court be &equated to <br />,setect quat i j ied, .independent eoun s et to advise <br />the amm us stion on this matter. Commbstsionetz, <br />Uoy B. Robinson made such a motion, and it <br />pats�s d unanimousty. <br />Thus, the ComnL6s.ion netspect4uUy requests that <br />you ame qua.e j ied, independent eoun6 et to <br />" <br />adv e the Commission whether there has been <br />a ca 4t.ict of .inte e.6t concerning Kevin J. Butter, <br />and Pbs stock ownw lip in the M.ieh,iana Title <br />Corp Cation, and whether there w.iU be a <br />co wing eanitict a6 intetrest i4 the Commission <br />net ns him as theit eouws et. <br />-is- <br />