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RESOLUTION N0. 88-26. <br />INTRODUCED BY: MAYOR CARMEN AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL <br />A RFSOLUTION <br />AUTHORIZING TH& &NIPIAYPISNNT OF <br />DOUGLAS J. PAUL, AS SPSCIAL COUNSffi., <br />IN PATRICg LaCONTS, ET AL. V. SANTO BASILS, ET AL., <br />THE SAME BEING CASE N0. C87-2289, <br />UNITSD STATFS DISTRICT COURT, <br />AT AN HOURLY RATE OF $125 AND <br />DECLARING AN EL•ffitGENCY <br />Wffi2EAS, Mayor Fred N. Carmen, present Council members, Santo Basile, <br />David Petschauer and Lawrence Flynn, and former Council members, George Goley <br />and Richard C. Etzler, have been named Defendants in Patrick LaConte, et al. <br />v. Santo Basile, et al., the same being Case No. C87-2289, filed in the United <br />States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division; and <br />WHERREAS, the Law Director, pursuant to Article V, Section 4, of the <br />Charter of Mayfield Village, Ohio, has certified to the Mayor and Council <br />that he is unable to represent the parties in such matter; and / <br />WHERBAS, in order to promote economy, efficiency and orderly represen- <br />tation of the City, it is desirable to retain Douglas J. Paul as special <br />counsel; and <br />WHERLAS, the Mayor and Council have further determined that it is in the <br />best interest of the Village as well as the Public Officials in their perfor- <br />mance of their duties to retain the services of outside legal counsel. <br />NOW, Tffi2SFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of Mayfield Village, County <br />of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, that: <br />SECTION 1: Douglas J. Paul is hereby specifically employed as special <br />counsel in the matter o£ Patrick LaConte et al. v. Santo Basile, et al., to <br />take any and all actions deemed necessary on behalf of the Mayor and Council <br />members in this action, whexeas for such services Douglas J. Paul shall be <br />paid compensation at the rate of One Hundred 'lwenty-Five Dollars ($125.00) per <br />hour, further incorporating the Representation Agreement attached hereto and <br />incorporated herein and identified as "Exhibit A." <br />SECTION 2: The Council find and determine that all formal actions of <br />this Council relating to the adoption of this Resolution have been taken at <br />open meetings o£ this Council; and that deliberation of this Council and of