97-034 - 03-11 Requesting Representation from League of MN Cities Insurance Trust for Appeal Resolution 97-34 March 11, 1997
Member Johnson introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION REQUESTING REPRESENTATION FROM
LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA CITIES INSURANCE TRUST FOR APPEAL
WHEREAS, the City of Golden Valley is a defendant along with the Minnesota
Police Recruitment System, a Minnesota joint powers organization (`MPRS'), and 35 other
Minnesota cities in two companion civil actions in Hennepin County District Court entitled
Fields v. MPRS et al. and Starks v. MPRS, et al., District Court File Numbers EM 93-218
and EM 93-219 (collectively referred to as the "Action"); and
WHEREAS, by Order dated October 5, 1994, the court found that the entry level
police officer selection procedures used by the defendants violated the Minnesota Human
Rights Act; and
WHEREAS, by Order dated November 7, 1996, the court made the defendants
subject to continuing jurisdiction of the court until January 1, 2004; and
WHEREAS, said orders establish standards for review of employee selection
procedures which will be extraordinarily difficult to satisfy; and
WHEREAS, said orders may be cited as precedent in future challenges to employee
selection procedures of Minnesota cities which will be defended by the League of
Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT); and
WHEREAS, the City and other defendant cities may have future employment
practices challenged in the context of the Action under the continuing jurisdiction of the
court, which will be defended by the LMCIT; and
WHEREAS, it would be advantageous to the City, the defendant cities in the Actin
and all other cities in Minnesota if the Action could be successfully challenged on appeal;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Golden
Valley that:
1. The City hereby requests the LMCIT to appeal the Action to the Minnesota Court of
Appeals on behalf of the City.
2. The City of Golden Valley is directed to transmit a copy of this resolution to the
LMCIT as soon as possible and to take such other actions as are necessary or
expedient to secure the assistance of the LMCIT and to prosecute the appeal in the
event the LMCIT agrees to represent the City.
Resolution 97-34 - Continued March 11, 1997
Mary E. erson, Mayor
ATTEST:
Shirley J. N n, ity Clerk
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was seconded by Member LeSuer
and upon a vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: Anderson,
Johnson, LeSuer, Micks and Russell; and the following voted against the same: none,
whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted, signed by the Mayor
and her signature attested by the City Clerk.