Res 1997-25 RESOLUTION NO. 25 - 1997
RESOLUTION REQUESTING REPRESENTATION FROM LEAGUE
OF MINNESOTA CITIES INSURANCE TRUST FOR APPEAL
WHEREAS, the City of Fridley is a defendant along with the Minnesota
Police Recruitment System, a Minnesota joint powers organization
("MPRS") , and thirty-five 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 the 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 further employment
practices challenged in the contract 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 Action 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
Fridley 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 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.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS 3RD
DAY OF MARCH, 1997.
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AN J. %O,(ENr•N/ MAYOR
III ATTEST:
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WILLIAM A. CHAMPA - CITY CLERK