HomeMy WebLinkAbout9.a. Request of League of Minnesota Cities to Appeal the Starks & Field Lawsuit .�
CITY OF ROSEMOUNT
EXECUTIVE SLfPvIlVIARY FOR ACTION
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: MARCH 4, 1997 �
AGENDA ITEM: Request to LMC to Appeal the Starks&Fields AGENDA SECTION:
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PREPARED BY: Thomas D. Burt, City Administrator AGEND�;��9j�.� �� �
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ATTACHMENTS: Resolution APPROVED BY:
City Attorney LeFevere has indicated that the League of Minnesota Cities will cover legal expenses to appeal
the Starks&Fields Lawsuit, which showed discrimination in the hiring process used by Minnesota police
departments.
LeFevere will make a brief presentation at the meeting.
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RECOMMENDED ACTION: MOTION to approve the Resolution to request the LMC to Appeal the
Starks& Fields Lawsuit.
COUNCIL ACTION:
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CTTY OF ROSEMOUNT ',
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA '�,
RESOLUTION 1997- I',
A RESOLUTION REQUESTING REPRESENTATION FROM II�
LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA CITIES INSURANCE
TRUST FOR APPEAL
WHEREAS,the City of Rosemount is a defendant along with the Minnesota Police Recruitment
System, a Minnesota joint powers organization ("MPRS"), and 35 o er Minnesota citi ti two
companion civil actions in Hennepin County District court entitle el . MPRS et al. an �
v. MPRS, et al., District Court File Numbers#M 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 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 Action and a11
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 Rosemount that:
1. The City hereby requests the LMCIT to appeal the Action to the Minnesota Court of
Appeals on behalf of the City.
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RESOLUTION 1997-
2. The City of Rosemount 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.
ADOPTED this day of , 1997 by the City Council of the City of
Rosemount
Cathy Busho, Mayor '�
ATTEST: ,
Susan M. Walsh, City Clerk
Motion by: Seconded by:
Voted in favor:
Voted against:
Member Absent:
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