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RESOLUTION NO. `601
RESOLUTION DENYING MR. JOHN MORRISON'S REQUEST
FOR $2,500 PAYMENT FROM THE CITY OF ORONO, FOR
THE REMOVAL OF TREES FROM THE COUNTY RIGHT-OF-
WAY IN FRONT OF MR. MORRISON'S HOUSE AS PART
OF THE SANITARY SEWER PROJECT 73-1.
WHEREAS, as part of the.Sanitary Sewer Project 73-1,
the city was required to remove certain trees on the county
right-of-way in front of Mr. Morrison's home in Orono, and
WHEREAS, no trees were removed from Mr. Morrison's
property, and
WHEREAS, no damages to Mr. Morrison's property were
sustained by Mr. Morrison, and
WHEREAS, no agreement had ever been made by the City
Council or by any of the city's staff or agents to pay Mr. '
Morrison $2,500 for any purpose, and
WHEREAS, the city did remove Mr. Morrison's fence off
of public property and reconstructed it on Mr. Morrison's
property at his direction, and
WHEREAS, Mr. Morrison granted the city.a'right of
entry to cross his property if necessary in the construction
of the sewer line on the public property,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ORONO, MINNESOTA:
1. The City of Orono may not use public funds to pay
a private person for the removal of trees from public property
since to do so would constitute an illegal act by the city since
such payment would constitute the expenditure of .public funds
for private purposes.
2. This resolution formally sets forth the findings made
by the City Council at its meeting of May 13, 1975.
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The foregoing resolution was introduced by Councilmember
Paurus and duly seconded by Councilmember Butler
The following voted in favor of the resolution:
Mayor Searles, Councilmen Butler, Paurus, and Welsh
The following voted against the resolution:
None
Abstaining: None
Whereupon the resolution was adopted this 13th day of
May, 1975.
Attest:
Walter R. Be on,
Clerk -Administrator
Robert L. Searles, Mayor