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VJLL'-G}:y: !~lJI3LIC lJ'fII.ITIFS CONH!.;SION: Coauniasion may not <br />employ counsel 1~vcauBe of lack of authority under <br />N.S. R 412.161 and ease lea. <br />::.itch Z0, 1967 <br />Eton. uavi:f ~. LL~uschor ,' <br />Proctor Vtllagc Attorney <br />917 Torrey Huil~inq <br />Duluth, tiinnesotn <br />near Mr. Dnuschor: <br />Zn your letter to Attorney c3eneral Douglas M. lieaa, you present <br />the following <br />rF crs <br />'The Village of Proctor has created an•3 hae a Public Util- <br />ities Comaiesioa of which the members are appoints3 by <br />the Village Council. The Village O~uncil has •leo ar- <br />pointed ^ys~1F a-^ Village Attorney. In the peat !ev <br />yearn. the Public Utilities Cosedseion ha• sleo hired <br />an attorney to handle the attests o! the Public Utili- <br />ties Coeasieeion, which, in an oblique way inwlvee the <br />Village o! ~roetor. The Bean that they have hired i• also <br />the rWaicipsl Judge of the Village of Psoctar. It has <br />been tt+e ispseesion of the Villagqe Council thrt the <br />Village J-ttosneyy ie the one who Le zeeponeible !or repse- <br />eenting the Village o! Proctor and,Gr its depestaanta of <br />the Village of Proctor, of which th• Public Utilities <br />Coamission is one." <br />You ask substantially the Following <br />QUESTION8 <br />1. Zs it loyal for the Public Utilities Cot~misstcn to <br />employ separate counsel to represent thew when these <br />is in exietencs a regular appointed Village Attosnsyl <br />2. If tt-e answr to the above question ie in th• attirma- <br />tive, can the municipal fudge serve as attorney for <br />the public utilities c~mnission7 <br />QYIliIOl~ <br />The village utilities ~ouv;eoior. is r. ba.'y establishes'. by <br />oriin.anca of the villa~~e council i:urs:uant to A:.S. S 012.331. <br />