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Hon. vavid 3. Bouschcr ---' ~'azch 20, 1967 <br />such a bait is an instrtuentality of the village gowrirment, anu <br />is not a corporation. Gp. Atty. sea. 7T9a-S, wpril 22, 1y52 1x1161, <br />1952 Re1+o=t), copy encloae,~. The powers of the ca.~isoion ose set <br />out by M.S. f 412.361. particular attcr~tion is colle:l to ~ub~.l. 2 <br />thereof, which is as tollowe~ <br />`TM cossuiseion ehnll love power to employ all <br />oe~eesasy help toe the toanegeesent and speration of <br />the publia utility, preecsibe duties of officers anus <br />eaployees and tix their eceopeneation." <br />This subdivision. which !e the only portion o! the statutes which <br />authosires the comaiseiou to aaploy persons, :oea not grant to the <br />ooeatesioa the powr to appoint an attorney. in gate ex rel. <br />~LY~-v_ fin, 117 Nlnn. 323. 136 Oi.H. 402 (1912), the court <br />Aeld that a city utilities caroission whose ststutosy powess were <br />sinilas to the poMere granted to a village utilities commission <br />bll M.s. f 412.361, subd. 2, ha.~ no pa+er under the statute to hire <br />as attorney, arri ;.hat the city attorney was to Do legal advisor <br />to the commission. Op. /-tty• ~;en. nparil 22. 1952, above cited, <br />concluded that N.:i. $ 412.361 di•_: rest authorise a village ~.ublic <br />utilities coswieslon to hire counsel. it is therefc:~ our opinion <br />that the public utilities commission of the villaya aP i~roctor has <br />no power wAatsoever to employ legal counsel. <br />Your first question is therefore answerw: in the ncgativo, <br />arKi your second quostion is thus moot. Your o very truly <br />i~Ol1G[~S M. li~D <br />Attorney c7eneral <br />AMBtdk <br />enc. <br />t,u-N M. SCFLEBI's'GER <br />;;F.ecial nasistant <br />r~ttornay 3enorol <br />