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__, ~'.azch 10, 1967 <br />Non. 9avid 3. gouschor <br />Such a body is an instrtluntallty of the village gowrtnent, anu <br />is not a corporation. G~. AttY• dep. 779a-5, wpril 22, 1y52 1M161, <br />1952 Repo=tl, ~pY encloser. The powers of the aavsiaolon nze ast <br />out by M.5. f 412.361. Pasticular attention la culled to ~ub~.l. 2 <br />thereof, which is as lollo++s~ <br />`TM cooeaisston sbnll Dave power to employ all <br />neoessasy help Los the ssnsgee-ent and operation of <br />the publia utility, prescribe defies of oiticezs an~~ <br />employees and fix tDeis aos~peesstion." <br />This subdivision. whioh is the only portion o! the ^tatutw vhich <br />authorizes the cos~nissiott to employ persons, ~oea not gsant to L•he <br />oooiesioo the powr ~ appoint an attorney. In ,-~R,tate ax rel. <br />~~.v_ q~~, 117 llltw. 3Z 3. 136 b1.N. 4v2 (19121, the court <br />Dell flats city utilities cowroission whose ststutosy polders were <br />sisilar to the pa»ess granted to a village utilities caotsission <br />by N.s. f 412.361, subd. 2, he.~ no power uncles the statute to haze <br />as attorney, ar-d Lhat tDe city attorney vss to be legal advisor <br />Lo the camaission. ap. 1-ttY• ~• Apcil 22, 1952, above cited. <br />concluded that N.S. S 412.361 di•_: not authorise a villags j.ublic <br />utilities comwission to hire counsel. it is thereoc=~ our opinion <br />that the public utilities comaission of the villays of @zoctoz has <br />no power Mhatswvez to employ largnl counsel. <br />Your first yueatiop is therefore answerw: in the ncgativo, <br />and Yous second quoetion is thus moot. Yours very truly <br />llpUGL.AS M. iL~U <br />Attorney cieneral <br />~,UiN M. SCF.LESI's'CER <br />:;~.ecial ~aeistsnt <br />rttorney 3eneral <br />AMlB i dk <br />enc. <br />