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1-18 August 18, 1982
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof the City Council of the City of st. Joseph
met in special session on Wednesday, August 18, 1982 at 7:30 p.m. in city Hall.
Members Present: Mayor Hugo B. Weyrens; Councilmen: Herman Schneider, Bud Reber, I
Steve Dehler, Mike Husen; City Clerk, Bob Johnson; City Attorney, .Jfom
Jovanovich.
others Present: Attorney Phillip Resnick, representing Randall Bush; Attorney
Roger Nierengarten, representing interested st. Joseph area residents.
(See attendance roster.)
Purpose of Meeting: City Council to determine action to be taken in the Police
Department investigation case after review of prosecuting attorney Rick
Maddox's options and recommendations. The Council also reviewed the
investigatory statements and interviews conducted by investigator Jim
Turck including the interview of patrolman Randall L. Bush by Turck.
Meeting Opened: Mayor Weyrens opened the special meeting at 7:30 p.m. The
Mayor indicated the Council had received a request from Phillip S. Resnick,
attorney for police officer Randall L. Bush, to address the Council
regarding the Bush case.
Attorney Resnick: Attorney Resnick spoke on behalf of his client and presented
affidavits from the following persons: Mark Arnold, James Harlander and
Ken Dickinson.
The City council had received a letter from City Attorney Tom Jovanovich
on August 10 stating the Minnesota Open Meeting Law prohibits Council I
members from discussing pertinent case matters prior to this meeting
tonight. Attorney Resnick stated his source of information had been the
news media.
Attorney Jovanovich: Attorney Jovanovich reviewed the process and proceedures of
the investigation and the options the City Council has at this time. The
investigatory files contain 225 pages of interviews and interragations
conducted by investigator Jim Turck. Attorney Jovanovich also indicated
Turck had reviewed police reports.
Motion to Terminate: A motion was made by Councilman Reber seconded by Councilman
Schneider to terminate the employment of Patrolman Randall L. Bush and
to initiate proceedings to oreate a 3 member board of arbri tration.
Voting for motion: Schneider, Reber, Weyrens.
Voting against motion: Dehler, Husen.
Motion carried.
Attorney Nierengarten: Attorney Roger Nierengarten recommended City submit entire
investigatory files to the arbritration panel.
Attorney Jovanovich: City Attorney Jovanovich presented a review and explanation
of the work of investigator Jim Turck.
Police Chief Lorentz: Chief Lorentz indicated he had requested a copy of the
Attorney Maddox letter and investigatory file from Mayor Weyrens. Lorentz I
also requested City pay Bush's attorney fees.
Motion of Authorization: A motion was made by Reber seconded by schneider author-
izingCity Attorney Tom Jovanovich to notify Attorney Rick Maddox that the
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city direction in the case would be termination through the appointment
of a 3 panel arbritration board.
Voting for motion: Reber, Schneider, Weyrens.
Voting against motion: Dehler, Husen.
Motion carried.
- A number of persons spoke for and against the investigation.
80 persons signed the attendance roster.
The meeting adjourned at 8:37 p.m.
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Robert G. John n
City Clerk
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