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ERWIIN A. PIETIERSON
<br />ROSCRT C., BELL
<br />WILLARD L. CONVERSE
<br />ROG,EIR A. JENSEN
<br />KURT F. WALTHER
<br />W. TIMOTHY MALCHOW
<br />MARTIN J. COSTELLO
<br />JAI ES C. ERICXSON
<br />DAVID S. A,NDE�RSO,N
<br />WILLIAM M, DRINANLE
<br />PAMELA COINVERSiE ZERIN
<br />CAROL A. BALDWIN
<br />ADAM IE. HlRiDGE
<br />SCOT'T 0. CROSSMAN
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<br />PE'T ''SON, BELL* CONVERSE & JENSEN
<br />2100 AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK BUILDING
<br />101 EAST FIFTH STREET
<br />ST. PAUL. MINNESOTA 55101
<br />(612-) 224-4703,
<br />it Riober�t, Matson
<br />C ill ty Counc i 1rnan
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<br />%,ity of Roseville
<br />2774 Del,lwiood Avenue
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<br />June 131,1 1,988
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<br />RE,q: CABLE, TELEVISION
<br />Olu,r File No. 1011.19
<br />IFW
<br />Dear Mr,, Matson.,
<br />We acikn,owleidc Al
<br />je receipt of your lietter of May 9, 1988. You have
<br />asked whether or not we agree with, Attorney Tom Creighton that it
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<br />,is lawful to expend, funds the City, of R e e
<br />osvill receo
<br />91 ives as
<br />franchise fees for the purpose of providing cable service to
<br />members of the city council,
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<br />An funids, received b
<br />y y the C"ty of Roseville for any purpose are
<br />plubli'ic funds. The City of Roseville, like all municipalitiLes,
<br />can make I'll no expenditure of public funds except for 91public
<br />pu r po s e. a
<br />The public purpose doctrine embodied, i,n the Minnesota
<br />Clonstit'ution permits spending public fiunds only for a public
<br />purpose. Dun,,, Diq,., §10,01,
<br />We also nolte "The concept of public purpose has been steadily
<br />expanded in Minnesiota City of Pipestone v. Madsen, 287
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<br />I I 3517, 1,78 NW2d 5194.
<br />Reimbursing, clouncil members for
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<br />establishield iasi a, public purpose.
<br />attend sileminarsir convent ions and
<br />is acquired,
<br />certa,in expenses has long been
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<br />This, allows council members t4
<br />,other, things where-in knowledge
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