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Benton Harbor city com-
de'1relCn>eJrs of . r Terrace
came under cri . .
resident Arthur Crum . He
the J 3 meetin that
n . ou comulting e
ho . be affected by the tax
The 001 bo d abo criticized th
city for n yment of 232,000 in b proper
ty taxe aIr dy collected but not . ned to the
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, e mu t put end to . 0 nee or it will put
an end to us:' 'd Southern Christian Leadership
Conference presi ent Rev. Joseph 1..0 ery to
Virginia chapter of the Civil Right group. Spe .
of th Miami vio nee d the recent ooting of
Urb Leagu Director Verno Jordan, 1..0 ery
. d th t racism in America· "experiencing an un
fortun te, tr ic re rge
ttomey Quentin R. City anager Paul c-
Fulcher, an A . tant Pr - Cauley said that there h
eating Attorney for 22 been no orkshop since the
ye . offering the city ay 19 propo had been
a propo hich ould received but that he ould
app ently e them have the commission discu
considerable amount of
it.
fee .
tty Fulcher told The
Citizen that era} commis-
loner h d ed with him
about th proposal.
Fulcher' proposal
made this suggestion for
non-criminal matter ,
"Since th majority of my
legal experti and experi
ence has been in the area
of criminal la , this propo-
is targeted specifically
t that area of th City'
legal ork, I beli ve that
my understanding of the
County's crimin system
ould rve th City' ad-
van tage in solvin ari
legal matter y off tee,
GE3
f
to the City an er, ayor,
and Commissione Fulcher
explained, "Due to my
concern for the City and my
desire to the City pply
fi restraint in order to
mo y, I am pie d
to offer this proposal for
pro . ding al rvice ."
For annual fee of
20,400, Fulcher would
provide criminal-related
rvice s following:
aly· of all pend
. Update City
er and Commi . on
00 all criminal or of
contract commencement;
onthly progre re
ports. This report ould be
compiled e h month and
bmitted to city m er
on all pendin criminal
Ii· tion and its tatu;
- Time Allocati
Coordinate specifIC eex
Iy ti schedule to pro
vide time fo handling city
wither at city hall
or my office. monthly
time log will be provided
to the city manager for
all time nt.
- Profe . onal liability
ould be prarided
by Fulcher hat
limits req sled by the city;
- Documentation - City
to provid Ful
with an b -up docurnen-
tatioo ding
er, city code
ordinances.
According to doc»
tio bmitted to t
city, an clerical e penJeS
ould be included in the
� .
The city . currently
paying Attorney .
G Wl a . of
witbPl
y th t futb r
d industrial
ill
through current iate
if needed, could provide
1 gal in other
are civil and
bor relations."
The fe to be charg-
ed for non-criminal or
ould be at 50 per hour
and only lth 'prior auth
orization to proceed."
According to th pro
posal, such situations ould
be "minimal."
either cC ul y nor
Fulcher kne hat percen-
e of the current legal
or for the city as
criminal.
Atty. G Yin could not
be re ched for comment by
pre tim.
Fulcher h BA,
B chelor of Science, and
a Juris Doctor with honors
from the University of
. chigan. He dmitted
toth Bar in 1952.
city