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R K S 0 L U T I 0 B J o. 1032 ··------.... ---------
The Council ot the City ot Palo Alto DO RESOLVE &a follows:
WHEREAS, lfol'I!Ul!l B. Malcolm hu for the put thirty
'J8&ra served the people or Palo Alto with ability • loyalty • and t1del1ty 1D the otf1oe ot C1ty Attorney, and
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WHEREAS, lb.•• llaloolm has now reaohed the age when 1D
&DJ event he muat aoon be relieved ot the exacting dut1ea and re•poraa1b111t1ea of City .lttomey and when, under an,. eatabl1abed
a'fatem of puaio1'11Jlg retired o1 t7 emploJe•• he would normall'J
be ent1 tled to retire upon a liberal pension, and
WHEREAS, Mr. •alcolll'• ~ual tam111ar1ty with l'IW11c1pal corporation law a· pne:ral and h1a unique 1nt1mate
acquaintance with the charter • ordlnanoea and legal history or
Palo Alto 1D particular, enable hill now and will preaU~~&Ably
aable him tor an 1Ddet1n1 te ts.m. iD the future • to render
legal aervioea ot great value to the Cit~~
BE IT R.'BSOLWD, that 1D new o~ the long and faitht\1..1
service ot Krt Malcolm ae City Attome,. and ot tne absence o~ an eatabl1ab.ea. ~na1on ant• aud 1n turther new o:r the oorrtiDu.ecl ab111 t7 ot llr. Malcolm to be ot eubetantial service
to the 011;7 govermaent i th1a Council as at present oonatitutedi While disavowing an7 attempt to bind it1 euooeaaore indefinite y,
DGVerthelesa desire a to record 1 ts oonnott.on that both justice
to llr. •alcolla and the beet 1nteresta ot the c~:r alike require
that the Cit7 mould retain hia serv1cea 1Dd.et tel,-under
nob liberal terms and condi.tions u ma.,. trom time to tt. be
4et~mine4 'tr,r tbe governing bod,..
Be 1 t further reaol vod that, in contemplation ot h1a earl,. ret1ruent aa City Attorne:r, Jlol"lUn R. Malcolm be and
18 ureby chosen and appointed &a City Attorne7 tor the period
ot au .,ntha, beginning 3Ul7t 1932, and ending January 1, 1938.
Be it .further reaolved that, 1n pu.r.Uance of the
conv1c1 ton herein upreaaed that the aerviooe ot Mr. Jlaloolm
ahnuld be retained 1Ddet1n1tely for the b4nef1t or the Cit7
under nch liberal tenu and con.d.i tiona aa ma.,. tloom tiM to
time be determined by the goveming body, the a aid :Ionon E.
JlaJ.oolm is hereby appointed to act as Advisory Counael to
the Cit7 Attorney tram the •xpiration of h1a servioe as City
Attorney until J'ul7 1 1 1933, at a aalU'J' or $200.00 per month; that While a.ot1ng in that oapaoit'J it shall be hia 4u.~'1 "t;O adrlse tbe City Attorney, upon requeet, on all
:matters pertaining to the duti.eu ot the office ot C:tt:r Attorney
and also to assist that .).f'f1c1al, upon request, in the
p:reparation or ordi:Jl.IUloes , reaolutiou and other legal »a.pera;
bu.t Jut ahall not be reguirQd to obeeM'e tized ot:f1o• ho&ra or to atteDd Council, l)Oard or 0011111 tteo meetings , :1 t beit!g
the P\'ll"POSt of thQ Council that Jlr. Malcolm shall enjoy a poa:t 'tiota or d1gn1.f1ed and usetul semi-ret11"81D&nt.
The above and fore:eing resolution was duly passed by the Counc11 ot the Cit7. or a1Q Alto at a ~eting hala on the lat day of J'ul,-, 1932, b7 roll owing vote:
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Bertaohe, Cathcart, Chriatenao, Coll1na, Evans
Johnson, Judaon, Lau.ateh, lf1tchell, lloaher,. Stephana,
The t ta • Tbotu.a ~ Wooda
Kell7 .&BSD'l': lone. £PPROVED~~-~ak · ' ajOr
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