ML20134E786
| ML20134E786 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Shoreham File:Long Island Lighting Company icon.png |
| Issue date: | 08/16/1985 |
| From: | Ashare M SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY |
| To: | Palladino N NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| References | |
| CON-#385-254 OL, OL-3, OL-4, NUDOCS 8508200452 | |
| Download: ML20134E786 (14) | |
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4 LFC PETER F. COHALAN DQ(FEIEU SUFFOLK COUNTY EXECUTIVE (pjRC MARTIN BRAOLEY ASH ARE DEPARTMENT OF LAW AoORE..mco WATM 19 P1 :53 c = ~Tv arroaarv IN THIS M ATTER TO Ch[' $.
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Palladino United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1717 H Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
20555
Dear Sir:
Please be advised that the Appellate Division ruled on August 13, 1985 that the Suffolk County Executive lawfully terminated the services of Kirkpatrick and Lockhart as counsel for Suffolk County in all Shoreham related proceedings (copy of decision enclosed).
In short, the Appellate Division affirmed in all respects the decision of Judge Brown.
Although the Appellate Division granted appellant's leave to appeal this determination, no stay of the enforcement of this decision was issued.
The County Legislature on this date did not vote to override a County Executive veto of a resolution purporting to retain Kirkpatrick and Lockhart as counsel for the County.
The Legislature took the position that it was unnecessary to override the County Executive's veto of this resolution because, as they claimed, the County Executive did not have veto power over this question. It should be noted that the action of the County Legislature took place before the Appellate Divisions decision was released.
In our opinion, Tuesday's decision by the Appellate Division renders this resolution a nullity.
In short, to the extent the Legislature seeks by way of these resolutions to retain hDk Db
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission August 15, 1985 Page 2 Kirkpatrick and Lockhart as special counsel for Suffolk County in Shoreham related proceedings, the law is now clear that the County Legislature is without legal authority to do so.
Enclosed is a copy of our opinion to the County Executive which was attached to the veto message.
The Appellate Division decision clearly holds that the County Attorney alone is vested with the authority either to represent Suffolk County or to select special counsel to do so with the approval of the County Executive.
We believe this decision resolves any doubts as to who is entitled to represent suffolk County.
Very truly yours, x+.
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MARTIN BRADLEY ASHA E Suffolk County Attorney MBA/dag cc: service list
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'85 A319 P1 :53 In the Matter of LONG ISLAND LIGHTING COMPANY
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(shoreham Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1)
Doci:et No. 50-322 (OL)
I hereby certify that a copy of a letter to the Commissioner of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission dated August 16, 1985 was served on the following persons as indicated:
Chairman Nunzio J.
Palladino Alan S. Rosenthal, Chairman United States Nuclear Atomic Safety and Licensing Regulatory Commission Appeal Board 1717 H Street, N.W.
U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Washington, D.C.
20555 Commission Fifth Floor (North Tower)
Commissioner James K. Asselstine East-West Towers United States Nuclear 4350 East-West Highway Regulatory Commission Bethesda, MD 20814 1717 H Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
20555 Gary J. Edles Atomic Safety and Licensing Commissioner Frederick M.
Bernthal Appeal Board United States Nuclear United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Regulatory Commission 1717 H Street, N.W.
Fifth Floor (North Tower)
Washington, D.C.
20555 East-West Towers i
4350 East-West Highway Commissioner Thomas M. Roberts Bethesda, MD 20814 United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Howard A.
Wilber 1717 H Street, N.W.
Atomic Safety and Licensing Washington, D.C.
20555 Appeal Board United States Nuclear Commissioner Lando W.
Zech, Jr.
Regulatory Commission United States Nuclear Fifth Floor (North Tower)
Regulatory Commission East-West Towers 1717 H Street, N.W.
4350 East-West Highway Washington, D.C.
20555 Bethesda, MD 20814
r Samuel J.
Cnilk Lawrence Brenner, Esq.
Secretary of the Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing United States Nuclear Board Panel Regulctory Commission United States Nuclear Washington, D.C.
20555 Regulatory Commission 4350 East-West Highway Dr. Peter A. Morris Fourth Floor (West Tower)
Atomic Safety and Licensing Eethesda, Maryland 20814 Board Panel United States Nuclear Judge James L.
Kelley Regulatory Commission Chairman, Atomic Safety and 4350 East-West Highway Licensing Board Fourth Floor (West Tower)
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comm.
Bethesda, Maryland 20814 Fourth Floor East-West Towers (West Tower)
Dr. George A.
Ferguson 4350 East-West Highway Atomic Safety and Licensing Bethesda, MD 20814 Board School of Engineering Judge Glenn O.
Bright Howard University Atomic Safety and Licensing 2300 6th Street, N.W.
- Board, Washington, D.C.
20555 U.S..
Nuclear Regulatory Comm.
Fourth Floor Morton B. Margulies, Chairman East-West Towers (West Tower)
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board 4350 East West Highway U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Bethesda, MD 20814 East-West Tower, Rm. 461A 4350 East West Highway Judge Elizabeth B.
Johnson Bethesda, MD 20814 Oak Ridge National Laboratory Building 3500 Dr. Jerry R.
Kline P.O.
Box Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Oak Ridge, Tenn. 37830 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission East-West Tower, Rm. 427
- Bernard M.
Bordenick, Esq.
4350 East-West Tower Robert G. Perlis, Esq.
Bethesda, MD 20814 Edwin J.
Reis, Esq.
Office of the Executive Legal Mr. Frederick J.
Shon Director Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Comm.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
20555 East-West Tower, Rm. 430 4350 East-West Highway Bethesda, MD 20814
- If being sent by Federal Express, send to:
U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Comm.
7735 Old Georgetown Road (to mailroom)
Bethesda, MD'20814
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Fabian G.
Palomino, Esq.
Donna Duer, Esq.
Special Counsel to the Governor Atomic Safety and Licensing Executive Chamber, Rm. 229 Board Panel State Capitol U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comm.
Albany, New York 12224 East-West Tower, Mcrth Tower 4350 East-West Hightay Mary Gundrum, Esq.
Bethesda, MD 2081t.
Assistant Attorney General 2 World Trade Center Room 4614 James B.
Dougherty, Esq.
New York, New York 10047 3045 Porter Street Washington, D.C.
20006 Stewart M. Glass, Esq.
Regional Counsel Jay Dunkleberger, Esq.
Federal Emergency New York State Energy Office Management Agency Agency Building 2 26 Federal Plaza, Rm. 1349 Empire State Building New York, New York 10278 Albany, New York 12223 Stephen B.
Latham, Esq.
Mr. Martin Shubert John F.
Shea, Esq.
c/o Congressman William Carney-Twomey, Latham & Shea 1113 Longworth House Office 33 West Second Street Building P.O. Box 398 Washington, D.C.
20515 Riverhead, New York 11901 Docketing and Service Counsel to the Governor Branch (3)
Executive Chamber Office of the Secretary State Capitol U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comm.
Albany, New York 12224 Washington, D.C.
20555 Jonathan D. Feinberg, Esq.
Hunton & Williams, Esgs.
N2w York State Department of 707 East Main Street Public Service, Staff Counsel Richmond, Virginia 23219 Three Rockefeller Plaza Albany, New York 12223 Spence W. Perry, Esq.
Associated General Counsel Federal Emergency Management Agency 500 C Street, S.W.
Room 840 Washington, D.C.
20472
Atomic Safety and Licensing Ralph Shapiro, Esq.
Eocrd Panel Cammer and Shapiro, P.C.
U.S. tiuclear Regulatory Commission 9 East 40th Street Washington, D.C.
20555 New York, New York 10016 Atomic Safety and Licensing Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, Esq.
Appeal Board Panel 1900 M Street M.W.
U.S. I;uclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
20036 Washington, D.C.
20555 MARTIN BRADLEY ASHARE SUFFOLK COUNTY ATTORNEY H.
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PETER F. COH ALAN SUFFOLK COUNTY EXECUTIVE f
M ARTIN BRACLEY ASH arc DEPARTMENT OF LAW COUNTY ATTORNEY
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IN T 15 MATTER 70.
PRIVILEGED-ATTORNEY WORl* PRODUCT ATTORNEY-CLIENT COMMUNICATION NOT SUBJECT TO FOIL DISCLOSURE MEMORANDUM TO:
PETER F. COHALAN l
Suffolk County Executive FROM:
MARTIN BRADLEY ASHARE Suffolk County Attorney DATE:
July 22, 1985 l
RE:
I.R. No. 1618-85 (Retaining Kirkpatrick & Lockhart as Special Counsel to the County Lecislature)
I.R.
No. 1618-85 authorizes the retaining of Kirkpatrick
& Lockhart by the County Legislature on behalf of the County.
The County Legislature, however, is not authorized to hire counsel to represent the County.
Pursuant to section 501(1) of the State's County Law and sections 1501 and 1502 of the Suffolk County Charter, only the County Attorney, when authorized by the County Executive, can retain special counsel to assist him in repre-senting the County.
This view was
- t. affirmed by Justice Brown of the Suffolk County Supreme Court in a decision issued July 19, 1985 in which he upheld the termination of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart's services by the County Executive and the County Attorney.
A copy of that decision is annexed.
Justice Brown's decision is consistent with the opinion of the Appellate Division, in Davis Construction Coro,
- v. rnuntv of Suffolk, 95 App.Div.2d 819, 820 (2d Dept. 1983) in which the Appellate Division struck down a local law designating the District Attorney to represent the County in RICO actions, as being violative of Sections 1502 of the Suffolk County Charter and I
501 of the County Law.
Justice Brown held that only the County Attorney with the authority of the County Executive may hire l
outside counsel.
Indeed, Justice Brown observed that ",
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d this Court to hold otherwise, would result in a clear usurpation by th2 Legislature of a function of executive branch."
(Opinion, page 6).
Since the County Attorney under section 1501 of the Chartar is in charge of all of the legal business of the County, only he may hire outside counsel to assist him; any attempt to do so by the legislature is perforce illegal and ultra vires.
In addition, this resolution is procedurally defective.
The County Legislature misinterpreted Rule 7(d) in voting on this resolution.
A majority of the Legislature read Rule 7(d) as allowing a resolution on the agenda for their consideration if a Discharge Petition is signed by at least ten members.
Thic would be clearly appropriate only if the Primary Committee took "no action" on the resolution, such as no motion being made in consideration of a resolution, or no second being made for a motion, or where the only action taken is a vote to approve which fails.
But where action is taken and approved, such as tabling to a certain date, tabling subject to call, or tabling pending the outcome of a public hearing, then 7(d) requires " unanimous consent of the entire membership of the Legislature" in order to circum-vent the action (as opposed to "no action") taken by the Primary Committee.
This is the clear intent of 7(d) and this is the only logical interpretation of 7(d).
Any other reading would be erroneous; any other reading would undermine the intent of this rule; and, any other reading would result in improper and unlawful actions being taken by the Legislature and would result in " absurd and unexpected consequences." See, Friedman-Kien v. City of New York, 92 App.Div.2d 827, 828, 460 N.Y.S.2d 547, 549 (1st Dept.
1983).
Here, the Primary Committee (Finance) did take action -
they tabled this resolution subject to call.
Thus, pursuant to Rule 7(d), this resolution could only be considered by the full Legislature if there was the " unanimous consent of the entire membership.
In addition, it is well-established that, The courts will not construe statutes, or rules and regulations of a government agency in such a manner as to thwart the obvious Legislative intent and reach absurd and unexpected consequences.
Matter of Chatlos v.
McGoldrick, 302 N.Y.
380, 387-388, 98 G.E.2d 567; McKinney's Statutes, S992, 145, 147.
Ed Accordingly, since I.R. No. 1618-85 has the unlawful effect of abrogating County Law section 501 and sections 1501 and 1502 of the Suffolk County Charter, and in addition, since it is procedurally defective, it is the position of the Law Department that this resolution be vetoed.
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