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• <br /> • <br /> RUTAN & TUCKER <br /> ATTORNEYS AT LAW <br /> A. W. RUTAN pTHE BANK OF CALIFORNIA BUILDING OF COUNSEL <br /> • JAMES B. TUCKER, SR.OLisps-Inc,IW, R. LINDSAY <br /> MILFORD W. DAHL RICHARD P. SIMS 401 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE WEST <br /> NORMAN H. SMEDEGAARD JOHN J. MURPHY <br /> HOWELL <br /> H. RODGER HOWELL ROBERT C. BRAUN POST OFFICE BOX 1976 <br /> JAMES B. TUCKER ROGER A. GRABLE NEWPORT BEACH OFFICE <br /> GARVIN F. SHALIENBERGER EDWARD O. BYBEBMA.JR. <br /> JAMES R. MOORE THOMAS S. SALINGER SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA 92702 610 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 900 <br /> HERBERT W. WALKER STEPHEN G. POE NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA 92660 <br /> ROBERT L. RISLEY BARRY R, LAUBSCHER 1714) 835-2200 <br /> FRITZ R. STRAOLING BRUCE R. . T TELEPHONE 17141 6352200 <br /> PAUL RFREDERIC MARK THOMAS P. CLARK.JR. ' <br /> HOMER L. MCCORMICK. JR DAVID C. LARSEN <br /> EDMUND R. CASEY JOHN C. TEAL.JR. <br /> HOWARD F. HARRISON DANIEL K. WINTON June 7 1976 IN REPLY PLEASE REFER TO <br /> JAMES E. ON CLIFFORD E, FRIEDER <br /> WILLIAM R., BIEL JOHN A. GLOGER <br /> RICHARD A, CURNUTT ARTHUR G. KIOMAN <br /> LEONARD A. HAMPEL MICHAEL O. ROBIN <br /> JOHN B. T.JR. ELIZABETH A. STRAUSS • • <br /> W, IMM <br /> MICHAEL W, ELL MARC WINTHROP <br /> WILLIAM C. DEANS <br /> MILFORD W. DAHL, JR. <br /> THEODORE I. WALLACE.JR. . • <br /> T. WALDRI <br /> C. RICHARD RICHARD LEMON <br /> • <br /> Mr. Bruce Sprague <br /> City Manager <br /> City of Santa Ana I <br /> 20 Civic Center Plaza <br /> Santa Ana, California <br /> RE: Great Western Reclamation, Inc. - Expenses and Gifts to <br /> City'• Council Members <br /> • <br /> Bruce : <br /> Following a discussion with yourself of several weeks ago, as well <br /> as a subsequent conversation with 'Keith 'Gow, City Attorney, I have <br /> • been considering how we might seek to resolve the continuing prob- <br /> lem of the "alleged disqualification" of certain members of the <br /> City Council by reason of expenses incurred for members of the City <br /> Council on behalf of Great Western Reclamation, Inc. I had not <br /> reached a conclusion as to how to handle this matter when I had <br /> occasion to discuss this subject by telephone with Councilman Ortiz <br /> last week. <br /> As a result of that conversation, it was apparent to me that Council- <br /> man Ortiz is deeply concerned that there be something in writing <br /> from the company or its representatives confirming his belief that <br /> - he has not improperly received any gifts from Great Western Reclama- <br /> . tion, Inc. <br /> I have undertaken to examine the expense vouchers of Great Western <br /> • Reclamation, Inc. concerning all the members of the City Council for <br /> the past twelve (12) months. I am unable to find any records indicat- <br /> ing that Great Western Reclamation, Inc. paid or reimbursed any ex- <br /> penses for or on behalf of the Councilmen in the past twelve (12) <br /> months that cumulatively exceed Seventy Dollars ($70 . 00) for any in- <br /> dividual Council Member. My examination of the records clearly in- <br /> dicates ' that Councilman Ortiz has not been involved with Great <br /> Western Reclamation, Inc. for any lunches or other gratuities in the <br /> // d <br />