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Page 4 <br /> Council Minutes <br /> Feb. 23, 1994 <br /> be notified of this event by a flyer that will be inserted with the March city newsletter. <br /> Gehrz suggested that a portion of the proceeds from the sale might be donated to the <br /> Park and Recreation Scholarship Fund. After a short discussion, council agreed this <br /> would be a project worth undertaking and Jacobs moved to approve the citywide <br /> garage sale with any necessary conditions. Motion carried unanimously. <br /> REQUEST TO DONATE $100 TOWARD HUMAN RIGHTS' COMMISSIONER'S <br /> ATTENDANCE AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HUMAN RIGHTS <br /> The Human Rights Commission is requesting that their budget of <br /> $200 be revised <br /> slightly to allow for a one -time $100 contribution toward Gwen Willems' attendance <br /> at the International Human Rights Conference in New Brunswick, Canada in June, <br /> 1994. This one -time request is made to compliment the Minnesota League of Human <br /> Rights contribution toward Gwen's attendance at the conference. The commission <br /> feels that the city would benefit from Gwen's additional training in human rights. <br /> Gehrz moved to approve the $100 contribution and the motion carried unanimously. <br /> CONSIDERATION OF LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA CITIES (LMC) INSURANCE FOR OPEN <br /> MEETING LAW FOR MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS <br /> The League of Minnesota Cities recently made an insurance policy available <br /> for the city to purchase to cover a portion of the legal expenses defending city officials <br /> who are challenged with a violation of the open meeting law. The challenged elected <br /> official hires an attorney for his /her defense. The LMC plan reimburses the challenged <br /> elected official for legal expenses up to 80% of the cost, but not to exceed $20,000. <br /> The cost of the policy for the mayor and council is $500 /year. After weighing the <br /> pros and cons, Hustad moved to purchase the open meeting insurance policy from the <br /> League of Minnesota Cities and motion carried unanimously. <br /> MEETING ADJOURNED AT 9:06 P.M. <br /> Tom Baldwin, Mayor <br /> Patricia Phillips, Interim Secretary <br />