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MINUTES <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />JANUARY 27, 1993 <br />stated that the Fire Department is willing to respond <br />to any specific questions or concerns about salaries, <br />gross profits, etc. Fahey urged the Council to get on <br />with making the decisions it needs to. <br />Jim Pack felt it was time for the Council to quit <br />listening to the different arguments and do something. <br />Pack reported that for month after month he has heard <br />about accusations and indictments, and the Council has <br />been sitting on its hands deciding what to do next. <br />Pack reported that he has seen the fiqures. Pack <br />stated that if the figures are correct, and this kind <br />of money is going into the Fire Department, he would <br />not be concerned if he were getting something in return <br />like free ambulance service for the community. Pack <br />felt that the citizens of Little Canada should be <br />benefitting from gambling. Pack pointed out that taxes <br />are high, and asked why charitable gambling revenue <br />could not be used to lower taxes. <br />Hanson stated that when the Council adopted the <br />charitable gambling ordinance, it was not the intent to <br />regulate salaries or rents. Hanson replied that as far <br />as the Council sitting on its hands, there have been no <br />violations of City ordinance. <br />LaValle pointed out that the children of the aommunity <br />have benefitted from charitable gambling because of the <br />additions and improvements that have been made to the <br />City's park system. <br />Matson pointed out that NSYA has spent more than <br />$500,000 on youth and youth activities in the north <br />suburban area. Matson did not feel that additional <br />ordinances were needed in the area of charitable <br />gamblinq. There are already five compliance and <br />financial audits done each year of charitable <br />organizations. Five different agencies conduct <br />investigations and audits. Matson reported that his <br />volunteer job has become almost a full-time job to keep <br />up with all the reporting that is necessary. <br />Hanson pointed out that the Council has advertised for <br />an ad hoc committee, and stated that he had no problem <br />in appointing one. The purpose of the committee would <br />not be to do investigations, but rather to look at <br />where gambling revenues are going. The committee would <br />assist the Council in ironing out priorities. <br />Scalze felt that a committee was needed. <br />Page 8 <br />