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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL APRIL 13~ 1994 rephrased to indicate that purchases of a recurring nature would be allowed if they could be readily eliminated if this source of funding no longer exists or if priorities change. Pedersen pointed out that the 10% Committee already consists of 12 or 13 members. Pedersen was concerned with adding 5 additional members to a committee that size. Scalze suggested that the charities could fill the spots for citizens-at-large, or else City staff could be taken off the committee and made advisory. The Administrator felt that City staff should be present at committee meetings. The Administrator indicated that he was not concerned with taking away staff's vote since he believed that the process would work much the same as it did in the past. Morelan agreed that to add the charities would make the committee too large. LaValle pointed out that the charities are donating the 10% money and would like input into where that money is going. Morelan suggested that to keep the size of the committee down, the charities take the spots set aside for citizens-at-large. Scalze felt that City staff should be ex-officio. Pedersen did not agree that the charities should be assigned to the citizens-at-large category. Scalze pointed out that the charities have indicated an interest in being represented on the 10% committee, and she felt they should be. The question is whether they should fill the spots for citizens-at-large, or be committee members since they are the donors of the 10% money. Scalze again stated that other staff and department heads should be ex-officio and not voting members of the committee. Pedersen pointed out that the charities are required to donate 10% to the City, and questioned why they would be represented on the 10% committee. If the charities have 9