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MINUTES <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />NOVEt4BER 22, 1995 <br />informed, almost providing too much information. Fahey <br />suggested that less reporting to the Council might <br />allow the Administrator more time for other duties. <br />Scalze and Pedersen stated that they appreciated the <br />reports provided by the Administrator. Pedersen <br />suggesting that assignment lists were a way for him to <br />monitor that things are getting assigned and not <br />forgotten. Scalze pointed out that most of the reports <br />are generated by staff for staff, and providing copies <br />for the Council did not require much additional effort. <br />Morelan felt that the information update was an <br />important communication tool for the Council. Fahey <br />asked how this report is compiled. <br />The Administrator reported that information included in <br />the information update accumulates over a period of <br />time. The Administrator pointed out that he does not <br />talk with each Council Member on a daily basis, and the <br />information update is a means of providing the Council <br />with the same information. <br />Pedersen pointed out that the information update is at <br />the Administrator~s initiation, and he is under no <br />pressure to produce it. The update can be provided <br />whenever the Administrator feels there is a need. <br />Morelan asked if the Administrator would prefer to <br />discontinue the report. <br />The Administrator replied that he did not prefer to <br />discontinue the report pointing out that it is provided <br />to the staff as well. The Administrator also pointed <br />out that he uses the information update as a means of <br />soliciting input from the Council on some items. <br />Scalze and Morelan stated that they preferred to <br />continue receiving the information update. Morelan <br />suggested if individual Council Members are requesting <br />information that normally would not be compiled, and is <br />not easily compiled, they be informed of this fact. <br />Morelan suggested that a Council Member may not realize <br />the amount of work required to gather information for a <br />report. <br />Fahey stated that he never asks for anything he does <br />not think is important to a decision he must make. <br />The Administrator stated that his position is should a <br />Council Member feel information is important enough to <br />ask for, it is worth gathering. Staff will put <br />3 <br />