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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION DECEMBER 14, 2005 <br />DRAFT <br />1 Councilmember Carlson stated she does not believe a uniform police officer should <br />2 attend Council meetings. She indicated she believes the City may be overreacting to the <br />3 situation. <br />4 <br />5 Mayor Bergeson stated the City has to be concerned about the safety of staff. He stated <br />6 the situation really shook up some staff members, <br />7 <br />8 Councilmember Reinert stated he is supportive of having a uniform police officer at <br />9 Council meetings and is willing to add the request to the regular agenda or informally <br />10 agree to the request. <br />11 <br />12 Councilmember Carlson stated she does believe in a police investigation and protecting <br />13 staff. However, she does not informally support having a uniform police officer at <br />14 Council meetings. <br />15 <br />16 Councilmember Dahl stated she does not know if there is a need for a uniform police <br />17 officer or not, but if two Councilmembers are requesting it she is agreeable. <br />18 <br />19 Councilmember Carlson stated she did not see this item on the agenda so she has not had <br />20 time to think about the request. She stated she does want to protect employees and <br />21 suggested having a uniform police officer at meetings when there is a major issue on the <br />22 agenda. <br />23 <br />24 No clear direction was given from the Council regarding this issue. <br />25 <br />26 The meeting was adjoumed at 9:17 p.m. <br />27 <br />28 These minutes were considered, corrected and approved at the regular Council meeting held on <br />29 January 9, 2006. <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 (City Clerk <br />35 John Bergeson, Mayor oe et dui, ' e B„W <br />xkFar„tna o f gntKt,4 A <br />36 Transcribed by: <br />37 Kim Points <br />38 TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. <br />39 <br />40 <br />