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• <br />• <br />• <br />Di s 1mA -(9-t,tiLJ 0,0AAA-e-d <br />s-st _ 1_z -Ok <br />WS — Item 10 <br />WORK SESSION STAFF REPORT <br />Work Session Item 10 <br />Date: July 7, 2008 <br />To: City Council <br />From: Gordon Heitke <br />Re: Cancellation of Council Meetings <br />Background <br />Prior to the June 23 City Council meeting , a communication was sent by the City Clerk <br />to all council members informing them that based on the council agenda the Mayor did <br />not see any need to hold the pre - council meeting work session and therefore it was <br />cancelled. A council member questioned the Mayor's authority to cancel the meeting. <br />Since neither the city charter nor the city code designates this type of authority, advice on <br />this question was requested from the League of Minnesota Cities (LMC). <br />The LMC provided the attached information which states that there is no statutory <br />direction as to how meetings are cancelled. Following discussion of this issue at the <br />council's June 2 work session, the consensus of the council was to follow the suggestion <br />of the LMC attorney to settle the question by establishing a policy for the cancellation of <br />meetings. Staff has prepared policy options and procedures for the cancellation of <br />council meetings for consideration. <br />Requested Council Direction <br />Staff is requesting direction from the Council as to what policy and procedure is to be <br />followed for cancelling a council meeting. <br />Attachments <br />1. Response of LMC Attorney Edward Cadman <br />2. Policy Alternatives for the Cancellation of Meetings <br />