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December 28, 1981 SETTING OF PUBLIC MEETING IMayor Elect Benson requested that a Special Meeting be set for January 4, 1982 at 7:30 P.M. This was so set. 1 1 REMAINING AGENDA. Mr. Kulaszewicz moved to table the remaining agenda items. Seconded by Mr. McLean. Motion carried unanimously. 121 Mr. McLean moved to adjourn. Seconded by Mr. Kulaszewicz. Aye. 11:10 P.M. These minutes were considered and approved as corrected at a regular Council meeting held on Janury 11, 1982. Edna L. Sarner, Clerk - Treasurer --- January 4, 1982 Mayor Benson called the special meeting to order at 7:32 P.M. January 4, 1982 noting that all Council members were present. Mr. Schumacher was also present. Mayor Benson presented the following areas of concerns that he felt should be priority items for 1982. 1) communications - he felt this is a very important item; 2) restoration of the pride of the local residents - he felt this could be done by this Council and by the members of the advisory board that will appointed; 3) this Council is here to serve all residents of the City and this means listening to the people - he felt that hearing what is being said is very imp:ortant; 4) this City is in a period of transitation and the residents are interested in what's going on.:in the City and they should be kept informed by perhaps an open letter to all residents. This he is working on. 5) there are serious financial problems in all Cities and in the State and he felt this Council should be attuned,- to those pro- blems and take care in the spending of this City; 6) there will need to be a zoning map prepared in conjunciton with the Comprehensive Land Use Plan and he will expect input from the residents in the preparation; 7) there should be better communication between the Police Department and Miantenance Department and the residents; 8) he will reinstate the practice of having a Council,member serve as a liaison to each of the advisory boards; 9) he is suggesting that there be an open meeting for residents to sit down in- formally and discuss problems and present ideas to the departments of the City. Also, to discuss where the money is spent and for what in those departments. Mayor Benson also felt confident in his ability to run the City, he felt that he has good judgement and felt that the voters who put him in the office felt he has good judgement and he plans to exercise that judgement. Mayor Benson said he also realized that he can't always agree with everyone, that there will be differences of opinion, but when the decision are made they will be made with all the facts being presented and made on a sound basis. He was also confident that the appointments to be made will present the