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270 5/22/72 Mrs. Swanson asid that the Envirnomental Commission has asked that the Council adopt State Laws NO. 8481 through No. 8489 on snowmobiles so that we can get the proceeds from the violations. Mr. Bohjanen asked how many snowmobiles the police had ticketed last year; Mr. Myhre said they had caught two. Mrs. Swanson said that she had contacted the snowmobile clubsand asked them to come to Council meetings which they haven't done; she felt we should adopt these laws. There was discussion on this. It was noted that it would be expensive to enforce the law, and that we can't catch snowmobiles most of the time; then we do, we can prosecute them under the nuisance ordiance. Mrs. Swanson moved to adopt No 8481 through No.8489 of the State laws pertaining to snowmobiles. Seconded by Mr. Marier. Roll call vote showed all members voting No. Motion failed. Glenn and Clyde Rehbein objected to the vote on the snowmobile laws noting that the matter had been settled some months ago, and that the Council shouldn't act on something this important without some prior notice to the public. They were told that Mrs. Swanson was just following the direction of her Board and that a motioncan come up at any time. Mrs. Swanson said that she was asked to obtain application forms for the Personnel Commission to look at. She had called a meeting for the group on last Monday, and didn't get a quorum, and then was surprised to find out that the Mayor had sent notices for a Special Council meeting on hiring a policeman on Friday night. She noted the following; 1. Although the matter had been resolved on Friday, she thought that the procedure on hiring policemen as laid down in the League Handbook should be followed. 2. Since the Personnel Commission didn't follow that procedure she didn't report on their recommendation. 3. Urgency had replaced qualifications, but it shouldn't be that way. 4. The: Personnel Commission minutes should have shown what questions were asked and if the applicants passed the phychological test given by Mr. Myhre. 5. She had told the Commission that their procedure was inadequate and incomplete, so that this couldn't be classified as a legal vote. 6. She didn't get the whole information from her colleagues so she had a right not to report their decision. 7. The minutes didn't say the man was hired to be trained, which he should be, since we are putting a raw recruit in a police car and a blue uni- form, and giving him a gun. 8. The minutes should have shown a resolution giving all the details such as wages," probation, etc., which they don't do, but only give his name. 9. She had contacted 5 different police departments and the State and this is not the way to hire a policeman. 10. The League Handbook is our Bible, and if we can ltt go by it we should throw it out. 11. Older members on the Council should have known the proper procedure and she waited for them to follow it. 12. The Council had thought nothing of spending $60 or $80 for the Clerk to improve her speedwriting, but couldn't spend $50 for civil service tests for someone who will serve the Village to find out if he is qualified or mentally sound. 13. She was happy to hear that the Mayor planned to do something about correcting the procedure, but wondered if the 4 men we have hired might not take tests or something. 14. She had given almost 6 months of her time to see that the book is followed. 1 1 1