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January 20, 1976 The special meeting of the Lino Lakes City Council was called to order at 8:00 P.M. January 20, 1976 by Mayor Bohjanen, Council members present; Karth, McLean, Schneider, Zelinka. Absent; None. Mayor Bohjanen said the purpose of this meeting was to discuss the letter of resign- ation submitted by Mrs. Oman at the January 12, 1976 Council meeting and the allegat- ions contained in that letter. The Clerk had prepared an answer to portions of the letter and she asked Mr. McLean to read her answer. Mr. Marier, from the audience, disagreed with the portion of the letter that dealt with the cutting of the Deputy Clerk's hours. He said that had not been a direct action by the Council. Mr. McLean said that no motion to that effect would be found in the records - just a general reference to the curtailing of expenses. Mr. Jaworski, from the audience, said it was just a curtailing of expenses, not a directive to cut the Deputy Clerk's hours. Mr. Zelinka reminded these men that two meetings had been held in 1975 with the suggestion that there was some needed 'over - seeing' in the Clerk's office to find a place where expenses could be cut. Mr. Schneider asked if there was a cut back in the Deputy Clerk's salary in the budget and Mayor Bohjanen said as he remembered, Yes. Mr. Jaworski, asked if any of the Council members had visited the office and checked an the allegations in Mrs. Oman's letter? Mr. Schneider asked if there was any investigations needed? Mr. Zelinka said he had talked with the auditor and his comment was, 'the books are in good condition.' Mr. Karth said that only three places can be checked - two are here and the third is in the books. The question of the $4.00 for dog licenses was discussed. The Clerk admitted there is no receipt. It was suggested the January receipts be checked against the bank statement. Mr. Zelinka said that if you are liable for someone else's money, you tend to be very careful - but when your own money is involved, people are careless. Mr. McLean felt that when personal funds of the Clerk are involved, they should be handled by someone else, such as the Mayor or Acting Mayor. Mr. Jaworski asked if any one had checked the deficiency in the Petty Cash fund? He felt that many of the slips do not have receipts. This is questionable and has no accountability. Mr. Schneider asked what has been done in the past to correct this and Mr. Marier said, nothing, just letting it slide. Mr. Schneider questioned the need for a Deputy Clerk, Mrs. Oman's letter had charged there was no need for a second person in that office. Mrs. Oman said there were days when there was absolutely nothing for either the Deputy Clerk or the Clerk to do. She felt that if the Clerk used her time efficiently