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1 1 Mr. Jaworski, Mr. Rosengren and Mr. Bohjanen had no reports. Mr. L'Allier asked for the Council's thoughts on policing, regarding inquiry of the Attorney General concerning training of part time officers. Mr. L'Allier moved to request, an opinion of the Attorney General as to whether Lino Lakes is obligated as a municipality of our size to undertake the cost of such training and whether Lino Lakes is responsible for providing such training; also whether it is possible to obtain facilities for convenient hours for such training. Also, to what extent the law on this subject shall be enforced and what period of time we have to comply with it. Seconded by Mr. Rosengren. Carried unanimously. Mr. Jaworski and Mr. Rosengren both commented that they would like to see up keep our part time force. Mr. Locher mentioned that the proposed sign for St. Joseph's Church was slightly over the 24 sq. ft. requirement in a residential area and would require a variance; however, it was within the ordinance. The Clerk inquired as to whether the stone- work constituted part of the sign as far as the measurements were concerned. It was decided to put the rate increase by North Central Public Service Co. on the next agenda as Mr. Blaylock had had insufficient time to study the proposals for this meeting. Mr. L'Allier moved to adopt - Ordinance No. 54 on explosives as set forth by the Attorney General's office. Seconded by Mr. Jaworski. Carried unanimously. Mr. Locher, after consulting Ord. #51, stated that the superstructure of the sign is not included in the dimensions (see Section GG, Page 194, on computation of size). Mr. Cardinal mentioned that Planning & Zoning had discussed exempting churches from sign fees as a general rule. Mr. Bohjanen moved to exempt churches from sign permit fees. Seconded by Mr. Jaworski. Carried unanimously. Mr. Locher noted that a resolution on fees would be in order to handle this. Mr. Cardinal moved to adopt a resolution that the annual sign permit fee for churches be $0.00. Seconded by Mr. Jaworski. Carried unanimously. Mr. Jaworski moved that the sign application for St. Joseph's Church be sent to Planning & Zoning Board since a variance would be required. Seconded by Mr. Bohjanen. Carried unanimously. An application for a septic systems license from Weleski & Son was presented along with an insurance certificate and bond. Mr. Locher stated that all was in order. Mr. Bohjanen moved to grant a septic system license to Weleski & Son and to authorize the signing of such license by the Mayor andClerk. Seconded by W. Jaworski. Carried unanimously. It was decided to put the proposed ordinance on inflammable liquids (now #55) on the agenda for next time The Clerk will send copies of Mr. Juleen's recommended changes to all members. Mr. Myhre stated that police officer Bill Anderson was resigning effective Oct. 1. Mr. Cardinal moved to accept this resignation. Seconded by Mr. Rosengren. Carried unanimously. The Clerk will send a letter of appreciation for his fine work. Mr. Myhre stated that he was trying to keep Mr. Anderson on until October 15 when he will be moving.