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COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 22, 1996 open mike and it is the publics time to speak and not the time for the City Council to speak. He explained that the City Council will have time to comment when it comes up on tonight's agenda. Mayor Landers said that he had no problem in telling the world how he voted. However, he felt that nobody would believe him because there is no proof of the vote. The ballots were not signed and were similar to voting in an election, it is nobody's business how anyone voted. Mr. Trehus said that it is everybody's business. There are ramifications. The public should be aware of this information. Mr. Trehus requested that the City Council declare how each member voted. If the City Council wants to keep it under wraps, at least put each Council Member's name on the ballot with the three candidates for the Planning and Zoning Board. Mr. Trehus explained that there is no controversy on the other boards. He felt that this has been controversial since day one. He emphasized that the City Council make sure that the votes do add up before anyone is appointed to the Planning and Zoning. Mr. Trehus said that after the voting is completed, the matter should be made part of the public record. Caroline Dahl, 1101 Holly Court - Ms. Dahl said that she is confused and needs clarification on the results of the Planning and Zoning Board appointments. She said that she has spoken with three members of the City Council today about who they voted for. Ms. Dahl said that she is aware, per former Council Member Elliott's letter to the editor in the Quad paper today, that these results are public information. However, the tally from the meeting (April 17, 1996 Council work session) and the comments today do not add up. The ballots were destroyed, but the tally still does not add up. Ms. Dahl said that she needed a response. She said, "in all due respect" to Mrs. Anderson, City Clerk, that Mrs. Anderson did speak to her by telephone on Friday and said that some of them were signed. Several Council Members explained that they did not sign their ballots. Ms. Dahl said again that Mrs. Anderson told her that several ballots were signed but did not tell her who signed their ballot. Mrs. Anderson explained that there were some signatures on ballots the first time the City Council voted in March. Ballots were not signed this last time (April 17, 1996). Ms. Dahl said that maybe Mrs. Anderson meant the first ballots but it was not stated that way. Ms. Dahl said she does need a response. Mrs. Anderson said that none of the ballots were signed on Wednesday, July 17, 1996. She explained that some of the ballots were signed the first time the Council voted in March 25, 1996. Ms. Dahl said she is still confused because three Council Members told her how they voted and it does not add up to the vote that was reported by Mrs. Anderson. She said that she was not questioning Mrs. Anderson's response, however she still needed clarification on the results of the Planning and Zoning Board appointments. Council Member Lyden asked what Ms. Dahl meant by "votes did not add up". She explained that she called three members of the City Council today and asked them who they voted for. She said she gave them the option that they did not have to answer her if they did not want to. All three said that they did not have a problem with this. What she was told and what was reported did not add up except for herself. Ms. Dahl said she was asking why it did not add up. She said she was not pointing a finger or accusing anyone, PAGE 5