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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION March 19, 2003 APPROVED Chief Pecchia stated the sooner the decision is made the better whether the Council determines to proceed or drop the project. There are currently officers who are starting to look for other employment opportunities. City Administrator Waite Smith stated she hopes the Council will know by April 28 if they wish to participate in the committee. Councilmember Reinert stated the one big thing for him is who will control the department after the merger is completed. He stated he could not see the City going into the merger if the City will lose control. Councilmember Carlson stated the factors for her are safety, quality, cost and governance Mayor Bergeson suggested this item be on the next Council work session agenda for more Council discussion. MEETING MINUTES OF JANUARY 8, 2003 AND FEBRUARY 24, 2003, CITY CLERK ANN BLAIR City Clerk Blair advised a copy of the draft minutes in question were included in the packets. She noted the changes on the January 8 minutes are shown as a strike out with the new verbiage underlined. She suggested the format of the minutes be more summarized for cost savings. Councilmember Carlson stated she wanted the changes on the January 8 minutes clarified by the City Clerk because the City Clerk listened to the tape and added the verbiage. She stated she agrees the length of the minutes is an issue and she has spent a lot of time correcting the minutes. There are a lot of errors on the February 24 minutes and the length should be cut back. City Administrator Waite Smith stated that when she first came to the City, each director reviewed his or her portion of the minutes for correction. At this time it is impossible for the directors to do that because of the length of the minutes. Councilmember Carlson stated she has many more corrections and would prefer to go through them with the City Clerk as opposed to doing it at a Council meeting. Councilmember O'Donnell stated he is concerned about the practice of changes to the minutes. The entire Council should know about changes. He stated that even his own comments were changed without his knowledge. Mayor Bergeson stated Councilmembers should not be making changes for other Councilmembers. • Councilmember Carlson noted the City Clerk made the changes to Councilmember O'Donnell's remarks.