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• • SPECIAL COUNCIL WORK SESSION APPROVED DATE TIME STARTED TIME ENDED MEMBERS PRESENT MEMBERS ABSENT Staff members present: None CITY OF LINO LAKES MINUTES SEPTEMBER 17, 2003 : September 17, 2003 . 5:42 p.m. . 6:46 p.m. : Council Members Carlson, Dahl, O'Donnell, Reinert and Mayor Bergeson : None Mayor Bergeson advised there is one item on the agenda this evening. At approximately 6:45 p.m. the Council will adjourn and move to a Countywide Legislative Meeting. He stated the purpose of the special work session is to discuss Council Roles and Responsibilities. Councilmember O'Donnell advised he would like to discuss some proposed guidelines for this Council and for future City Councils. The goal is to look at the proposed guidelines and possibly adopt them by resolution at a future Council meeting. He stated he previously distributed a draft of the proposed guidelines and hopes all Councilmembers have reviewed them. He indicated the Council would review each guideline and revise them if necessary. Councilmember Dahl advised she had e-mailed Administration Director Tesch regarding this issue. She read the e-mail, noting she had asked if the City Attorney had reviewed the proposed guidelines. Administration Director Tesch had responded by indicating that the City Attorney would become involved if the Council adopts the guidelines. Councilmember O'Donnell stated he discussed this issue with the League of Minnesota Cities. He stated he is very much in support of the City Attorney reviewing the guidelines if the Council intends to adopt the guidelines. Councilmember Carlson asked if the proposed guidelines are consistent with the United States Constitution and various other documents, including the Lino Lakes City Charter. She stated it is clear to her that some of the proposed guidelines do violate by-laws of various documents. She stated she would like the proposed guidelines to be reviewed by the City Attorney after the meeting this evening, before they are adopted. She stated she would also like to know if the guidelines should be in the form of a resolution or an ordinance. Mayor Bergeson stated staff would have the City Attorney review the proposed guidelines after the Council agrees on the guidelines.