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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING JUNE 9, 1992 4 I would prefer that we would recess and call the absent members and determine if they have a legitimate reason for not attending this meeting. Mottaz: Does that require action on the part of the clerk? Dave: The clerk is suppose to, but the clerk too is absent and I should point out that contrary to my order, and I should point out that the mayor is the only one that can on his own authority call a special meeting and similarly is the only one that can call off a special meeting that he has once called. The clerk on her own authority, even though instructed by myself that we hold this meeting and regardless of a quorum and that it was necessary in fact to hold the meeting. Nonetheless, without communicating with me, posted a sign on the door, which sign states "for lack of quorum, the special meeting was cancelled 6-9-92." Mottaz: You stated, there, on her own authority. She has no authority. Dave: She has no authority at all with regard to meetings of this city council. None. Sue Dunn: She would let you know if the other members are available or not. Mottaz: I don't think we know whether we have a quorum until the meeting is called. I mean I could call and say I cannot make tonight's meeting at 4 o'clock and at 7 o'clock find out that I can make tonight's meeting and be here. So we don't know whether we have a quorum or not for sure until the meeting is called. The Clerk has absolutely no authority to call a meeting or to call a meeting off. She acted completely out of her authority. Dave: In addition, I will say that we have some very, very important business to discuss. We have and this also for the record, a communication with our city engineer at which he stated and under repeated requests from the council to rectify his statements that he had direct communication with Mr. Pete Schiltgen as to his desire or willingness to sell land to the city for the purpose of constructing a community drainfield for sewering of the old village. Upon communication with myself, I called Mr. Schiltgen and was informed by a member of his family that I should contact his attorney. I stated that I felt it was necessary to talk to Mr. Schiltgen since our city engineer had already talked to Mr. Schiltgen's attorney.