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Mounds View City Council January 7, 2002 Special Meeting Page 21 • that the City is having difficulty obtaining information due to the contacts that were made. He further commented that he would need to further research whether or not it was a violation of the City's Charter. MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Thomas. To Direct the City Attorney to Research Whether the Actions of Council Member Marty Concerning the Fitness Center Equipment Investigation Are in Violation of the City's Charter and Provide a Written Report to Council. Council Member Stigney commented that he felt it was not necessary to pay the City Attorney to review the City's Charter and provide a report. Ayes - 3 Nays -1 (Stigney) Motion carried. Council Member Marty abstained from voting on the matter. Council Member Quick made a point of order that Council Member Marty needed Council permission to abstain from voting and stated he did not give his permission for Council Member Marty to abstain. Council Member Marty stated that he felt, since the matter concerned him, he should abstain from voting. He then asked Council for permission to abstain from voting. • It was the consent of Council, with the exception of Council Member Quick, to allow Council Member Marty to abstain from voting on the matter. Council Member Marty indicated that all the information provided had already been provided to the City Administrator and was simply verification of public information. City Attorney Riggs agreed that the information was public and stated that he had advised Council that they could not handle this matter in a closed session. Council Member Stigney stated that Mayor Sonterre had indicated that he did not make a profit on the equipment but, if he understood his own accounting system, he would realize that he made a profit of approximately $700.00 and the City would have saved time and money. He then commented that he feels, in the interest of ethics, the Mayor should pay the settlement so that the City can move on. Council Member Quick indicated that he would like a discussion of the legislative agenda to be added to the work session agenda for January 14, 2002. Council Member Marty asked who authorized the attendance of the Mayor at the last two National League of Cities Conferences that were out of state. He then commented that he was • not aware that the Mayor had gone to the last conference until after the fact.