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Mounds View City Council January 28, 2002 Regular Meeting Page 4 M. Resolution 5696 Approving the Golf Course Manager Position Description N. Resolution 5687 Authorizing Staff to Seek Repayment of the Overpayment for the Fitness Equipment Council Member Stigney asked that the Consent Agenda be read. Council Member Stigney requested that Items 6A, H, and M be removed for discussion. Council Member Marty requested that Items 6D, I, and L be removed for discussion. Council Member Thomas requested that Item 6N be removed for discussion. Assistant City Administrator Reed requested that Item 6K be removed for discussion. MOTION/SECOND: Thomas/Sonterre. To Approve Consent Agenda Item 6A as presented. Council Member Stigney expressed concern that the Mayor's hotel bill for the training and conference in Atlanta was $1,021.93. He then commented that he did not feel that room service or laundry were items that the City should be paying for. He also indicated he had discussed the matter with City Administrator Miller and had been told the Mayor would be billed for the personal items. • Mayor Sonterre indicated that he had given an itemized bill to the Finance Director of his personal telephone calls and laundering fees. He further indicated that he has been billed $183.20 and will pay that amount. Council Member Stigney commented he felt it would have been cheaper to go downstairs to one of the restaurants in the hotel rather than ordering room service at taxpayer expense. Mayor Sonterre indicated he had gone to the restaurant in the hotel on the first night and found that the items on the menu in the restaurant were noticeably more expensive and went back to his room to order through room service. Council Member Stigney commented that there were other restaurants in the city the Mayor could have tried that would have been less expensive. He then commented that he would like to have a policy discussion concerning the use of room service at City sponsored conferences because, if there is no policy, people tend to take advantage. Council Member Stigney commented that the total bill for the Atlanta trip, after subtracting the Mayor's portion, was $1,546.23 and he feels that is excessive. Mayor Sonterre clarified that a portion of that amount was the Atlanta conference but said there were charges for other conferences as well.