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Mounds View City Council November 14, 1983 <br />Regular Meeting Page Three <br />Motion /Second: Doty /Linke to approve Item L of the <br />consent agenda, Resolution No. 1681, approving just <br />and correct claims against the City funds, and <br />correcting Check No. 012411 to read for the City <br />Newsletter, and waive the reading of the resolution. <br />5 ayes 0 nays <br />Motion /Second: Linke /Blanchard to approve Reso- <br />Iution No. 1680, commending the Irondale Knights <br />girls soccer team as State girls soccer champions. <br />5 ayes 0 nays <br />Mayor McCarty read Resolution No. 1680, and <br />presented it to Coach Anderson. <br />Motion /Second: Doty /Blanchard to appoint to the <br />position of Police Chief, Timothy Ramacher, who is <br />an investigator for the City Police Department in <br />Mounds View. <br />Councilmember Blanchard aye <br />Councilmember Doty aye <br />Councilmember Linke aye <br />Councilmember Hankner aye <br />Mayor McCarty aye <br />Discussion occurred before the vote was taken, with <br />Councilmember Hankner reading a prepared statement, <br />saying that she would like to state that prior to <br />certification of the candidates to the Council, the <br />only screening procedure was a 20 minute interview <br />of each applicant. Because of the very limited <br />screening process, only two members of the Council <br />requested further interviews, tests and psychological <br />evaluations for the purpose of selecting from among <br />the three final candidates. Neither the Council nor <br />the Commission as a group set any criteria for <br />selection, and the Councilmembers have been left with <br />setting their own individual criteria. She stated <br />that in her opinion, none of the three candidates <br />fully meets her criteria, and therefore, it is very <br />difficult for her to vote for any candidate, but in <br />considering Attorney Meyer's opinion regarding <br />Chapter 419, she has no choice but to vote for a <br />candidate, against her better judgement. She added <br />that during the past week, a number of residents had <br />spoken with her of their concerns about the process <br />Motion Carried <br />6. Approval of <br />Rslt. No. 1680 <br />Commending the <br />Irondale Knights <br />Soccer <br />Team as State <br />Girls Soccer <br />Champions <br />Motion Carried <br />7. Consideration <br />of Police Chief s <br />Candidates <br />Certified by the. <br />Civil Service <br />Commission <br />Motion Carried <br />