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Mounds View City Council January 5, 2009 Special Meeting Page 5 Assistant Clerk-Administrator Crane presented the draft resolution that included designation of 1 the official newspaper, noting The Bulletin and Sun Focus had both submitted quotes but the 2 Council had expressed interest in selecting the Sun Focus. She advised that the St. Paul Pioneer 3 Press, which had been the City’s secondary newspaper, did not submit a quote this year. 4 However, it can be left as a secondary newspaper. Assistant Clerk-Administrator Crane noted 5 the draft resolution also designates the Acting Mayor and selection of the Treasurer and Official 6 Depositories for 2009. 7 8 Mayor Flaherty asked for volunteers for Acting Mayor. Hearing none, he noted that Council 9 Member Stigney has been Acting Mayor in the past and does a good job. The Council agreed. 10 11 MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Mueller. To Waive the Reading and Approve Resolution 7396, 12 Appointing Official Newspaper, Councilmember Stigney as Acting Mayor, Official Depository 13 and Treasurer for the Year 2009. 14 15 Council Member Stigney noted the official newspaper would be changed to the Sun Focus. 16 17 Council Member Mueller stated her support for this change by pointing out that the cutoff with 18 The Bulletin is the Friday before the meeting date so it cannot include any information from the 19 Council’s Monday night. The cutoff for the Sun Focus is the Thursday following the Monday 20 Council meeting so it can include such information. Also, she believed the Editor of the Sun 21 Focus had done a good job in thoroughly covering community events, conducting interviews, and 22 supporting community events with photos and articles. 23 24 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 25 26 C. Resolution 7397, Appointing City Council Members and City Staff as 27 Representatives for City Commissions and Other Organizations. 28 29 Assistant Clerk-Administrator Crane stated the draft resolution makes appointments to 30 Commissions and other organizations. 31 32 The Council indicated organizations on which they would volunteer to serve. 33 34 MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Hull. To Approve Resolution 7397, Appointing City Council 35 Members and City Staff as Representatives for City Commissions and Other Organizations, 36 including the following appointments: 37 38 Ramsey County League of Local Government Council Member Mueller 39 Human Resources Committee Council Member Mueller 40 Human Resources Committee Council Member Stigney 41 Spring Lake Park/Blaine/Mounds 42 View Fireman’s Relief Association Council Member Stigney 43 YMCA Advisory Committee Council Member Hull 44 YMCA Advisory Committee Council Member Gunn 45