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Mounds View City Council Page Two Regular Meeting December 14, 190 Mayor Linke reflected on actions taken in the past week and extended an apology to Councilmember Rickaby for any embarrassment he caused her. Mayor Linke explained that he called for Councilmember Rickaby's resignation at the December 9, 1992 Budget Hearing stating that Councilmember Rickaby was an ineffective Councilmember. Mayor Linke stated that he asked for the resignation due to Councilmember Rickaby's lack of attendance at very important meetings and lack of participation in the budget process, therefore, not fulfilling the expectations of her position as Councilmember. Mayor Linke also made reference to the fact that Councilmember Rickaby is setting up a law practice and he understood that setting up a business takes a lot of time. Mayor Linke also stated that he had asked Councilmember Rickaby for an apology to the City staff for inferences made in a letter to the editor that staff did not do their job with regards to the budget process. Mayor Linke publicly stated that he should have called Councilmember Rickaby on Wednesday prior to the meeting and advised her of what his intent was. Councilmember Rickaby stated that she would accept Mayor Linke's apology under certain conditions. Those being that any further politicking and campaigning at Council Meetings stop at once. Rickaby stated that Council Meetings are neither the time nor place for campaigning. Councilmember Rickaby charged Mayor Linke with politicking in asking for her resignation Rickaby further stated that in the job description for Councilmember it says nothing about doing a job appraisal on any other Councilmember. Rickaby stated that she was probably out of line because she broke the staff rule of criticizing staff in private and praising them in public. Councilmember Rickaby could only say that she could not give publicly the reason for why she left the Work Session abruptly on Monday, December 7, 1992. Councilmember Rickaby also stated that she desires no more calls to her office from Mayor Linke or his supporters. Rickaby stated that is why right from the start that she did not give out her work phone. Rickaby stated that she has supplied staff with her work number in case they need to reach her during work hours. Councilmember Rickaby stated that she will apologize to Don Brager or any other staff members affected by the letter to the editor that she wrote that made inferences to the fact that they had not done their job regarding the budget. Councilmember Rickaby stated that she would stand behind any statement made in that letter. Councilmember Rickaby further stated that she would engage in the only part of her position that gives her any power and that is getting messages to the people. Rickaby also stated that she will continue engaging in her freedom of speech in stating her opinions on items. Mayor Linke stated that he had gotten Councilmember Rickaby's phone number from her St. Paul office and only wanted it to make a call of apology to • her.