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Item No. 10 Meeting Date: May 5, 2008 Type of Business: WK WK: Work Session; PH: Public Hearing; CA: Consent Agenda; CB: Council Business City Administrator Review _______ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Desaree Crane, Assistant City Clerk-Administrator Item Title/Subject: Discussion of Resolution 5555 Discussion: The Mounds View City Council adopted Resolution 5555 on April 9, 2001. The intent of the resolution was to reaffirm the relationship between the City Council and the Clerk- Administrator. There have been many discussions in past Work Sessions and City Council Meetings about the intent and interpretation of Resolution 5555 since its adoption. On February 10, 2003, Staff presented to the City Council Resolution 5944, a resolution rescinding Resolution 5555. At this meeting the City Council tabled action, and Resolution 5555 still remains in effect. Staff received a letter from the AFSCME Council 14 Union on April 12, 2004, challenging Resolution 5555. AFSCME felt that Resolution 5555 violated the Public Employment Labor Relations Act (PELRA). According to the City Attorney’s memo dated June 2, 2004, the resolution “does not prohibit direct communication between City staff and Council members by instead merely outlines a policy whereby Department Directors are directed to report to the City Clerk-Administrator in performing the day-to-day business of the City.” Further, the City Attorney felt that Resolution 5555, ”does not infringe on the First Amendment rights of AFSCME’s members or constitute an unlawful restraint of their collective bargaining rights.” Recommendation: Review the previous staff reports and Council Minutes relating to Resolution 5555 and provide direction to staff, if necessary. Respectfully submitted, Desaree Crane