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27,UNARPROVED _ Mounds View City • Council August 1990 Regular Meeting Page Six Mayor Hankner responded to Mr. Pahl that she had been in touch with persons who knew that Mr. Pauley was seeking other employment and that Mr. Pauley had been working been working through' headhunters as well as Mayor Hankner had been called by the Mayor of St. Anthony who inquired about Mr. Pauley seeking employment. as well as with the City of St. Anthony. Mr. Bill Frits, 8072 Long Lake Road, questioned the Council as to why the meeting regarding Mr. Pauley was held only 10 days before the new open meeting law went into effect. He also stated his opinion as to why he felt three attornies were hired. Mayor Hankner stated again that the Council did not hire Ms . Nolan but she was recommended by City Attorney Karney and City Attorney Meyers and they in turn hired Ms . Nolan because of a Conflict of Interest that they felt with regard to the situation. . Mayor Hankner also stated that she could not give out all the details of the regarding Mr. Pauley's resignation but Mr. Pauley could if he so desired or if he gave the 'Council written per- mission. Mr. Bill Frits, 8072 Long Lake Road stated he felt Mr.' Karney and Mr. Meyers did not know Mr. Pauley very well if they were afraid of a Conflict of Interest with regards because _to friendship because he was at a meeting where Mr- Pauley stated freely that he would turn in his own neighbor if he felt they were violating the law. City Attorney Karney stated that Mr. Pauley and he were not friends as Mr. Frits states but he had worked closely with Mr. Pauley and still works for the City and you cannot represent two sides of the same issue. Mr. Russel Pahl, 7940 Greenfield, asked that all the persons on the Council who had something to do with the "secret meetings" should stand 411 up, resign and walk out the door. He further stated that those persons do not represent the people and don't deserve the respect of them.