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Mounds View City Council December 8, 2003 <br />Regular Meeting Page 14 <br /> <br />Mayor Linke asked Mr. Thomas to pull a copy of the minutes from June of this year. <br /> <br />Mr. Thomas indicated the minutes were in the public books in the office. He then said that <br />Mayor Linke gave the impression to the public that this is a decision that they made on their own <br />but that is not true they communicated with the clerk of court and with several different judges in <br />ongoing conversations for about four years because the statute is not clear and has no process <br />defined for how this is done. He then said that this information was passed on to the previous <br />City Administrator and through phone calls and letters to the court and all of that information is <br />public record. He further commented that the court recommended the system that was followed <br />and there were 9 members present and the decision was unanimous after years of discussion on <br />how to solve this problem. <br /> <br />Mr. Thomas indicated that the meetings are live on cable and are replayed and there are minutes <br />available in the public book so there was nothing done that was not clearly and openly discussed <br />and discussed for a long period of time. He then said that the Commission has received no <br />response from Council on the letter that was sent asking for a response and it has not even been <br />discussed at a work session. <br /> <br />Mr. Thomas indicated that, at some point, the Commission will have to deal with it again and <br />they have requested that Council make a recommendation and without it, they will be forced to <br />move forward. <br /> <br />Mayor Linke indicated that there were comments raised that it needs to be a unanimous decision <br />of Council to eliminate it and that will not happen. <br /> <br />Mr. Thomas asked Council to review the whole letter that was sent and provide a <br />recommendation as to what Council would like them to do. <br /> <br />MOTION/SECOND: Marty/Gunn. To Recess to Closed Session to Review Union Contract <br />Negotiations. <br /> <br /> Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. <br /> <br />Council recessed at 8:40 p.m. <br /> <br />12. Next Council Work Session: Monday, January 5, 2003 <br /> Next Council Meeting: Monday, January 12, 2003 <br /> <br />13. ADJOURNMENT <br /> <br />Mayor Linke adjourned the meeting at _____ p.m. <br /> <br />Transcribed and recorded by: <br />Joan Lenzmeier <br />Timesaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc.