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Mounds View City Council May 24, 2004 <br />Regular Meeting Page 18 <br /> <br /> 1 <br />Council Member Stigney indicated he still does not think it is a good idea. 2 <br /> 3 <br /> Ayes – 4 Nays – 1(Stigney) Motion carried. 4 <br /> 5 <br />N. Resolution 6253 Approving a Step Adjustment for Kristin Prososki, Planning 6 <br />Associate. 7 <br /> 8 <br />Mayor Linke read Resolution 6253. 9 <br /> 10 <br />MOTION/SECOND: Marty/Stigney. To Approve Resolution 6253, a Resolution Approving a 11 <br />Step Adjustment for Kristin Prososki, Planning Associate. 12 <br /> 13 <br /> Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 14 <br /> 15 <br /> O. Consider Proposal from Timesaver, Inc. for Minute-Taking Services. 16 <br /> 17 <br />City Administrator Ulrich presented the proposal to Council and indicated that he sees downsides 18 <br />to the proposal including that public hearings are legal proceedings and a live body should be 19 <br />present to accurately transcribe the comments. He then said that the proposal would also increase 20 <br />Staff’s workload. He further commented that Staff would be willing to give it a try should 21 <br />Council wish to consider it but he would recommend that a live body be present for any public 22 <br />hearings. 23 <br /> 24 <br />Council Member Stigney said he feels the City needs to have Joan sitting here taking Minutes 25 <br />because sometimes there are problems with the audio and video and if there is someone 26 <br />transcribing the official meetings she can raise a hand and ask questions. He then said that he 27 <br />thinks it would be stepping back from the type of service needed here and he thinks the City 28 <br />should have Joan sitting right there. 29 <br /> 30 <br />Council Member Marty agreed with Council Member Stigney and expressed concern that there 31 <br />would be an issue with the tape either with audio or video and then there would be no Minutes. 32 <br />He then said that the quality of the recording is questionable and it may be difficult to transcribe 33 <br />Minutes from them. He further commented that Joan has done an outstanding job for the City 34 <br />and noted that the City went through quite a few secretaries who were far from outstanding but 35 <br />he feels it should stay the way it is. 36 <br /> 37 <br />Council Member Quick said no. 38 <br /> 39 <br />MOTION/SECOND: Stigney/Quick. To Keep the Minute Taking Services as They Are. 40 <br /> 41 <br />Council Member Stigney said that due to the potential pitfalls there could be he feels the City 42 <br />should be somewhat cautious. 43 <br /> 44 <br />Mayor Linke agreed. 45