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Mounds View City Council March 10, 2003 <br />Regular Meeting Page 14 <br /> <br />David Jahnke of 8428 Eastwood Road expressed concern that the manager of the golf course had 1 <br />the right to deplete this fund without approval and somehow put the golf course in debt over a 2 <br />million dollars. 3 <br /> 4 <br />Mayor Linke indicated the ultimate responsibility was the administrations because someone was 5 <br />not watching the store. He then said that, in his mind, the ultimate responsibility lies with the 6 <br />administrator as that person approves all expenditures and Council sees those and signs off on 7 <br />them. 8 <br /> 9 <br />Council Member Quick explained that when these issues were first discovered by the former 10 <br />Administrator it took her awhile to ferret them out and Council dealt with them including 11 <br />terminating the contract with Innovative Images and two employees. 12 <br /> 13 <br />Mr. Jahnke thanked Council for handling the situation once it became known. He then 14 <br />commented that the City needs to be very careful when hiring a new administrator. 15 <br /> 16 <br />MOTION/SECOND: Marty/Stigney. To Waive the Reading and Approve Resolution 5968, a 17 <br />Resolution Approving Interfund Loans for the Year 2002 and Setting an Interest Rate on Loans 18 <br />for the Year 2003. 19 <br /> 20 <br /> Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 21 <br /> 22 <br />C. Request Authorization to Hire a Planning Associate in the Community 23 <br />Development Department 24 <br /> 25 <br />This item was removed from the agenda. 26 <br /> 27 <br />D. Resolution 5969 Authorizing the Write-off of Delinquent Accounts 28 <br />Receivable. 29 <br /> 30 <br />Council Member Gunn asked if there was a way to verify checks received at the golf course to 31 <br />eliminate the insufficient funds problem. 32 <br /> 33 <br />Finance Director Hansen indicated that one of the checks was in the amount of $725.00 and that 34 <br />concerns him but the others are small enough that it would not be cost effective to attempt to 35 <br />collect them. He then said that the City should not have any large checks as the course is moving 36 <br />away from large ticket items being sold. 37 <br /> 38 <br />Mayor Linke asked whether the person who wrote the check could be prosecuted for 39 <br />misdemeanor or felony theft since the amount is $750.00. 40 <br /> 41 <br />City Attorney Riggs indicated the City could attempt to prosecute the large check. 42 <br /> 43 <br />Mayor Linke indicated he would like to conduct an investigation into the issuance of that check 44 <br />to determine if the City could prosecute it. 45