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Mounds View City Council April 14, 2003 Regular Meeting Page 3 the law and Council does not get into that in order to keep the politics out of public safety. He 1 then indicated the Commission is waiting for authorization to post the CSO position. 2 3 Mr. McCarty indicated he had done some research and provided the information to the City 4 Attorney concerning the issue of the Commission having funding powers and being able to 5 generate invoices that the Council has no choice but to authorize for payment. He then asked the 6 City to review the matter and provide clarification. 7 8 Mr. McCarty indicated that the internal promotions are not subject to the requirements of 9 Minnesota Statute 419 in his opinion and he would like clarification. He then said that he is 10 embarrassed to say that he brought this up in October and decided to come to Council on his own 11 as no progress was being made. 12 13 Council Member Stigney indicated the letter was written but not submitted because there was not 14 a quorum to act on the letter. 15 16 Mayor Linke asked the City Attorney to research the matter. 17 18 Council Member Stigney indicated he had raised questions with Staff after the last meeting. 19 20 City Attorney Riggs indicated he had prepared a memo in response but received further 21 information at this meeting that will change the answer slightly. He then said he would complete 22 the information and provide it for the next meeting. 23 24 Gary Mielhouse of 7400 Parkview Drive addressed Council and asked the Members to give 25 serious consideration to Mr. Ericson for the City Administrator position. He then explained that 26 he does not know Mr. Ericson personally and has no ulterior motive other than to bring to the 27 attention of Council that they have an excellent employee and excellent candidate for the City 28 Administrator position in Mr. Ericson. 29 30 Mr. Mielhouse indicated that he has been exposed to Mr. Ericson through watching City 31 meetings and through an experience he and his wife had while wanting to add onto their home. 32 He then said he met with Mr. Ericson twice and found him to be very professional and 33 knowledgeable as a City employee but also found him to be willing to understand the Code 34 requirements and work to find a solution that would reach the goals of the City and the 35 homeowner. He further explained that he had presented a plan for the expansion and Mr. Ericson 36 suggested an alternative solution and he and his wife were grateful for the willingness to spend 37 the time on it. Mr. Ericson’s plan and recommendation were adopted and they have been very 38 pleased with it. 39 40 Mr. Mielhouse indicated that he has observed Mr. Ericson during Council meetings and he has 41 been very impressed as Mr. Ericson has always displayed professionalism and appears 42 knowledgeable and well prepared for the items he is presenting. He then said that another trait 43 he admires in Mr. Ericson is the honesty and integrity he displays when he does not know the 44