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Mounds View City Council March 11, 2002 <br />Regular Meeting Page 2 <br /> <br />5. PUBLIC INPUT <br /> <br />David Jahnke of 8428 Eastwood Road asked if Mayor Sonterre had paid the City the money for <br />the fitness equipment as requested by Resolution. <br /> <br />Mayor Sonterre said no and added he intended to pay at the end of the month. <br /> <br />Mr. Jahnke said he felt the matter should be paid immediately and the tax issue dealt with later. <br /> <br />Mr. Jahnke expressed concern for enlarging Staff to get work done especially in light of other <br />cities, for example Minneapolis, cutting back on staff. He commented with the expected state <br />cuts the City is not going to have the money for increased Staff. He then commented that he is <br />concerned that a member of Council is not allowed to obtain information without paying for it <br />without the majority vote of Council because the members of Council represent him and should <br />be able to investigate anything they feel necessary. <br /> <br />Mr. Jahnke expressed concern for the amount of comp time that Staff accrues and suggested <br />scheduling better in order to reduce the amount of Staff comp time. <br /> <br />Mr. Jahnke commented that he feels the agency doing the headhunting for the City did not tell <br />the whole truth with regard to the hiring of the last City Administrator. He further commented <br />that he did not think the headhunter told the City all that is going on and said he feels the Mayor <br />should look into the matter. <br /> <br />Mayor Sonterre said he did not think it was fair to lump all cities together when considering <br />staffing issues because he knows the City of Minneapolis has been working with excess staff and <br />the City of Mounds View has been working lean for years. He then urged Mr. Jahnke to contact <br />City Staff to obtain any further information he needed. <br /> <br />6. CLOSED SESSION <br /> <br /> A. To Discuss Labor Negotiations <br /> <br />MOTION/SECOND: Marty/Quick. To Recess to Closed Session to Discuss Labor <br />Negotiations. <br /> <br /> Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. <br /> <br />Council recessed at 7:25 p.m. <br />Council reconvened at 9:10 p.m. <br /> <br />7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS <br /> <br />None. <br />