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Mounds View City Council March 25, 2002 <br />Regular Meeting Page 2 <br /> <br />Mr. Jahnke indicated he had asked the Mayor to check into why the headhunter had not disclosed <br />all of the information about the City Administrator. He then asked if the Mayor had done so. <br /> <br />Mayor Sonterre indicated he had been in contact with that office in regard to another matter but <br />said he would need direction from Council to investigate the matter. <br /> <br />Mr. Jahnke said he comes to the meetings and speaks his mind when he feels it is necessary or <br />when he thinks something is wrong. He then said he appreciated the efforts of City <br />Administrator Miller to provide the accountability that the City needs to get back on track. He <br />further stated that he had some information that concerns him and he feels the matter should be <br />investigated. <br /> <br />Council Member Quick asked if Mr. Jahnke was basing his questions on the unsigned piece of <br />information that came to the City. <br /> <br />Mr. Jahnke said he was not but he does have information that he feels should be investigated. <br /> <br />Council Member Quick said he would guarantee Mr. Jahnke that there was nothing that was not <br />covered during the interview process and the document contains nothing of substance to be <br />concerned with. <br /> <br />Mr. Jahnke indicated he was not referring to information obtained from hearsay but he has <br />information he feels should be investigated. <br /> <br />Council Member Quick asked whether Mr. Jahnke was basing his questions on the unsigned <br />piece of trash that was received by the City. <br /> <br />Mr. Jahnke said he was basing it on documentation that he knows about not from the Mounds <br />View Matters. He then indicated he did pursue the matter further and has more information. <br /> <br />Ms. Margaret Mayer of 2654 Louisa Avenue indicated she had come to the meeting to discuss <br />the negative article concerning the City’s union situation in the St. Paul Pioneer Press. She then <br />asked for clarification as to whether the article had accurately portrayed the situation and said she <br />did not feel it was worth spending taxpayer dollars to fight over such a small amount. <br /> <br />Mayor Sonterre explained that the City Council is not supposed to involve itself in the <br />administrative affairs of the City but noted if Staff could not work it out Council would get <br />involved. <br /> <br />City Administrator Miller indicated she felt confident that the City and its Staff has represented <br />itself professionally and followed all the rules while looking out for the best interest of the City. <br />She then indicated the City and the Union were in mediation and it was her feeling that mediation <br />would continue until she received information from AFSCME claiming a lawsuit. She further <br />explained that it is not unusual to have City attorneys involved and it is not unusual to have labor <br />relations involved. She also commented that the City will have to live with the final contract for