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Mounds View City Council June 12, 2000 Regular Meeting Page 8 stated he had written a letter to the Charter Commission after that meeting and advised that one of his platform issues was to make all City business public business, however, the Charter Commission had refused to be televised. He explained that he had attended that meeting with the understanding that the Commission would be voting on the issue of televising the Charter Commission meetings at that time, however, since this meeting was not televised, he felt that if he continued to attend the meetings that were not televised, he would not be standing up for what he had stated during his campaign for office, and due to this, he has not attended any Charter Commission meetings since that time. Council Member Marty stated he had concerns about the City, and concerns about the Charter Commission. He indicated there are very good people on the Charter Commission, and very good people in the City and on the City commissions. He stated he is very proud of the commissioners, and feels that the City is run very well. He stated he took exception to the fact that from his perspective, the Charter Commission is, in some manner, attempting to run the City. He pointed out that if the Charter Commission follows the Charter without amending it to attempt to run the City, he would have no problem with this. He advised that the Charter/Constitution of the City is important, and he believes in it, however, he is concerned about a number of issues, and the tact that the Charter Commission is taking. Mr. Jahnke stated in addition to attending the City Council meetings, he recently began attending the Charter Commission meetings, and he was confused with regard to Council Member Marty’s statement, in that the Charter Commission has consistently reiterated that they do not desire to run the City or to tie the City Council’s hands in any of this. Mayor Coughlin stated their opinions are their own, and Council Member Marty’s opinions are his own. He advised that he would not attempt to get into the minds of others. Mr. Jahnke inquired if the City Council had voted to increase their salaries. Mayor Coughlin stated no. He indicated this subject was discussed simply as an idea during a dialogue session approximately six to eight months prior. Mr. Jahnke inquired if a Special Meeting was held at the City Council Work Session. Mayor Coughlin stated this was correct. He explained that it had been announced on camera at the previous meeting that there was a potential for this Special Meeting take place. Mr. Jahnke requested clarification regarding the purpose of the Special Meeting. Mayor Coughlin stated this meeting was held to consider a variety of issues, primarily the proposed amendment to the Charter that would then be forwarded on to the Charter Commission for review. He advised that this item was addressed at that time in consideration of the timing issue, in that if it was not addressed at that point, the timing could be such that a special election would be required to take place one week after the general election. He advised that a special election would cost in excess of $5,000, and therefore, it was determined that if it was the consent of the Council to move forward with this proposal, and if the timing was indeed an issue,