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Mounds View City Council March 8, 1999 <br />Regular Meeting Page 17 <br /> <br />Council Member Quick inquired if City Attorney Long had indicated the Police Civil Service <br />Commission was created in 1988. <br /> <br />City Attorney Long stated the provision of the Code that he had referenced was adopted in 1988. <br />He indicated that according to the Code, the Police Civil Service Commission was established in <br />1988, Code Section 30.01. <br /> <br />Assistant to the City Administrator Schmidt stated staff has looked at the Police Civil Service <br />Commission rules, and there is nothing that speaks to severance packages. <br /> <br />Council Member Quick commented that the Police Civil Service Commission was established <br />prior to 1988. City Attorney Long stated it may have been. He indicated there was another <br />Code, which went back to the 1970’s, and was re-codified in 1988, and this was simply carried <br />over. <br /> <br />Council Member Marty stated he move to table this item until the next meeting of the City <br />Council. He stated there was obviously a gray area which required to be sorted out, and the <br />Council would not be able to make a decision one way or the other, until that time. <br /> <br />Mayor Coughlin stated he would second, however, would clarify that this would be a motion to <br />postpone. <br /> <br />MOTION/SECOND: Marty/Coughlin. To Postpone Consideration of Resolution No. 5313, a <br />Resolution Authorizing the Severance Package of Tim Ramacher, Until Monday, March 22, as <br />Amended, to Commence at a Special Work Session at 6:00 P.M., Prior to the Council Meeting at <br />7:00 P.M. <br /> <br />Council Member Stigney requested clarification regarding when this item would come before the <br />Council for further consideration. <br /> <br />Council Member Marty advised that this matter should be discussed at a Council Work Session. <br /> <br />Assistant to the City Administrator Schmidt pointed out that the next Work Session was <br />scheduled for March 22. She advised that Chief Ramacher’s last day with the City would be <br />March 31, and to allow for action prior to that date, the consideration would have to occur at the <br />next meeting of the City Council. <br /> <br />Council Member Marty stated he would postpone this matter until the next Council Meeting. <br /> <br />Council Member Quick indicated he would offer an amendment to commence discussion at 6:00 <br />p.m., that date, and hold a Special Work Session on this matter. <br /> <br />The Motioner and Seconder agreed. <br /> <br /> Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. <br /> <br />B. Consideration of Resolution No. 5320, Appointing the Interim Chief of Police <br />and Establishing Compensation. <br />