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Mounds View City Council March 22, 1999 <br />Regular Meeting Page 39 <br /> <br />Council Member Stigney indicated there was also an amendment to the motion that has been <br />seconded. <br /> <br />Mayor Coughlin requested clarification regarding the amendment. <br /> <br />Council Member Stigney stated the amendment was to have the City Administrator examine a 3 <br />percent inflation increase with the Children’s Home Society to determine if there would be any <br />problem in this regard. <br /> <br />Mayor Coughlin advised that such an amendment would defeat the main motion, because the <br />Council could not approve a motion with an amendment that leaves something up in the air. <br /> <br />Council Member Stigney requested they leave the amendment to incorporate a cost of living <br />adjustment in the base rent. <br /> <br />Mayor Coughlin called for a vote on the amendment. He stated he was opposed to the addition <br />of an amendment at this point. <br /> <br /> Ayes – 1 Nays – 3 (Coughlin, Thomason, Marty) Motion failed. <br /> <br />Mayor Coughlin stated before the Council was the motion approving the Children’s Home <br />Society agreement. He asked if there was any further discussion. <br /> <br />There was no further discussion. <br /> <br /> Ayes – 3 Nays – 1 (Stigney) Motion carried. <br /> <br />Council Member Stigney advised that per the hour on the clock, the Council would require a <br />motion to extend the meeting. <br /> <br />Mayor Coughlin stated the meeting was officially over, unless there is an act by the Council to <br />extend the meeting. He inquired if there was a motion to extend the meeting, according to house <br />rules, and the resolution the Council had passed on their first day, up to one-half hour. <br /> <br />MOTION/SECOND: Marty/Coughlin. To Extend the City Council Meeting Up to One-Half <br />Hour. <br /> <br /> Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. <br /> <br />F. Consideration of Resolution 5313, Chief Ramacher’s Severance Agreement <br /> <br />Mayor Coughlin stated Council Member Thomason had presented information at the Council <br />Work Session pertaining to this item, and the matter was discussed. He requested City <br />Administrator Whiting provide a brief overview. <br /> <br />City Administrator Whiting stated the request before the Council was essentially two-fold. He <br />indicated that employees are offered the opportunity to take a severance payment based upon the <br />number of sick leave hours that they have accumulated. He advised that in the two Union <br />contracts, a variation of this option is also offered. He explained that this allows the employees