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Mounds View City Council March 22, 1999 Regular Meeting Page 43 Council Member Marty requested clarification regarding Item 13 of the severance agreement, "Veterans' Preference." . Assistant to the City Administrator Schmidt explained that Veterans are afforded different notice requirements than non-veterans, and because the Building Official is a Veteran, the City was required to provide him separate notice. Council Member noted a blank space in this clause, and requested clarification regarding this. Assistant to the City Administrator Schmidt stated, although she was aware that the Building Official was a Veteran, she was uncertain which branch of the military he had served under, and therefore, neglected to fill in this black space. Mayor Coughlin stated he would move approval of both resolutions, contingent upon the inclusion of the branch of the military the Building Official had served under. MOTION/SECOND: Coughlin/Marty. To Approve Resolution 5325, Service Plan/Program for City of Mounds View Building Official Displaced by the Outsourcing of the City Building Inspection Services, and Resolution 5326, Recognition of the Abolition of the Position of Building Official within the City of Mounds View Due to the Outsourcing of Building Inspection Services for Budgetary Reasons. Ayes - 4 Nays - 0 Motion carried. City Administrator Whiting advised that the discussion pertaining to Long Distance Telephone Calls had been delayed to follow Council Business. Mayor Coughlin inquired if there was anything of great import that could not be dealt with privately between Council Member Stigney and Council Member Marty. He advised that this would be with the awareness that the Council would make this information known to people who are concerned, and suggested Council Members Stigney and Marty take it upon themselves to communicate this directly with Mr. Jahnke. Council Member Stigney stated the matter has not come to conclusion because the information is still not available. He suggested the City adopt a policy that simply indicates "No Iong distance telephone calls." Mayor Coughlin stated a new telephone system would be coming into the City that would probably allow for tracking of specific telephone calls and the individuals making the calls. He stated much of the problem would be nipped in the bud, simply because they would have the ability to track the telephone calls. Council Member Marty requested Mayor Coughlin explain how tracking would be accomplished. Mayor Coughlin explained that when he was in college, and he is assuming the technology has changed somewhat since that time, everyone was issued a particular entrance code into the long distance system. He stated a computer logged the entries, and provided a printout of the telephone calls made by that individual, and that was their phone bill. He stated he saw this as a