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Mounds View City Council <br />~tegular Meeting <br />Page Six <br />November 9, 1992 <br />2. Mayor Linke thanked everyone involved with the General/Municipal <br />election held on Tuesday, November 3rd. Linke stated that a superb <br />job had been done. <br />Report of Administrator: <br />Samantha Orduno extended a special thank you to the members of the Public <br />Works Department in their efficiency in moving and setting up of the <br />election equipment at election headquarters. <br />Orduno extended a special recognition for Michele Severson, Deputy Clerk of <br />the City, for a job well done in conducting the General/Municipal Election. <br />Orduno thanked Tim Ramacher and Dave Brick for helping move the voters <br />through the election process and rerouting of the crowd for a more efficient <br />traffic flow at election headquarters. <br />Orduno complimented the election judges at the efficient, phenomenal job <br />they performed at the polls on election day. Orduno commended the judges <br />for their professional and pleasant attitudes in dealing with the many <br />voters at the polls during the election. <br />~rduno also extended a thank you to the City Hall staff for the efficient <br />anding of the many phone calls that were taken with regards to the <br />election on November 3rd. <br />Orduno gave special mention of appreciation to Barb Haake, Jerry Skelly and <br />Joel Sheldon who were broadcasting the election returns live on the Cable <br />Channel. They waited to announce the election returns until 3:00 a.m. <br />Orduno announced that there will be a meeting of the judges with herself and <br />Michele Severson to brainstorm the election -- what went right, what needs <br />to change, new ideas on the 17th of November. <br />The election judges registered 82.5 new voters per hour for a total of 1,084 <br />new registered voters on election day. 76~ of the eligible voters in the <br />City of Mounds View came to the polls to vote. <br />Mayor Linke stated that Minnesota has been known nationally for its high <br />percent of voter turnout at the polls and Mounds View falls in as a high <br />voting community within the state. <br />Reports of Staff: <br />Ric Minetor, Director of Public Works/City Engineer, reported that there had <br />been a large water main break on Friday, November 6. Barb Benesch, Audrey <br />Almendinger, Jim Hess and Tim Cruikshank did an excellent job of handling <br />the dozens of phone calls and getting the correct information to the people <br />egarding this water main break. Wally Mortenson, Larry Decheine, Tim <br />ittman, Bill Hanson and Mike Ulrich also deserve recognition for an <br />