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Mounds View City Council <br />~gular Meeting <br />Page Eleven <br />September 14, 1992 <br />changed because Mayor Linke had conflicts with that night. Therefore,. <br />because she had already made a commitment to attend the Environmental <br />Quality Task Force Meeting she was unable to attend the budget <br />workshop. <br />Councilmember Quick asked Councilmember Rickaby to define <br />"pie in the sky". <br />Councilmember Rickaby stated that this is just a quote of wording <br />made in the past by the staff and the Council. <br />Mayor Linke stated that the Council has had several budget meetings <br />where reductions were made. <br />Councilmember Rickaby stated that she did attend the meeting for a <br />half hour and the only thing that happened in that timeframe was it <br />was suggested that the Councilmember's salary be raised. Rickaby <br />stated that she went along with it as long as this was still the <br />"pie in the sky" budget. <br />It was noted by Mayor Linke that during that meeting Councilmember <br />,Rickaby made a comment that the Councilmember's salaries should be more <br />•at the median of Councils in the surrounding area. <br />Councilmember Quick stated that it was suggested by Councilmember <br />Rickaby that Councilmembers be paid for extra meetings. <br />Councilmember Rickaby stated that all of the Councilmembers knew <br />she had a conflict with the two meetings. Councilmember Rickaby <br />stated that what she says at the Work Sessions has no impact on <br />decisions made anyway. Rickaby stated that at the Environmental <br />Quality Task Force Meetings what she says does have some impact. <br />Councilmember Rickaby further stated that she has no reason to <br />believe that any different decision wpu,ld have been made with her <br />in attendance. <br />Mayor Linke stated whether Councilmember Rickaby feels her <br />input at the meetings is important or not, her place, as an elected <br />official, is to be at the budget meetings giving that input. <br />Councilmember Quick stated that it is a Councilmember's responsibility <br />to attend scheduled meetings of the Council, particularly during the <br />budget cycle. The Council has always used the technique of introducing <br />a "first" budget and then cutting it. Councilmember Quick stated that <br />he was called and told that someone had a conflict with the scheduled <br />meeting and it would have to be rescheduled for the next night. Quick <br />stated it was okay with him and because the meting was held, he assumed <br />it had•been okay with everyone. <br />