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Mounds View City Council January 28, 2002 Regular Meeting Page 13 Mr. Berg suggested that Council Member Thomas could resign if she did not like her job and did not want to listen to residents. Council Member Thomas indicated she would listen to Mr. Berg as long as he needed to speak. Council Member Marry indicated he had requested copies of the just and correct claims for June of 2000 for the exercise equipment. He commented that he looks at the claims and Council Member Stigney reviews the claims and, if the fitness equipment was on the just and correct claims, Council should have been aware of it and ultimately approved it by approving the Consent Agenda. He then commented he is still waiting for the requested information. City Administrator Miller indicated she had received a voice mail from Council Member Marty that she understood to be a data practices request. She then commented that, if it was not a data practices request, the information could be provided tomorrow. Mr. Jahnke commented that none of the speakers have ever said where the fault laid. He then commented that the YMCA is responsible for accepting something other than what was ordered. He further commented that enough time and money had been wasted on the issue and said it was time to move on. Council Member Thomas commented that all Council Members have the responsibility to review the just and correct claims and the City needs to fix the problem. Council Member Marty commented that, if Council approved it on the just and correct claims, the City ultimately did approve the purchase. Mayor Sonterre commented that City Attorney Riggs had said that, if Council approved the purchase and it was statutorily improper, then the City would be liable. Wendy Marty of 2626 Louisa Avenue commented that, if the Mayor had taken ownership from the beginning rather than denying any wrongdoing and badmouthing her about awitch-hunt there would not be any attorney's fees involved. She then commented she thinks the Mayor should pay the attorney's fees. Ms. Marty questioned whether the Mayor should be asked to pay interest from June 15, 2000 to December 7, 2000 on the $4,120.00 which would be $219.77 and on the $703.33 from December 7, 2000 to January 14, 2002 which would be approximately $77.00 for a total of $300.00 owed to the City. Council Member Thomas clarified that the entire City Council was responsible and stated she did not think it was appropriate to travel down that path any farther. Council Member Stigney commented that he felt this matter should have been resolved a long time ago and could have been if someone would have admitted to getting caught with his hand in