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Mounds View City Council April 22, 2002 <br />Regular Meeting Page 5 <br />Mayor Sonterre indicated that the legal fees currently being expended are due to errors made in <br />the past that need to be corrected. <br />JoAnne Valley of 2808 Woodale Drive said she feels very strongly that the Council is not the <br />total leadership in Mounds View and she thinks there is too much power leaning toward the <br />administration when Council was elected to serve the residents. She then commented that <br />fighting City Hall is hell and she had done it for years and loses every time. <br />Ms. Valley asked that the City go back to the way things used to be with a strong Council and <br />less power to the Administration. She then said the City needs to let the golf course workers go <br />back to work because there are wonderful employees up there. She further commented that <br />Council Members always say that residents can come to Council with issues but the bottom line <br />is that to proceed with anything, residents need approval from City Hall. <br />Mayor Sonterre commented there were three experienced Council Members who would not let <br />the Council become weak and he thinks Council is doing a good job. <br />Jeremiah Anderson addressed Council and explained he had prepared a nice statement to read to <br />Council but, after listening to the proceedings, he has decided to forego the statement in lieu of <br />telling Council how he feels. <br />Mr. Anderson indicated that when the employees voted to be represented by the union everyone <br />was confident the contract could be worked out. He then explained he and his wife had <br />discussed jokingly what would happen if no contract agreement was reached because that seemed <br />like a very remote possibility that now seems a real possibility. <br />Mr. Anderson indicated he had made the conscious decision to work in the public sector because <br />he likes to help people and said walking a picket line does not help anyone. He also said the <br />whole situation seems unreal and it is very draining arriving at the office each day only to hear <br />the latest "update" on the situation and wait to see what has to be dealt with next. <br />Mr. Anderson said this situation has been tough to deal with. <br />Jerry Serfling, Assistant Director of AFSCME 14 said Council had done a disservice to its <br />employees by trying to shorten comments about the Administration. He then said Council is <br />aware that the strike date is set for Wednesday, April 24, 2002 and he thought last Wednesday <br />concessions had been made and, even though the union stands ready to negotiate, he cannot help <br />but wonder if Council is behaving as if the City Manager runs the City and Council merely takes <br />a position on items presented by the Administration with no consideration of the employees. <br />Mr. Serfling said he pledges to the community that the union would work with anybody that <br />wants to work with them to make this a better City and to make it a place where people are proud <br />to work. He then said the union is prepared to work to get this contract settled and he hopes the <br />City is up for it. <br />
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