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Mounds View City Council May 28, 2002 Regular Meeting Page 6 Mayor Sonterre commented that the dollar amounts are different for Account Temps but noted it was the same situation. Council Member Marty commented he had not known of the security at the golf course and indicated he felt Council Members should have been informed. City Administrator Miller indicated she would be certain to let Council Members know in the future. City Administrator Miller indicated she had entered into a number of agreements during the course of the strike, one for security, one for building inspections and one for the accounting help. She then commented that the circumstances warranted that Staff act and she did so based on the provisions of the strike contingency plan. She then apologized for not calling each Council Member individually. Council Member Stigney indicated a note in each Council Member's basket or a brief mention at a Council Meeting would have been sufficient. Council Member Quick commented that he felt the administration runs short-staffed at its normal level and during the strike was running with even fewer people so to expect things to run • completely normally, as if nothing was going on, is an unrealistic expectation. Council Member Stigney said his point is one of information because, as a Council Member, he insists on being notified as to what is going on in the City. Council Member Stigney asked what the Powers investigation was. Golf Course Manager Longville explained that when he came on board there were some concerns about how safe it was to carry on normal business inside the Bridges because of some interruption with deliveries of merchandise and some other odd things that were happening. He then said that it was determined it would be wise to hire an agency to sweep the pro shop for any listening devices. He further said that nothing was found but Staff felt it was necessary to do the search. Council Member Stigney pointed out he had brought up the subscriptions to the St. Paul Pioneer Press and StarTribune at the last meeting. He then pointed out that on Page 13 of claims for approval was another subscription fee and asked how many subscriptions the City has and where they go. Finance Director Hansen indicated that, per his memo to Council, the last claim item was for a Monday through Friday subscription for City Hall. He then said that this claim is fora 7-day subscription for the golf course. • Council Member Stigney asked what the payment to UHL for building and grounds for $2,000 was for.