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Mounds View City Council September 9, 2002 Regular Meeting Page 8 Council Member Stigney indicated he had listened to the audio tape from the last Police Civil Service Commission meeting and has a concern about a comment made by City Administrator Miller. Council Member Quick asked whether the meeting was closed at the time due to personnel matters. It was determined that the meeting was not closed at the time. Council Member Stigney indicated he was concerned because the City Administrator had said she had spoken to the Mayor prior to the meeting and it would not be necessary to discuss the reorganization of the police department because she had talked to Council then corrected her statement to say that she had talked to a couple of Council Members and it is not necessary to discuss it. He then asked the City Attorney if there had been a serial communication. City Administrator Miller indicated she had listened to the tape and, frankly, never said that. She then indicated she had said that she had talked with a number of Council Members over a period of time and said she is not sure what is being referred to. Council Member Stigney indicated he is talking about the statement that she made that she talked to the Mayor and a couple of Council Members and it is not necessary to discuss the . reorganization. City Administrator Miller indicated she did not recall that comment but said she would listen to the tape again. She then clarified that she did hear from a couple of Council Members that the reorganization would not be necessary. Council Member Stigney indicated that the comment, as he understands it, indicated that she had spoken to two other Council Members. He then asked City Attorney Riggs if it is true that one Council Member cannot contact two other Council Members. City Attorney Riggs indicated that contact for the purpose of making a decision is not allowed, general discussion is questionable, and social discussions would be allowed. He then said that, if that had happened, it would be a violation. Council Member Stigney said he does not think it hurt anything one way or the other but felt, if that was taking place, it should be corrected. City Administrator Miller indicated it was her intent that she spoke to two Council Members, Council Member Quick and Mayor Sonterre and Council Member Quick had stressed that when hiring the golf course manager the City had held off on the reorganization and the same should be done for the police department. • Council Member Thomas indicated she had not spoken to the administrator about this matter for several weeks and had never talked to the Mayor about this issue.