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Mounds View City Council April 10, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 16 • Mr. Thomas stated this could be considered a friendl amendment. Y Mr. Thomas stated that the term "element" is a very significant issue, and the goal is to try to achieve consistent terminology throughout the City Charter. He stated the items are pieces or elements of the plan. He stated that within Chapter 7, the Commission has tried to achieve consistency throughout the whole chapter. He indicated for the process to work, there must be total and complete agreement. He noted that Councilmember Stigney did not have any suggestions on how to make the wording consistent at the Work Session. Councilmember Stigney stated he did not care how the breakdown was described, but that he was against renaming items to elements that are already defined as programs. Councilmember Thomas wondered what makes the item a program. She stated the word "program" is being used incorrectly, and the items should be referred to as an element as part of the financial plan. Councilmember Flaherty stated the term "element" is in the correct context as a portion of the entity. Councilmember Thomas stated that any amendment would result in the resolution being brought • back to the Charter Commission. Mayor Marty stated he concurred with Councilmember Stigney. Councilmember Gunn stated that the whole purpose of the Charter Commission is to go through the Charter and update it to make it more relevant to today. She stated that changing the wording to element makes more sense. Mr. Thomas indicated that Councilmember Stigney helped two and three years ago, and no response was received this year, and now at the process of adoption, he is bantering over the word "element" and leaving out the improvements of seven pages of incredibly difficult work to do over three years. Councilmember Stigney indicated that a closer look should be taken at the word "element". Mr. Thomas stated that Councilmember Stigney should have asked him a year ago about this. Mayor Marty asked if the resolution was presented a year ago. Mr. Thomas stated it was. Mr. Thomas stated that copies were distributed and people could have been working on it. He stated that work is being done in a statutory environment where nothing can be changed tonight without the Charter Commission discussing it. He indicated it is difficult to grasp reworking the entire chapter because someone does not like the word "element".