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• 1 Councilmember . Ranallo indicated -. he had . learned at the- League of 2 Minnesota Ci",.ies Board meeting the previous Tuesday that the League ' s 3 Insurance Triist , in- which St . Anthony is a participant, had been- able 4 to save 1 . 2 million dollars last year, a good portion of which could 5 be attributed to the loss prevention programs adopted by most of the 6 municipal participants. - The City had been issued for a check for 7 $5 , 700 and Mr. Childs indicated he expected future checks would 8 probably exceed the $15 , 000 Councilmember Ranallo had- estimated. 9 Perceiving these funds would never have been possible without the 10 strong safety measures undertaken by City employees to keep the 11- claims down, Councilmember Ranallo said he would like to see them 12 share in some ' -of the money which had already been sent and he 13 suggested that if the City Attorney' s research showed it would be 14 legally permissible, $750 be spent towards food purchases for the 15 employees ' Christmas party, December 13th. 16 Carol Johnson, the City' s Finance Director, was present to provide 17 input towards other matters on the agenda and she indicated she agreed 18 with Mr. Childs that this indication of the Council ' s appreciation for 19 employees ' efforts would be well received. 20 The suggestion was greeted with enthusiasm by the other ,Councilmembers 21 who perceived, that -since the City is unable to give bonuses and safety 22 award programs had not yet been established, this would be one way of �23 letting the employees know their efforts were really appreciated. 24 Council Action 25 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Marks as a token of the Council ' s 26 appreciation of employees ' efforts to keep insurance claims down, to 27 direct $750 of the League Insurance Trust refund be spent to under- 28 write part of the costs of the employees Christmas Party, December 29 13th. 30 Motion carried unanimously. 31 Marks Continuing Planning and Zoning Institute Service. 32 He had the opportunity of conducting the government training seminar 33 in New Ulm last week and the Councilmember reiterated the schedule . of 34 institutes which would include training sessions at the Earle Brown 35 Continuing Education Center on the St. Paul campus in which he would 36 be involved during December and January. 37 DEPARTMENTS AND COMMITTEES 38 *The October Financial Report was ordered filed without comment. 39 *During the consideration of Prosecutor Hance ' s November 10th 40 report . on matters his firm had handled for the City at Hennepin •41 County District Court, November 4th, Councilmember Marks drew 3