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MEMORANDUM To: Ms. Christi Baunach, Esq. From: Kim Moore-Sykes,Assistant City Manager Date: May 30, 2008 Subject: Responses to Editorial Notes, 4/16/08 General Observations. The City of St. Anthony Village is organized under Minnesota Statutes as a Statutory B city, meaning that it has a City Manager/Council form of government. As such, the City Manager is responsible for the day to day operations of the City,including hiring, firing and promoting, with the exception of the City Attorney. The City Council has no authority under the statutes for personnel matters, again with the exception of the City Manager and the City Attorney. That being said, throughout the draft City Code prepared by American Legal, I noted several references to the authority of the City Clerk. While we have a City Clerk, she is mostly responsible for elections, some financial functions (i.e. special assessments), the retention of documents and administrative support to the City Manager and the City Council. In all other matters, the City Manager is the authority as provided by the Minnesota Statutes and the City Council through the Personnel Policy. Except where it is appropriate to list the City Clerk as the responsible authority,please replace City Clerk with City Manager. Also, we do not have a charter, so please remove any references to a charter or city charter. GENERAL COMMENTS 11) Please insert an acknowledgment page including the following list of City Officials: Jerome Faust, Mayor Brian Thuesen, Councilmember Randy Stille, Councilmember Hal Gray, Councilmember Jim Roth, Councilmember Michael Mornson, City Manager 16) a. Yes. b. Yes, except where there is a reference to Municipal State Aid roads,which are also designated as MSA.. c. Yes. 18) Personnel Policies — Acceptable as proposed. 19) Omitted 1160 — Antennas and Towers. Acceptable as proposed. 20) 3.2% malt liquor — Acceptable as proposed. TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS 21) Chapter 10: a. Insert"City' before Council where it does not exist. This would be a request for the whole document. b. Please replace City Clerk and Clerk with City Manager. Please see above referenced comments under General Observations. c. Proposed changes acceptable.