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2 VI.C – Claims: 12-09-2025 Check Register Financial transparency requires not only disclosure, but clarity sufficient for meaningful review under Minn. Stat. § 13.03. Expenditures that are atypical, recurring, or unusually high should be accompanied by brief contextual notes to preserve the interpretability of the fiscal record. Without such context, future auditors may find it difficult to reconstruct the rationale behind patterns in spending, which complicates long-term fiscal accountability. Thank you for publishing detailed check registers. Consistent detail in vendor names, purposes, and fund sources strengthens fiscal transparency. When unusually large or one-time expenditures appear, a brief explanation would further enhance understanding and trust. VI.D – Resolution 25-478: Planning Commission Appointments Commissions help shape the City’s long-term built environment. To avoid future uncertainty about representativeness and process, the public record should reflect how the City evaluated applicants, what outreach was conducted, and how considerations of lived experience, demographic diversity, and expertise factored into the appointments. This protects the City’s historical record from the appearance of insularity and preserves evidence that equitable participation was genuinely pursued. I encourage ongoing broad outreach for Planning Commission applicants and periodic summaries of commissioner expertise, demographics, and decision-making priorities. Transparent appointment processes help residents feel represented in long-term land-use decisions. VI.E – Resolution 25-479: Parks & Environmental Commission Appointments Environmental and parks decisions produce long-term consequences for community health, access, and environmental justice. The City’s historical record should clearly document how commission leadership was selected, what criteria were considered, and how community voices—including those historically underrepresented—were incorporated. Future oversight bodies depend on this documentation to assess whether environmental governance aligned with equitable outcomes. These appointments guide decisions central to quality of life. Providing annual summaries of commission projects, community engagement efforts, and environmental priorities would help residents understand and participate in this important work. VI.F – Resolution 25-480: 2026 Salary of City Manager Executive compensation decisions set benchmarks for governance philosophy. Documenting the performance standards, transparency metrics, and accountability expectations informing this decision ensures compliance with Minn. Stat. §§ 13.03 and 13.43 and allows future residents and auditors to understand how compensation aligned with leadership outcomes. The historical record should show how the City evaluated not only administrative efficiency but the equitable delivery of services and responsiveness to public concerns. For a position as critical as the City Manager, public trust is strengthened when compensation decisions are linked to clearly stated performance objectives and measurable outcomes. A brief public summary of the criteria guiding this decision would support transparency. 195