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MINUTES FOR THE HUGO CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF FEBRUARY 5, 2007 Acting Mayor Becky Petryk called the meeting to order at 7:10 pm. PRESENT: Granger, Haas, Petryk, Puleo, Miron (Mayor Miron arrived at 7:12 pm) City Administrator Mike Ericson, CD Director Bryan Bear, City Attorney Dave Snyder, City Engineer Jay Kennedy, Finance Director Ron Otkin, PW Director Chris Petree, and City Clerk Mary Ann Creager CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 15.2007 Granger made motion, Petryk seconded, to approve the minutes for the January 15, 2007 goal setting session meeting held jointly with the Planning Commission and Parks Commission, as presented. All aye. Motion Carried. CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 16, 2007 Haas made motion, Puleo seconded, to approve the minutes for the January 16, 2007 meeting as presented. All aye. Motion Carried. CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 25, 2007 (2008 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN) Haas made motion, Petryk seconded, to approve the minutes for the January 25, 2007 meeting held with the EDA, Planning Commission, and Parks Commission to discuss the 2008 comprehensive plan review process as presented. All aye. Motion Carried. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Miron made motion, Haas seconded, to approve the agenda for February 5, 2007 as presented. All aye. Motion Carried. PRESENTATION OF CITIZEN PETITION FOR A CITY AUDIT BY THE STATE AUDITOR On January 24, 2007, City staff received a certified mail envelope from nine and five Hugo citizens respectively requesting a City audit by the Minnesota State Auditor. The individuals signing the letters include two former mayors and a former planning commissioner. They specifically asked Council to submit a formal request for a state audit of all of the City's books, records, accounts, and affairs and any operational units, activity, project, or enterprise of or associated with the City for the years 2004, 2005, and 2006. This petition letter raises a number of legal and public policy issues. Staff shared and discussed the petition letters with State of Minnesota Auditor Rebecca Otto and City Attorney Dave Snyder for their formal legal comment. Staff also shared the petition letters with City auditor Smith Shafer, who has completed the City's annual independent audit for the past four years. The petition letters themselves do not meet the statutory definition to formally request an audit of the City's books and City staff sought direction from Council as to its public policy position on these petition letters. City