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City Council meeting of April 16, 2007 Page 8 agree with the request and denied the petitioners' request citing the need to identify the issues needed to be audited, as well as the significant cost to be borne by City taxpayers. Finance Director Otkin provided a PowerPoint presentation, which included a City staff recommendation that the Hugo City Council extend an invitation, on behalf of the City of Hugo, to the signers of the petition letter to have their issues addressed by the City auditor Smith Schafer & Associates. Those residents with audit issues would have an opportunity to meet privately with the auditor, after which an agreed upon Procedures Engagement would be drafted, along with a cost estimate, for submittal to Council for consideration. Three signers of the petition, Clyde Wager, Wendy Maxwell, and Vicky Hoffbeck, addressed the Council but did not accept the offer. Ron stated that the petitioners would have until April 24`h to advise him of their desire to meet with the auditors. Haas made motion, Granger seconded, to open the City's audit process to allow audit petitioners an opportunity to meet Smith Schafer & Associates at a specified cost estimate. Haas made motion, Granger seconded, to amend the previous motion to set April 24, 2007 as the last date that the petitioners can request a meeting with the auditors. VOTE ON AMENDMENT: All aye. Motion Carried. VOTE ON ORIGINAL MOTION: All aye. Motion Carried. SCHEDULE COUNCIL WORKSHOP TO DISCUSS POLICE PROTECTION SERVICES At its March 5, 2007 meeting, Council listened to a presentation from Washington County Sheriff Bill Hutton, whereby he outlined his plan for providing police protection services to the City for the next year, and the changes he has suggested to his deputies and staff. Council included in its 2007 City Focus Goals, a review of police protection services and agreed to schedule a workshop in order to discuss these services further. Council requested that the following matters be included for discussion at the meeting: 1) as the City grows, the need for its own police department; and 2) comments on the deputy turnover and the pay scale for the sheriff s department. Haas made motion, Granger seconded, to schedule a meeting workshop for Friday, June 1, 2007, Hugo City Hall, at 8:30 am, to discuss police protection services. All aye. Motion Carried. DISCUSSION ON EXPIRATION OF TERM AND PETITION TO ENLARGE CARNELIAN - MARINE WATERSHED DISTRICT The City received notification from Washington County that the terms of office for two managers on the Carnelian -Marine Watershed District will expire on June 21, 2007. State statute provides that the County Board may select watershed district managers from list of nominees submitted by municipalities that are wholly or partially in the watershed district. If any Hugo resident is interested in serving on the board, they should contact Washington County or the City by the April 20, 2007 deadline. Additionally, a petition has been received to enlarge the Carnelian -Marine Watershed District and it was considered by the MN Board of Water and Soil Resources on March 24, 2007. The enlargement process is anticipated to be finalized by May 1, 2007. No formal Council action was taken.