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After a discussion of how to proceed on consideration of a council-manager form of
government, Mr. Slivik moved that the Commission send a letter to the Council
requesting a joint workshop on the issue and that Kevin FrazeR Cottage Grove City
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Ms. Purcell distributed a draft of a letter to the Council asking for their comments on the
issue of moving to a council-manager form of government. Ms. Ruch reported on the role
and responsibility of the city coordinator.
Ms. Purcell moved to refer the matter back to the subcommittee for completion. Ms.
Ruch seconded the motion. The motion was approved.
Ms. Czar presented a report on the meeting she and Mr. Lieberman had with Council
Member Eric Thole on February 16 regarding the proposed conflict of interest policy. At
that meeting, Mr. Thole indicated that the section of the proposed policy which voids
contracts if a member of the Council acts on a matter without declaring a conflict of
interest was n<]t a problem because the section is consistent with existing state law. Mr.
Thole also told Ms. Czar and Mr. Lieberman that it was not necessary to define "interest"
in the charter because a number of court cases and opinions by the Attorney General
covered the issue adequately. Ms. Czar presented suggestions for a process for
determining if the proposed conflict of interest provision had been violated.
Mr. Keister reported that work on definitions related to council-manager fonDs of
government had not been completed. Discussion of the issue was postponed to a future
. meeting.
Discussions:
Approval of tile Miaute-: Ms. Ruch suggested the following corrections to the minutes
of the January 20, 1997 meeting: in the third paragraph, delete the word "the" before
"council-city f'UltUlger" and change "form" to "forms;" in the fourth paragraph, before
"council-~er plan" change "the" to "a;" in the fourth paragraph, change "code" to
"Policies and Procedures Mam1aJ:" in the eighth paragraph, after "authority to fire should"
insert "not;" and after "fall to" insert "or be appealed to." Mr. Keister moved to approve
the minutes as amended, Mr. Slivik seconded the motion and the minutes were approved.
The meeting was held at the Stillwater City Hall. Chairperson Old called the meeting to
order at 7: 15 p.m.
AbseBt: Howard Lieberman, Laurie Maher and Don Valsvik
Prese8t: Tim Old, Chair, Kathy Czar, Vice Chair, Steve Keister, Nancy Purcell, Mary
Ruch and Richard Slivik
StiJlwater Charter Commi4lsion
February 17, 1997 Meetiag
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Respectfully submitted,
Kathy Czar
Acting Secretary
Ms. Ruch, seconded by Mr. Keister, moved to lUijourn at 9:05 p.m. The motion passed.
Ms. Ruch moved to add tanguage to the draft letter to explain the history and process of
the commissions' consideration of the issue and to propose a date in Mayor June for the
joint workshop. Mr. SIivik seconded the motion. The motion passed.
. Administrator, be invited to speak. Ms. Czar seconded the motion. The motion was
approved.
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