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Stillwater Charter Commission
December 16, 1996 Meeting
Present: Laurie Maher, Chair; Timothy Old, Vice Chair; Kathy Czar, Howard Lieberman,
Nancy Purcell, Mary Ruch and Richard Slivik.
Absent: Steve Keister, Don Valsvik
The meeting was held at the residence of Nancy Purcell, 2001 Hazel Court. Chairperson
Maher called the meeting to order at 8:14 PM.
Approval of Minutes: With the corrections that Kathy Czar did not second the motion to
adjourn and the speUing of Throne to Thole, the November 18; 1996 me~ting minutes were
approved.
Discussions:
Lieberman, Czar, Magnuson and Thole will meet before the January Charter Commission
meeting regarding the remaining issues on the proposed "Conflict of Interest Policy". The
commission will be updated on the results of that meeting at the their January meeting.
Mary Ruch reported on her meeting with Mr. Kriesel regarding the structure of Stillwater
government. Mary handed out copies of the questions she asked Mr. Kriesel. Mr. Kriesel
d,efined a City Coordinator as being the same as a City Administrator. He stated that the
main distinction between a City Manager and a City Coordinator is that a City Coordinator
does not have the authority to hire and fire employees.
There are five unions representing employees in Stillwater. The department heads are
union members. The Water Board is a separate entity.
The City of Cottage Grove's administrator, Kevin Ristell, is writing a master's thesis on city
manager and city administrator positions. He may be available to discuss the positions at a
future commission meeting.
Maher will attempt to locate a City Manager who will discuss his/her position description at
a future commission meeting.
Mr. Clayton, the City Engineer, is willing to meet with the commission to discuss how
making the Water Board a part of the city would affect its organizational structure.
Elections: Czar nominated Old to be Commission. Chair. The nomination was seconded by
Slivik. The vote in favor was unanimous. Lieberman nominated Czar to be Vice Chair. The
nomination was seconded it by Slivik. The vote in favor was unanimous.
Adjournment: Purcell moved to adjourn the meeting at approximately 9:45 P.M.. The
motion was seconded by Old. All voted in favor.
Minutes prepared by Richard Slivik