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COUNCIL MINUTES
SPECIAL
November 8, 2010
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Larson at 6:30 p.m.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Larson led the audience and Council in the Pledge of Allegiance.
3.
ROLL CALL
Members Present:
Members Absent:
Also Present:
Larson, Fogarty, May
Donnelly, Wilson
Peter Herlofsky, City Administrator; Teresa Walters, Finance
Director; Jim Murphy, Police Sergeant; Kevin Schorzman, City
Engineer; Todd Reiten, Municipal Services Director; Lisa Shadick,
Administrative Services Director; Brenda Wendlandt, Human
Resources Director; Tim Pietsch, Fire Chief; Cynthia Muller,
Executive Assistant
4. APPROVE AGENDA
MOTION by Fogarty, second by May to approve the Agenda. APIF, MOTION
CARRIED.
5. PETITIONS, REQUESTS AND COMMUNICATIONS
a) Accept Results of2010 General Election
Mr. Lenny Hall, former Council candidate, hoped that things he was saying
during the campaign were heard. He extended his congratulations to
Councilmember Fogarty and Jason Bartholomay. Now that the theatrical stage
has cleared, he hoped everyone could get down to the business at hand. Now that
we have one new face on the Council, unemployment and foreclosure still remain
at the top of the chart. He hoped Council could see the fine print throughout this
election. Although approximately 39% ofthe votes went to the two incumbents,
approximately 69% went to the candidates asking for a change in the way the City
does business. All challenging candidates had something to say about the current
Council's wasteful spending and some are concerned about the properties run by
the City that did not do well fmancially. It is time to put taxpayers fIrst and leave
beautification projects behind and personal agendas until the City can afford such
items. Find ways to get business into existing properties that the City felt
obligated to fmish with no concrete future in its plans, i.e. the Vermillion River
Crossing business district. Let's fmd more informal ways to communicate with
the residents rather than having the king and its court looking down upon the
peasants from their podium. This can be intimidating for some. Therefore I think
you have lost some ideas. He extended his congratulations to the two elected
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Councilmembers and urged Councilmembers if there is anything he can do in the
future, please ask him.
MOTION by Fogarty, second by May to adopt RESOLUTION R61-10
accepting the results ofthe 2010 General Election. APIF, MOTION CARRIED.
6. ADJOURN
MOTION by Fogarty, second by May to adjourn at 6:34 p.m. APIF, MOTION
CARRIED.
Respectfully submitted,
Cynthia Muller
Executive Assistant
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