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City Council Minutes February 2, 2005 Page 3 ---------------------------- OF THE CHAIR. COUNCIL MEMBER NAGEL SECONDED THE MOTION. Council Member Greer stated he felt seven would be a better number. Council discussion pursued regarding the number of members. It was noted that when the City and Township merged there were 9 members. It was also noted that with absences during the year, the average number of members is 7. MOTION CARRIED 5-2. COUNCIL MEMBERS GREER AND BOLZ- ANDOLSHEK VOTED NAY. Council Member Ryan questioned if arriving late at a meeting would be determined as absent or present for payment. Mayor Malecha suggested asking the Planning Commission to determine the standards for this issue. COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN MOVED THAT A MEMBER MUST ATTEND ONE-HALF OF THE MEETING IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED HAVING ATTENDED FOR RECEIVING PAYMENT. COUNCIL MEMBER GREER SECONDED THE MOTION. �. MOTION FAILED 4-3. MAYOR MALECHA, COUNCIL MEMBERS PFEIFFER, NAGEL, AND SJOBLAD VOTING NAY. It was the consensus of the Council to let the Planning Commission determine how it wanted to handle this type of situation. 6.3. Commission Member Appointments Zoning Administrator Bittner questioned the Council if the same procedure for appointments to the Planning Commission should be followed as last year. She explained that last year the Council advertised for the positions and reviewed applications at a Council meeting and made appointments after reviewing the applications. COUNCIL MEMBER NAGEL MOVED TO FOLLOW THE SAME PROCEDURE AS LAST YEAR FOR PLANNING COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS. COUNCIL MEMBER GREER SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED 7-0. 6.4. Downtown Plan Mayor Malecha stated that there is a need for the City to have a downtown plan to coordinate with the Highway 371 project. She noted that there are