03.01 August 3, 2004 City Council Minutes

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City Council Minutes Page 5 August 3, 2004 that State law allows the voters to decide if there should be a reduction in �.. the number of Council Members and that the law also allows for a time schedule to accomplish the statutory requirement of two Council Members being elected each election year. The Clerk reviewed the proposed schedule which eliminates two Council Members in the 2006 election and sets the correct time frame in the 2008 election. COUNCIL MEMBER SJOBLAD MOVED TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 04- 03, AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A QUESTION TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS OF THE CITY OF PEQUOT LAKES WHETHER OR NOT TO DECREASE THE NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM SEVEN TO FIVE. COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED 6-0. 9.2. Resolution Appointing Election Judges COUNCIL MEMBER SJOBLAD MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 04- 18 APPOINTING ELECTION JUDGES FOR THE 2004 PRIMARY ELECTION ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2004. COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED 6-0. 9.3. Call Special Budgeting Meeting COUNCIL MEMBER PFEIFFER MOVED TO CALL A SPECIAL BUDGET MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2004 AT 6:00 P.M. AT CITY HALL. COUNCIL MEMBER BOLZ-ANDOLSHEK SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED 6- 0. 9.4. Update on Marketing of City Hall Council Member Bolz-Andolshek updated the Council on the marketing efforts for the old city hall. He suggested that the Council reduce the price. COUNCIL MEMBER BOLZ-ANDOLSHEK MOVED TO REDUCE THE PRICE FOR THE OLD CITY HALL TO $495,000. COUNCIL MEMBER PFEIFFER SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED 6-0. 9.5. Resignation of Nancy Caputa COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON MOVED TO REGRETFULLY ACCEPT THE RESIGNATION OF NANCY CAPUTA, DEPUTY CITY CLERK. COUNCIL MEMBER PFEIFFER SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED 6-0.