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as the Mayor to do this, and that every Councilman did; that with <br />regard to the Union Hall negotiations, he appreciated the Mayor <br />taking it upon himself to meet with them; and that there had <br />been nothing administrative in his actions. <br /> <br />The Mayor stated that he served at the pleasure of the City <br />Council and that they could replace him at any time if they so <br />desired; that he was attempting to do the job as he saw fit; that <br />he dealt with the City Manager, City Attorney and the City Clerk <br />and rarely with the Department Heads directly; that he saw no <br />problem in his having dealt with the Union Hall matter - that <br />he could have delegated the meeting to another Councilman; that <br />with regard to the News Story, it was his impression that the <br />News Story was the o-~ci-~ocument of the City Council and that <br />it should represent the majority opinion of the City Council; that <br />the Council might decide later to print letters to the editor; <br />that the operation of the News Story had been left up to the <br />City Manager, who worked f~-~ the majority of Council. <br /> <br />Councilman Evans expressed concern over the fact that no policy <br />had been set regarding control of the News Story - that Council <br />had never voted on it, and that he believed it should be voted <br />on so that there would be no doubt. <br /> <br />Councilman Ward stated that he was very grateful that the Mayor <br />was willing to put in as much time as he did. <br /> <br />Councilman Garthe stated that he was concerned about the policy <br />of Council with reference to certain actions. He referred to the <br />different procedures taken with the invitations of Congressman <br />Hinshaw and Congressman Hanna to the Council meetings, and sending <br />a Councilman and the City Manager to Washington, D.C. He indicated <br />that it would be good policy to inform Council when similar actions <br />are contemplated in the future. <br /> <br />The Mayor responded by stating that both Congressman Hinshaw <br />and Congressman Hanna were friends of the City, and he considered <br />them both to be great congressmen; that the reason letters had <br />not been sent out inviting people to meet Congressman Hinshaw was <br />that there had not been enough advance notice, whereas with <br />Congressman Hanna, he had known two weeks in advance. With <br />reference to the Washington, D.C. trip, he stated that probably <br />all of the Councilmen should have been advised; that he would <br />not be opposed if Council wanted a policy for prior approval <br />for trips and attendance at functions as City representatives. <br /> <br />The City Manager stated that few trips of that distance had been <br />taken and that when they had been, there had been more advance <br />notice for prior Council approval. <br /> <br />The Mayor suggested that the policy with respect to the News <br />~ be that it is operated by the City Manager and that any <br /> tion as to its material content should come from the majority <br />of the Council. <br /> <br />Councilman Griset stated that he only wanted the majority opinions <br />of the Council to go into the News Story unless Council voted to <br />have the minority views expresse~. <br /> <br />Councilman Markel stated that he had preceded his opening remarks <br />by saying that the Mayor was a good man; that perhaps more under- <br />standing was needed between Councilmen. <br /> <br />Councilman Garthe stated that he hoped his remarks had been <br />accepted in a constructive nature. <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES <br /> <br />390 <br /> <br />OCTOBER 15, 1973 <br /> <br /> <br />