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City Attorney Goodrich noted filling this vacancy on the City Council will be guided by the City <br />Charter. A special election must be held within 90 days of the announcement of a vacancy, <br />which is August 29 in this case. He suggested an election be held Tuesday, August 16. from 7:00 <br />a.m. to 8:00 p.m. in Ward 4. <br />Motion by Councilmember Jeffrey, seconded by Councilmember Backous, to adopt Resolution <br />#11 -05 -107 accepting Councilmember Jeffrey's resignation, declaring a vacancy in Ward 4 <br />effective June 1, 2011, and scheduling a special election August 16, 2011. <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Ramsey, Councilmembers Jeffrey, Backous, Elvig, <br />McGlone, Tossey, and Wise. Voting No: None. <br />7.10: Consider a Resolution Approving the 2011 - 2012 LELS Patrol Labor Contract <br />Deputy City Administrator Nelson reviewed the staff report. <br />Councilmember McGlone explained he removed this from the Consent Agenda because he <br />wanted to vote against it and he cannot vote against on the Consent Agenda. <br />Mayor Ramsey noted the City is in discussion to offer a raise for LELS in 2012. <br />Councilmember Tossey indicated he worked with Police Chief Way on the Fitness on Duty <br />program for the first year. He listed the benefits of having police officers that are physically fit. <br />The 2% raise proposed for the second year is inline with other municipalities. He said he is in <br />favor of this. <br />Motion by Councilmember Tossey, seconded by Councilmember Wise, to adopt Resolution #11- <br />05-107A to approve the 2011 -2012 LELS Patrol Labor Contract. <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Ramsey, Councilmembers Tossey, Wise, Backous, Elvig, <br />and Jeffrey. Voting No: Councilmember McGlone. <br />8. MAYOR, COUNCIL AND STAFF INPUT <br />8.1 Upcoming Events <br />City Administrator Ulrich announced the upcoming events: <br />1) Thursday, June 2, 2011 - Joint City Council /Planning Commission - Lake Itasca Room <br />2) Sunday, June 5, 2011 - Benefit for Councilmember Jeffrey - The Fountains of Ramsey <br />1:00 to 5:00 pm. <br />8.2 TIF Approval <br />Mayor Ramsey reported the TIF was approved and signed into law today. He thanked Deputy <br />City Administrator Nelson and others who have worked on this for the last couple of years. <br />City Council / May 31, 2011 <br />Page 9 of 11 <br />