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-2- C. 9/22/75 Mayor Cox requested the Council to move on to the next item on the agenda. Motion by Oliphant to appeal the Mayor's request to move to the next item on the agenda. Motion died for lack of a second. Review of Ci__~ Insurance Policies: Clerk/Treasurer Walker informed the' ~Ouh-giT-~]~at the insurance Policies were due for renewal and that he would review the policies with the agendies involved and bring our policies up to date. Correspondence and Notices: Clerk/Treasurer Walker read a letter I'r'om t~'e' OI~'ice--~t~ the' S'e'cretary of the Treasury informing the Mayor and Council that the City of Ramsey has become eligible for revenue sharing during entitlement period 6 (July 1, 1975 - June 30, 1976)?-Was read and noted. A letter from Mr. Robert M. Hutchinson, Director, Environmental Services, pertaining to regulations on well driller licensing was read and noted. All correspondence is on file in the Clerk's office. Old Business: Status of the City Audit: Clerk/Treasurer Walker informed the Co~nc'il--~h~-~-th-~u~s would have the audit finished and a copy for each Councilperson by Friday, the 26th of September. Status of the duplicator: No report. Mr. Walker will have a reco'n~en---gatl~-~n''b'y the 1st meeting in October. Status of land fill: Clerk/Treasurer Walker gave the City Engineer 't'he dates on ~h-g monitoring of the ground water at the land fill. New Business: Ordinance No. 13: Motion by Councilman Gorham second by Council- woman 'O'l'~'ph-~t--~o pass Ordinance #13. An ordinance combining the offices of City Clerk and City Treasurer. Council carried 5 to O. The Ordinance is on file in the Clerk's Office. Ordinance No. 14: Motion by Mickelson second by Gorham to pass Ordinance NB-[. ~-g; an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 75-6, Section 3, Minutes, Subdivision No. l, by deleting the following sentence: All Council meetings shall be tape recorded, and the recorded tapes of each meeting shall be retained in the Clerk's office for public reviewal for a period of one (1) year from the date of meeting. Discussion: Councilwoman Oliphant made the following statement: that she could not support the Ordinance and that it was a real step backwards by the Council for the City of Ramsey and the Demo- cratic process. That written minutes are just a summary of a meeting and not a substantial record as are tapes. That tapes are the only recourse that the Citizens have to rectify or see what actually happens at Council meetings. That there is no hope for our Govern- ment if the meetings aren't taped. Councilwoman Oliphant recommended to the Council that they vote down this Ordinance. Mayor Cox indicated that the tapes haven't been used the way that they should be. Councilman Gorham stated that the privilege of reviewing the tapes had b~en abused. Upon Council vote the Ordinance passed 4 to i with Councilwoman Oliphant voting no.