Laserfiche WebLink
2.03: State Flag <br /> <br />City Administrator Hagen reviewed the Staff report in regard to the new State flag. <br /> <br />Councilmember Howell shared that she does not believe that the new State flag was properly vetted <br />and only an elitist group made the decision. She explained that the old flag has a lot of excellent <br />references to the State. She said she would like to see them continue to fly the old flag. <br /> <br />Mayor Kuzma asked if they still had the old State flags. <br /> <br />City Administrator Hagen said they may still have some of them, but not all of them. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove shared that she heard from residents who were not happy that the City <br />was flying the new flag as they are not happy with how this process was and that they were not <br />able to voice their opinions. She added that there are a lot of places in the community that have <br />not switched over to using the new flags. She said she would like the City to stay with the old flag <br />as it has a lot more meaning to residents. <br /> <br />Councilmember Woestehoff shared that he has heard from residents that they are very pleased that <br />the City is already flying the new flag. <br /> <br />Mayor Kuzma asked what it would cost to buy new flags if they have already discarded some of <br />the old ones. <br /> <br />City Administrator Hagen explained that they only fly a handful of flags around town. <br /> <br />City Engineer/Public Works Director Westby shared that there are 16 flags that they fly around <br />town and they are around $200 each. He noted that they still have about half of the old ones. <br /> <br />Councilmember Specht said he would be happy to go back to the old flags. <br /> <br />Councilmember Riley said he would prefer to see a Happy Days flag flown in place of a State flag. <br /> <br />Councilmember Olson shared that he prefers the old flags. <br /> <br />The consensus of the Council was to replace all of the new State flags with the old State flags. <br /> <br />3. TOPICS FOR FUTURE DISCUSSION <br /> <br />3.01: Review Future Topics/ Calendar <br /> <br />Noted. <br /> <br />4. MAYOR / COUNCIL / STAFF INPUT <br /> <br />City Council Work Session / July 9, 2024 <br />Page 7 of 8 <br /> <br />