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� I <br />L.l <br />Councilmember Cos stated that a lot of seminars are a waste <br />' <br />of time and money; the City pays for the individual <br />attending and his time away fran City Hall. <br />Mr. Schnelle stated that he screens seminars very <br />carefully. <br />obuncilmember Reiman reiterated that he feels seminar <br />attendance should be a negotiated item; there should be a <br />trade -off; the City should not have to foot the whole bill. <br />' <br />Mayor Heitman stated that if Ramsey is going to progress as <br />a City, there have to be intelligent people working for the <br />City. It remains within Council's purview to deny <br />attendance. <br />Police Chief Auspos stated that just about every seminar <br />officers attend have the subject of vicarious liability <br />attached to it. Many coumunities have lawsuits for <br />vicarious liability at costs 6 -7 times their annual budget. <br />Very few seminars benefit the officer more than they <br />' <br />benefit the city. <br />Wuncilmember Reiman noted that the City is reimbursed by <br />the State for officer education. <br />Mayor Heitman inquired if there has been a gross misuse <br />' <br />of seminar attendance by employees. Mayor Heitman stated <br />that he is of the opinion that the City Administrator <br />should call the shots and make sure Staff is receiving <br />the appropriate amount of update and information to do <br />' <br />their job. Mayor Heitman stated that he would like to see <br />verification for attendance. <br />' <br />Councilmember Cos stated that a lot of seminars do nothing <br />but perpetuate something that a lot of us don't believe in <br />or do not pertain to Ramsey's situation. <br />' <br />Mr. Schnelle <br />stated that Ramsey is designated as a Group 5 <br />city and is pushed by State law into these positions; <br />Ramsey is required to be able to do things. <br />Motion by Councilmember Schlueter and seconded by Mayor <br />Heitman to adopt Resolution #85 regarding seminar <br />' <br />attendance with the following amendments: (Please refer to <br />resolution file for Resolution #85- <br />' <br />1. Reverse the order of Items 2.A and 2.B. <br />2. That the City Administrator submit a written memo to <br />City Council stating Ramsey's benefit in attending <br />' <br />the seminar. <br />July 29, 1985 <br />' <br />Page 21 of 22 <br />L.l <br />