Minutes - Council Work Session - 06/02/1998

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Road and Bridge Committee - it just seems like Road and Bridge is an incorrect name - that can be done by ordinance. Councilmember Beahen suggested that the Public Safety Committee would seem lopsided with three representatives from the Fire Department and one from the Police Department. She felt there should be more from the Police also. Fire Chief Kapler agreed it should be equal representation and suggested knocking the three down to two or one and get the same amount of representation from the Police Department. Mayor Gamec felt that at least one of the members should be from the Ramsey Police Department. A question was asked if we have one person from an outside police department, should there be a member from an outside fire department also. //9: City of Ramsey vs Thomas and PattiAnn Kurak et. al. Street Right-of-Way Condemnation Lawsuit (Closed to the Public) This issue will be discussed at a later date. MAYOR AND COUNCIL INPUT 1) Interviews - Finance Officer Administrative Services Manager Waite Smith stated that City Council has to interview finalists for the Finance Officer position and she needed to know when Council was available to do that. She announced that Councilmember Beyer can be here on Monday or Tuesday. 2) Survey Councilmember Haas Steffen suggested the Chamber of Commerce should be called. A lot of the survey questions were about County concerns. They should educate people about this. This is more than a City problem. Mr. Norman added that it's also our responsibility. 3) Ramsey Brochure Mayor Gamec mentioned the need for a brochure about Ramsey. Mr. Norman thought that would be a good project for the Economic Development Commission. Council Work Session/June 2, 1998 Page 7 of 8