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I I I I '1 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Finally, the City Council discussed "appointments of members, terms of office, and removal" under Chapter 2.03.02 of the City Code. It was pointed out that only the removal discussed under Chapter 2.03.02 included "absences" and no other method of removal is mentioned in the City Code. In August 1997, the City Council adopted a. Code of Conduct, which governs 'the conduct of City employees, including elected officials, union, on-union, supervisory, non- supervisory, managerial, full-time, part-time, temporary employees, and members of City boards and commissions. While employees have methods and processes for termination and removal, there are no such rules that govern the conduct of boards and commission members. It was pointed, out that a Planning Commission member and Town Center Task Force Commission member had written a Letter to the Editor which was in clear violation of the Code of Conduct. It was the consensus of the Council to include a removal clause in Chapter 2 of the City Code which would call for removal of Board or Commission members for cause if a violation took place o£the Code of Conduct. Staff was directed to draft changes to the Board and Commission policies, as well as Chapter 2 of the City Code as discussed, which would allow for removal for Board or Commission members. 4) Council Work Session & Committee Meetings At the close of the Council meeting on November 14, 2000, the City Council directed staff to schedule work sessions be televised. At a subsequent CoUncil meeting of November 2000, Committees were included as direction to staff to have televised. It appears the City Council Will be appointing committees that are less than the quOrum and will no longer be requiring cablecasting; the issue of Council work sessions require Council action for changes to take place. Staff requested direction regarding the continuation of the cablecasting of Council work sessions. Staff was directed to draft a motion to rescind the Council action of November 14, 20013, and develop a Council work session cablecast update program for implementation in January 2003. A suggestion that the work session cablecast update program would include the City Administrator and a Councilmember and that the program would be used for education purposes of Ramsey residents. ADJOURNMENT The Council Work Session adjourned at 8:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, James E, Norman City Administrator City Council Work Session/December 17, 2002 Page 3 of 3