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MEETING QF CITY COUNCIL
ST . LOUIS PAI{ v MINNESOTA
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September 23 1968
The meeting was called to order by Mayor� Y Leonard Thiel at 5 : 10 pe rn, to
continue the review of the annual budget for 1969 .
The following Councilmen were present at roll
call :
Murray Galinson
Richard Craves
James Heltzer
Frank Howard
Richard Koch
Leonard Thiel
Also present were the Acting City Manager , Assistant City Manager , Director
of Finance and Secretary. Councilman Reynolds arrived at 5 : 18 p . m .
Councilman Howard moved that State Legislators and Hennepin County League
of Municipalities be informed that the electric utility be placed under control .
Councilman Graves seconded and the motion carried with seven yeas .
Councilman Koch moved to deduct $ 2 , 500 from the Storm Sewer Maintenance
Budget , Capital Outlay , and purchase only one dragging machine . Councilman
Galinson seconded and the motion carried 5 - 2 , Councilmen Heltzer and
Reynolds voting nay.
It was moved by Councilman Koch , seconded by Councilman Galinson , to
retain $ 3 , 536 for Laborer I in City Hall Operation and Maintenance , Personal
Services , instead of the requested $ 5 , 184 . The motion carried 6 - 1 , Council -
man Reynolds voting nay .
Councilman Howard moved to turn the matter of waterproofing of the City Hall
over to the Law Department to determine if there was neglect on the part of
either the contractor or architect at the time of construction of the building .
Councilman Graves seconded and the motion carried unanimously .
Councilman Howard moved that the Community Center architectural contract
be referred to the City Attorney for a legal opinion as to whether it is binding
for a continuance of the building
of the Community Center , and that this
°Pinion be brought back to the City Council on September 30 . Councilman
Heltzer seconded and the motion carried with seven yeas ,
Councilman Howard moved to deduct $ 3 , 500 from City Hall Operation and
Maintenance , Personal Services , and add it to the Police Budget . Councilman
r ried 6 - 1 , Councilman Galinson voting nay .
Koch seconded and the motion car
• It was moved by Councilman Galinson ,
seconded by Councilman Reynolds , to
adjourn to September 28 , 1968 at 10 : 00 a . m . Tho .,motion carried �n ously .
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Attest : L�onard J . T el Mayor
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Alice M. Carlson , Secretary
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