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<br />- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />City Council Work Session Meeting <br />January 23, 2006 <br /> <br />7 <br /> <br />Councilmember Larson said that he feels a letter should be sent to the residents of Arden Hills <br />explaining the fraud case, He believes that it is good for the residents to know that the City is <br />protecting its assets and that insurance money is available to cover some of the loss, <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden suggested that the Ramsey County attorney review this letter before it is <br />sent out to the public, <br /> <br />City Administrator Wolfe stated that a Ramsey County trial attorney has not yet been assigned to <br />this case, Also, the City is a part of a trust fund through the League of Minnesota Cities that is <br />used to offset loses that are due to embezzlement. <br /> <br />Mayor Aplikowski asked if this letter should be inserted into the newsletter, <br /> <br />Councilmember Larson said that he is comfortable with having the letter inserted into the <br />newsletter. <br /> <br />Councilmember Grant requested that the letter be reviewed by a Ramsey County attorney, <br /> <br />Councilmember Larson stated that he would send out a personnel letter to the residents, if the <br />City Council is not willing to send out a letter at this time, <br /> <br />City Administrator Wolfe said that the City's communication consultant recommended that this <br />information be placed on the City's web page, <br /> <br />Councilmember Larson said that media consultants are about damage control. It is not surprising <br />that the consultant would recommend not sending out a mass letter to the residents, <br /> <br />Councilmember Wolfe will have a member of the Ramsey County Attorney's Office review the <br />proposed letter. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden recommended that the following changes be made to the letter: <br />. Bullet points be removed; <br />. "Un-paid leave" be added to the fourth paragraph of the second sentence; <br />. The word "alleged" be added to the first sentence ofthe seventh paragraph, <br /> <br />City Council Vacancy <br />Members of the City Council continued discussions regarding the appointment of a new City <br />Councilmember. The discussion had been tabled from Friday, January 20th interviews, The <br />Council members were briefed by Administrator Wolfe on the procedures should they fail to <br />reach consensus, or ifthere was a tie vote, The Council discussed the application materials and <br />the results of the candidate interviews, The Councilmember's agreed to nominate Vincent <br />Pellegrin for the vacant position and directed staff to prepare an agenda item for the January 30, <br />2006 meeting, Mayor Aplikowski stated that she would personally contact all of the candidates <br />to inform them ofthe Council's decision, <br />