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e . e .;''-" ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - JUNE 28, 1999 21 ""> , -;')- <i;,: I' Mr. Fritsinger agreed and noted that, with the adoption of the Emergency Management Plan, Section 230 will be eliminated and the Plan will become an Appendix to the Code. Councilmember Malone noted that on page 2-4, the first paragraph states "The first meeting of the year shall be held on the second day of January..." He suggested that this should read, "The first regular meeting..." Mr. Fritsinger agreed, Councilmember Malone stated that on page 2-18, subparagraph 10, the last sentence should be removed, On the same page, Section 220.05, the first sentence should state, "Fire Protection services mav be..." Not shall be. Mayor Probst stated that, on pages 2-1 and 2-3, Sections 200.01 and 210.01, it seemed strange for these sections to indicate that elections shall begin with the 1974 and 1986 elections. Mr. Fritsinger assumed that when this part of the Code was adopted it was prior to these dates. Mayor Probst asked that the dates be removed and the wording be changed appropriately. Councilmember Larson indicated that these Sections should state that the elections should be held every even numbered year, without a starting date. Mayor Probst asked if, on page 2-6, subparagraph 1, the word "seasonably" should be changed to "reasonably." Councilmember Malone stated that the term "seasonably" is the correct term, With regard to subparagraph 7 on page 2-6, Mayor Probst stated that he did not understand the last sentence, It did not make sense to him to state that a minority may adjourn from day to day to compel the attendance of absentees, Councilmember Malone noted that no one could compel someone to attend a meeting. Mr. Fritsinger noted that in another community the City Council took action to physically remove one of the members from the Council who did not attend the meetings on a regular basis. Councilmember Larson suggested that perhaps this subparagraph is indicating that there would be a minority since there is not enough Councilmembers to constitute a quorum. Therefore a minority can adjourn the meeting since a meeting cannot be held until there is a majority. Mayor Probst stated that he would prefer to have this subparagraph reworded. Councilmember Larson referred back to the Mayor's concern regarding the term "seasonably," He noted that this was an archaic term and suggested changing the word to "timely." With regard to the note in paragraph two on page 2-15, Mayor Probst asked where the number 45 days came from and if this should be adjusted. Mr. Fritsinger stated that the 45 days is consistent throughout the process. The note being referred to by the Mayor was regarding a question Mr. Fritsinger had asked related to the recent change to 60 days in which the City is responsible for addressing these issues. The League of Minnesota Cities had indicated that the 45 days was still acceptable.