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<br />Council Member Lee indicated he would like to get competitive quotes. <br /> <br />Council Member Capra said she trusts Staff and they could get the best price under an <br />approved amount. <br /> <br />Council Member Lee indicated he would prefer the best generator for the job even if it <br />costs a little more. <br /> <br />6. Police Commission U-pdate <br /> <br />Mayor Sweeney indicated that there was a long and heated discussion concerning how <br />the powers are to be divided under the proposed new police department and it was <br />decided that when it comes to hiring the Chief and approving the budget each City would <br />have an equal say. However, for other decisions it was decided that 50% of the vote <br />would come from Lino Lakes and the other 50% would come from the cities in the <br />Centennial Lakes Department. He then explained that this stemmed from Lino Lakes <br />concern. that they have everything right now and the only benefit they can see from this <br />potential merger is a possible monetary savings. <br /> <br />Council Member Broussard Vickers asked why Lino Lakes is at the table negotiating if <br />they feel they are not getting anything. Mayor Sweeney indicated that this proposal is <br />what the group came up with and each Council will be discussing it. <br /> <br />Council Member Lee asked how other Councils feel about this proposal. <br /> <br />Mayor Sweeney indicated he felt Circle Pines was okay with it but he is not sure that <br />Lexington is. He then said that if Lino Lakes does not approve the proposal then the <br />proposed merger does not happen. <br /> <br />Mayor Sweeney indicated that if there is no agreement on the budget then there will be a <br />default increase within a certain time frame. <br /> <br />Mayor Sweeney indicated that he felt the Mayor of Lino Lakes was okay with the <br />proposal but the other representative has indicated that he would prefer veto power or <br />additional representation so if Lino Lakes wants to get something done they can do so. <br /> <br />Council Member Capra indicated that the group felt that this was the best resolution and <br />that most would be agreeable with it. <br /> <br />Council Member Broussard Vickers asked how Staff felt about the proposal. <br /> <br />Mayor Sweeney indicated he would like to get Council opinion before the City <br />Administrator's opinion. <br /> <br />Page 22 of24 <br />