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<br />Ms. Buckbee asked why a resident was denied a request for that information when they <br />came to City Hall. <br /> <br />City Attorney Hoeft indicated he understood her request. <br /> <br />Ms. Buckbee asked if she needed to file a complaint with the Court of Appeals. <br /> <br />City Attorney Hoeft indicated that was not releYll,nt to the matter at hand. <br /> <br />Ms. Buckbee stated she felt it was very relevant as Council cannot violate the open <br />meeting law. She then said that Council is supposed to be running the City for the <br />residents not for themselves. <br /> <br />Mayor Swedberg noted Council is relying on the advice of its counsel. <br /> <br />Ms. Buckbee stated that the most important thing for Council to know is the rules of the <br />open meeting laws. <br /> <br />Chris Lien, Jill Lien's husband, indicated that it seems there is some awful dirty or shady <br />business going on at City Hall. He stated he was with Jill when she asked for more work <br />from Council and then listened as Council approved the hiring of a temporary worker. <br />He noted she was out for one week on medical leave and one week on vacation and when <br />she returned she was fired. He then asked if Mayor Swedberg knew the termination was <br />commg. <br /> <br />Mr. Lien indicated that Ms. Bender was at the meeting where Jill was fired but has not <br />been at any other meeting. He then stated he feels Council Members got their egos <br />"busted" and it "pissed them off'. He further stated he feels Council has no reason to fire <br />her as there was no insubordination. <br /> <br />Mr. Lien questioned why no information was provided to their attorney until the day <br />before this meeting. He then stated that the Council has a responsibility to serve the City. <br />He further stated that Council has broken several laws and then asked Council Members <br />if they were comfortable running the City that way and living that way. <br /> <br />Ms. Deb Nelson, 7164 Mill Road, indicated that it appears to her that there was a conflict <br />with people at City Hall. She then suggested that somebody went too far and it appears <br />to her that, in order to save taxpayer dollars, Council should correct the situation. She <br />then urged Council to fix it and fix it quick before it gets worse. <br /> <br />Mr. Tom Cannon, 1818 Hayfield Road, indicated that he is proud to tell residents that his <br />neighbor was instrumental in bringing the skate park to the City. He then stated that he <br />feels there are small town politics involved and he feels that Ms. Lien should be given her <br />job back. <br /> <br />Ms. Deb Nelson commented she would like to ban outside smoking on taxpayer dollars. <br /> <br />Page 15 of29 <br />