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<br />Council Member Paar asked that the last published issue of Week in Review indicated <br />that residents can call City Hall to be placed on the direct e-mail list for the Week in <br />Review. <br /> <br />VOTE: Aves - 4. Navs -l(CaDra). Motion carried. <br /> <br />7. BYOB Ordinance <br /> <br />Council Member Lee indicated it was brought to his attention that it may be legally <br />possible for a business to open without a liquor license by having patrons bring their own <br />bottles and providing setups. <br /> <br />City Attorney Hoeft indicated that is not legal anymore. <br /> <br />VIII. ANNOUNCEMENTS/uPDATES <br /> <br />1. Emplovee Appreciation Dinner <br /> <br />Mayor Sweeney indicated that this is the last time the employee appreciation dinner will <br />be on the agenda. He then said he had received telephone calls and e-mails regarding the <br />matter and there was a statement in one of the papers that said that Council could donate <br />their checks for this meal as it would look like they were giving checks to the employees. <br />He then said that City employees do not realize any of the perks that employees in the <br />private sector do such as bonuses, Christmas parties, profit sharing or trips from vendors. <br /> <br />City Attorney Hoeft indicated that Council Members could refuse to accept their checks <br />and they would go into the general fund and the employee appreciation dinner is paid for <br />out of the general fund. <br /> <br />Mayor Sweeney indicated there was something in the local paper that said a municipality <br />used to take their checks and use them to purchase meals or a party for Staff. <br /> <br />City Attorney Hoeft indicated that anyone could donate a check to the City and the <br />money would be placed in the general fund. He then said that a person can specify how <br />they want the funds used but the City is not obligated to do so but may want to ifthe City <br />wishes to continue receiving donations. He further said that the Council Members cannot <br />designate that the donation be used for the party but the money is put into the general <br />fund and the general fund pays for the employee appreciation dinner. <br /> <br />Mayor Sweeney indicated this is the last time he will comment on this. He then said the <br />information printed in the two local papers has been so skewed and so inaccurate it reads <br />more like something out of a tabloid. He further indicated he would not be making any <br />further comments and would be writing no more letters. <br /> <br />Page 15 of 17 <br />