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Carolyn Cu�rtili ... .. .................................. ---- . . . ... ...... .......... ............ . .... . . .. .............................. ... .. . .. . . ............................. . .. . ... ................ IFrom: Beets, Neal Sent: Monday, November 24, 2.003 10:102 AM To., Curti, Carolyn Subject: FW'., Council Vacancy ---Orl.glinal Message.---- From.- Driscoll, Margaret Sent: Monday, November 24,, 20013 8:57 AM To: Beets,, Neal Subject-.1, FW:11 Council Vacancy -----OriginaI Miessage- - - -- From: Mayor John Kysylyczyn [nlailt+ Sent: Monday, Novernber 24, 20n03,1.2 -0 26 Am To: 'Kay Baker' Cc: c,ity.counc'll@,-lc'l.roseville.mn.,us Stib�ject: ": Council Vacancy Kay,. would, agree with your viewpoint about this decision being political if I did not know the history of the The history 'is that I stated my support, of the election process, approximately 3 years. months ago. Council member Schroeder, stated his support for the election ,n process at least 6 Council. member Maschka stated his support for the election process durIng the candidate debateq Council member Kough stated his support for the election process approximately 6 months ago. Council member Klausing first stated that he wanted a full 2-year appointment. Then he told the Pioneer Press the week before the election that he switched positions and decided to support the election., Then 22 hours after the election was over with, he then changed his position back to wanting an appointment. As you can see, this issue was decided well before the election. No one bothered changing the ordinance six months, or a year ago, because no one disagreed on this "issue. Depending on the timefranie, you had either 4 or 5 votes for this. I guess it wasn't a pressing issue. We all knew that we had to get it done before the end of the year,. tt was, not a big issue until Klausing started flip-filopping, his position. Frankly, I persona.Ity don't believe that it really is a big *issue now, because most everyone made their opinions known months ago. Moving forward on what most of use committed to 6 months ago is rising above the pettiness to a higher level of leadership and. careful glovernment. To suddenly change our longstanding positions now and decide to leave the vacancy to a 2-year appointment would be going back on our word.