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City Council Study Session - 06/21/04 Minutes - Page 3 Public Comment, Councilmember Kough Mayor Klausing recognized Councilmember Kough to acknowledge recent correspondence and a photo from Olympic Contender Sarah Hildebrand Reiling. Councilmember Kough relayed Ms. Reiling's appreciation and comments to the City Council and citizens of their support and displayed a photo of Ms. Reiling and the token of luck previously presented to her from the community at a public meeting. Councilmember Kough noted that Ms. Reiling had performed well at the recent tryouts in St. Peter's, MO and would continue as a contender in Athens, Greece; and encouraged residents to send their greetings to her and wish her well in the upcoming competition. 5. Consider Items Removed from the Consent Agenda Public Comment, Councilmember Kough Consider Items Removed from Consent Agenda 5.a Approve Check Register (Moved from Consent 4.a) Approve Check Councilmember Kough requested clarification why check Register numbers were not listed on various vendor payments. Finance Director Chris Miller noted that those payments represented electronic payments wired from the City to vendor's accounts. Further discussion ensued among Councilmembers, staff and City Attorney Eric Hedtke related to the Council's oversight of payments and staff s administration and monitoring of payments within the authority granted by City Council policies and Minnesota State Statute. Councilmember Kough requested that the Council's policies related to vendor payments be reviewed at a future Council Study Session. Further discussion ensued related to staff accountability for City credit card use; limits on those purchases dependent on the employee's level in the organization; the status of a travel moratorium for conference and/ or training