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Special City Council Minutes - 07/31/03 Page 8 Acting Mayor Kough opined that, upon City Attorney review to determine if the billing was reasonable, he may be prepared to concur with Councilmember Schroeder and offer a second to the motion. City Attorney Anderson sought and received recognition by the Chair and stated that, due to the nature of the meeting and the process allowed for consultation with legal counsel, he reconllnended that the motion be modified by its maker to provide that approval of the reimbursement request was subject to approval of the City Attorney as to the reasonableness of the request, affording him time to review the bill, research similar fee ranges, contact others for their expertise regarding the billing; and to report his findings to the Council prior to approval. 'The motion was amended by Schroeder as recommended by City Attorney Anderson to include terminology that payment be subject to a pending review and approval by the City Attorney as to the reasonableness of the itemized billing. Councilmember Schroeder acknowledged that the motion still was in need of a second. Acting Mayor Kough opined that he would prefer to call a brief recess for private consultation with the City Attorney, prior to his consideration of a second. Councilmember Maschka advised that he was in no position to move ahead on this issue until he received additional information as to the legal counsel provided to Mayor Kysylyczyn by the former City Attorney; and expressed disappointment at the methodology used to call this special Council meeting, without a full Council available; and recommended a continuance. Acting Mayor Kough defended the circumstances surrounding calling the special Council meeting, following his conversations with Councilmember Schroeder, at which time he concurred with him on Saturday, with the special meeting called on Sunday, and their lack of