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Regular City Council- 12/15/03 Minutes Page 14 time line from the City Attorney. Ci ty Manager Beets requested Council guidance as to whether this draft was appropriate for the City Attorney to review prior to Council direction; noting that staff had referenced the City Attorney Opinion prepared in November of 2003 in drafting this proposed timeline. City Manager Beets noted that staff required specific Council direction as to the date of the Special Election in order for staff to backtrack and accommodate the required legal and calendar process. Councilmember Klausing reiterated that he had no objection to opening the application process immediately, but preferred to take action on the Special Election timeline at the first meeting in January; and sought comment from other Councilmembers. Mayor Kysylyczyn continued his advocacy for a Special Election earlier than that outlined as possible by staff. City Attorney Squires noted that while the City Attorney had not formally reviewed the timetable with legislative dictates and timelines, he had reviewed it as part of the Council packet, and it appeared not to be inconsistent with their original Legal Opinion. City Attorney Squires noted the potential conflicts identified by staff in providing for alternative dates in their effort to meet publication and affidavit for candidate filing requirements; opining that in this judgment, it represented a realistic schedule consistent with the previous legal opinions and state statute. City Attorney Squires further noted that dates and al ternate dates listed the staff report were dictated by Council action, and publication schedules, and staff appeared to be attempting to define a time frame to the best of their ability with the information currently available to them. Maschka moved, Klausing seconded, to continue this item until Monday, January 5, 2004.