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<br />Regular City Council Minutes - 09/30/02 <br />Page 4 <br /> <br />representation on the Fire Relief Association Board. <br /> <br />Mayor Kysylyczyn stated that he sat on the Fire Relief <br />Association Board, and was not speaking on behalf of <br />them; but believed it was an important item to bring <br />forward to the City Council at this time, due to City <br />contribution of funds to the Relief Association; and the 2% <br />allotted from con1mercial insurance policies provided by <br />the state and divided by Relief Associations. Mayor <br />Kysylyczyn anticipated questions being raised as the issue <br />progresses through the system, and may gain media <br />attention. Mayor Kysylyczyn further stated that the Relief <br />Association has hired the services of an Attorney, who <br />will be recomlnending that the melnbership make changes <br />to their by-laws, as addressed by the State Auditor, and <br />will be brought before the n1en1bership at their annual <br />January meeting. <br /> <br />In an unrelated n1atter involving the City of Roseville Fire <br />Department, Mayor Kysylyczyn referenced a petition <br />received by the City Council from the Fire Department, <br />dated September 3, 2002; and expressed concerns <br />regarding political activities occurring while department <br />personnel were on duty. <br /> <br />City Manager Beets asked, for the benefit of those not <br />having seen the petition, that the mayor read the short <br />petition out loud. Mr. Beets clarified that this <br />correspondence was given to hin1 by two non-n1anagen1ent <br />individuals who work part-tin1e in the Fire Department, <br />with a request that he include it in the Council's weekly <br />mail. Mr. Beets added this was standard procedure for <br />information directed to Councihnembers, and had not been <br />circulated by Fire Adn1inistration or City Administration <br />personnel. <br /> <br />Mayor Kysylyczyn stated that he had received calls from <br />several departn1ent personnel who had felt under pressure <br />to sign the petition; and calls fron1 others who stated their <br />reason for not providing their signature. Mayor <br />Kysylyczyn stated that the petition was available at the <br />Fire Station, and preferred not to read the petition out <br />