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City Council Regular Meeting -10/23/06 Minutes - Page 21 City Council made the decision; and didn't constitute good public policy nor serve the public well. Councilmember Ihlan again suggested sliding the timeframe ahead, for the decision-making to be done after elections. Further discussion included data privacy issues related to each candidate and when the data remained private and when it became public. City Attorney Anderson was directed to be available for legal counsel at the October 31, 2006 meeting scheduled for 4:00 p.m. Mayor Klausing, in response to Councilmember Ihlan's concerns related to the new Council making the decision, opined that the City Council was elected to serve the citizens through the end of the year; and hiring the City Manager was another action item, and the City Council's job was to move the process forward. Mayor Klausing noted, as per previous discussion, there would be time following the election to re-assess the timeline, and at this time, further opined that there was no need to delay the process, noting that Councilmember Ihlan would continue serving on the City Council in either the capacity of Councilmember or Mayor, depending on the outcome of the municipal election. Councilmember Ihlan continued to dispute the circumstances of the process and timing, where finalists for the City Manager position would be selected without the participation of the newly- elected Council. Mayor Klausing acknowledged Councilmember Ihlan's comments and they were so noted. Councilmember Pust suggested a social format for the November 16, 2006 meeting with citizens. Mayor Klausing opined that the previous process at the OV AL of finalists meeting the public, with coffee and cookies, seemed to provide ample opportunity for citizen interaction with candidates. Ms. Bacon noted that the previous social had been very informal and unstructured, with sufficient time for mingling, and name tags