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Special City Council Meeting -10/31/06 Minutes - Page 2 under data privacy practices and Open Meeting laws, it was simply an attempt to ensure a reasonably responsible discussion without the potential for inadvertent sharing of data; and to ensure that no one could claim that an improper basis existed for disqualifying them due to information outside their qualifications for the position. Councilmember Ihlan opined that the Council needed to review the entire application to make a fair determination; and if the City Council was not in agreement, a policy discussion needed to be held before proceeding further in the process. Mr. Brull, of Personnel Decisions International, advised that further redaction beyond names had been done deliberately at his instruction for local candidates to remove any identifying information to maintain the integrity of the process. Mr. Brull advised that he had the original applications with him at the meeting if the City Council preferred to review the originals. Mayor Klausing questioned how the redacted information could handicap Councilmembers from making a qualified decision. Councilmember Ihlan opined that, from a point of fairness, full applications as submitted by applicants should be reviewed and when certain job history information is blocked out, she felt handicapped in the process. Mr. Brull noted that, in his 29 years of experience, he had presented applications for review as submitted as well as redacted, and redaction was done simply to protect candidates from disclosure until they reached final candidate status. Mayor Klausing opined that he felt able to fairly evaluate applications from the information before him; but offered to recess for time for Councilmember Ihlan, and any other Councilmembers, to review original applications. Councilmember Ihlan requested a brief recess. Recess Recess Mayor Klausing recessed the meeting at approximately 4:15 p.rn.