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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, September 18, 2023 Page 7 Mr. Trudgeon indicated that was correct and any contract the City enters into, staff needs approval from the City Council and brought forward, which is what the City Council sees on the Consent Agenda. For the City to enter into any contract with the school district, staff would need to bring that forward for Council approval. Mayor Roe clarified that a contract to buy something under $10,000 is different than entering into a contract to provide a service. Councilmember Strahan thought that many of the Council were trying to do the opposite of what they are hoping to do here. In her mind, whose responsibility it is to either execute or de-execute a contract, the decision has been made outside of the Council not to take on that contract. She felt that as an elected official they are the representatives of the City and should be the ones who make the decisions whether or not the contract should be executed. Probably based on the voices here, it would end up the same but she felt if there is no authority from the Attorney to enter into a contract for the City on behalf of the City, and Mr. Trudgeon would have to bring any contract forward, the decision to terminate a contract or not go through with a contract that had been planned and budgeted for, would still also be the City Council's responsibility as an elected body. She is taking this in a different way and there has been much more talk about this topic,but she thought the Council has to take a step back and look at it in a different way. She thought this was a process that the Council needed to decide. She indicated none of the people involved in the decision to terminate the contract are elected and she did not know then what is their responsibility to the people who live in Roseville. To her, it is more about the decision that the City Council did not make and the Council has to be willing to step up and make the decision. Mayor Roe indicated it did not sound like the Council has a consensus to put this item on a specific agenda and it is something that can be brought up again. He thought as the City knows more, that may change where they are at. 9. Approve Minutes 10. Approve Consent Agenda 11. Future Agenda Review, Communications, Reports, and Announcements — Council and City Manager City Manager Patrick Trudgeon reviewed the September 25, 2023 City Council meeting, October 9, 2023 City Council meeting, October 16, 2023 City Council meeting, and the October 23, 2023 City Council meeting. Councilmember Groff reminded the Council of the Northeast Youth and Family Services open house on Wednesday from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.