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City Council Regular Meeting — 05/10/04 DRAFT Minutes - Page 4 additional citizen involvement and receive a broader range of input from the community. Mayor Klausing responded that the City Council would be shortly taking a comprehensive look at a11 City commissions; and one item for discussion will be to consider shorter terms for commissioners. Mr. Roe concluded his comments by encouraging the City Council to do a better job in communicating with residents about items before the City Council and upcoming discussions. E. John Kysylyczyn, 3083 N Victoria Street Mr. Kysylyczyn reiterated previous comments he brought forward regarding his interpretation of the accuracy of staff-prepared charts ranking the status of the City of Roseville property taxes in comparison with other metro cities. Mr. Kysylyczyn referenced page 9 of the 2004 Budget book, and taxpayer monies versus user fees as another form of taxation. Mr. Kysylyczyn further referenced the Minnesota Taxpayer's Association, the State Auditor's Website, and the availability of these sites and their respective sources of information to citizens, as well as a link established on his personal website. F. Joe Rossini, 440 County Road C Mr. Rossini, as a former Roseville firefighter, referenced a recent Channel 9 television report concerning allegations about the Brooklyn Park Fire Chief and comments related to the City of Roseville's Fire Chief; requesting that the "unprofessional behavior" of Fire Chief Gasaway be investigated by the City Manager and City Council and not "whitewashed" as in past issues. At Mayor Klausing's prompting, City Manager Beets responded to the comments relayed by Mr. Rossini. Mr. Beets noted the process to file a complaint against a City employee via written complaint through the City Manager, as per the City's standing Ethics Resolution, at which time a formal investigation will be performed. Mr. Beets further