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City Council Study Session —10/18/04 DRAFT Minutes - Page 24 7. Ms. Erickson concurred with the issues and concerns raised by Councilmember Kough, and encouraged city maintenance of city-owned right-of-ways. Councilmember Schroeder and Mayor Klausing concurred that the City had existing ordinances in place to address nuisance and code enforcement issues. Review Policies and Procedures for Purchasing and Disbursements Mayor Klausing recognized Mr. Sands, who had previously addressed concerns that the City was not in compliance with State Statute regarding procedures for purchasing and disbursements. A1 Sands, 2612 Aldine Mr. Sands distributed and displayed a bench handout with a section of Minnesota State Statute, 471.382, regarding credit card use by municipalities. Mr. Sands questioned whether sufficient and appropriate levels of control, above legal requirements, are in place to ensure compliance with statute and provide Council assurance that the spending plan approved by them as a body was being implemented. Mr. Sands further expressed his disappointment with the apparent lack of response from Finance Director Miller to his questions and comments. John Kysylyczyn, 3083 Victoria Street N Mr. Kysylyczyn questioned the date for adoption of the Statute in 2001; and Council authorization for purchasing procedures in 1997; and asked for clarification of how the Council could authorize something not placed into law until a later date. Mr. Kysylyczyn sought to clarify his perceptions of existing problems (i.e., sufficient information supplied on purchase card statements in similar format to that on the check register); and Councilmember Kough's repeated requests to staff for additional information related to various expenditures and that information Review Policies and Procedures for Purchasing and Disbursements