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MINUTES OF MEETING OF DECEMBER 27, 1994
The meeting was called to order by mutual consent at 7:39
o'clock p.m. in Laurel City Council Chambers. All three elected
commissioners were present. The ex-officio, non voting member was
also present.
The minutes of the meeting of November 22, 1994 were
presented and approved.
Ken Hageman and Tom Ludwig spoke to the Commission about
their experiences serving on the 1974 study commission.
Bud Johnson and Steven Cosner talked about the seminar in
Bozeman which they attended on December 15th and 16th. Joseph
Bradley reported that he was unable to attend the seminar due to a
prior professional commitment. He agreed to check whether all
refunds have been received by the City after cancelling his
registration for the seminar and the motel.
Ron Marshall then assumed the temporary chair of the
meeting for the purpose of electing a permanent chairman. Bud
Johnson nominated Stever. Cosner to be permanent chairman of the
Commission. Steven Cosner was thereupon named permanent chairman
of the Commission by acclamation.
Bud Johnson nominated Joseph Bradley to be public
relations liaison for the Commission. Joseph Bradley declined the
nomination.
Steven Cosner then nominated Joseph Bradley to be vice-
chairman. Joseph Bradley was thereupon named vice-chairman of the
Commission by acclamation.
Discussion was had concerning the form of minutes.
Joseph Bradley moved, and Bud Johnson seconded, that the
Commission write a formal letter to the Mayor and Council,
requesting information on the following points:
1. Clerical assistance to the Commission to be provided
by the City;
2. A specific accounting of the money which has been
earmarked by the City for the Commission's use in fiscal
year 1994/95, for budget preparation;
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3. Notification to the Council that the Commission will
generally meet on the fourth Tuesday of every month at
7:30 o'clock p.m.;
4. Access to all supporting documentation accumulated by
Richard Larsen during his contracted review of Laurel's
government operations in 1994, including but not limited
to employee and officer questionnaires and interview
notes;
5. Restatement of the Commission's open-mindedness in
its deliberations regarding City operations.
The said motion passed unanimously. Joseph Bradley agreed to write
the letter. .
A decision was made to set at each meeting a tentative
agenda for the next--following Commission meeting, in order to more
efficiently conduct deliberations and to assure full and open
public meetings.
The Commission's next meeting will be held on the fourth
Tuesday in January, being January 24, 1995, at 7:30 o'clock p.m. in
the Council Chambers.
Discussion was had about a tentative agenda for the next
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The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 o'clock p.m.
READ and APPROVED this 24TH day of January, 1995.
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Steven K. Cosner, Chairman
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