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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, October 12, 2020 <br />6:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 21 of 24 <br /> <br />happening in some emails where people were quoting exactly from social media and making <br />pretty big accusations about everyone. She noted they don’t want to be that group out in Orono <br />and she knows they are all better than that. She noted one other accusation that came up over <br />and over again and she stated if anyone knows the City Attorney, he is Danish and is very direct <br />and will tell them the moment they cross or get near that line. That is just not the truth, she <br />knows their Staff and the Attorney did their research and did their homework, reached out to the <br />State and the Council and Mayor would never want to create an environment where people feel <br />like they could not vote. She happens to have a husband who is a fireman and she asked the <br />other firemen, who were very clear that they need the City to stand by them and the Police. <br />When things were happening in Minneapolis, she couldn’t have felt better knowing that Orono’s <br />Police were here ready to protect them, and many residents kept asking her “our guys aren’t <br />going to leave us, are they?” Men and women in uniform have a tough road, walking into the <br />line of fire and situations not knowing what is coming at them, they are on 24/7, they are there <br />for the public and Seals stated: “we should support them.” She noted the City needs to set the <br />tone and say they support their people and it is not about a movement and has nothing to do with <br />anything political; whatever side someone votes for or stands on does not matter. She loves the <br />idea of getting a bigger flagpole for the American Flag and a second pole to fly the other ones. <br /> <br />Crosby noted it is unfortunate in today’s society that if people disagree with someone, they must <br />come in and attack and disparage a person’s character. He is here to say he is pretty tough, he is <br />a New Jersey guy and they are not going to scare him. He asked the community to show their <br />children how to handle people properly and be kind to each other – people can agree to disagree <br />with each other – but it doesn’t mean they need to go on the attack or start name-calling without <br />even knowing that person as that is unfair, uneducated, and ignorant. Crosby said they have <br />freedom, democracy and freedom of speech and that is a wonderful thing. He said if they take <br />that away, people are in big trouble. <br /> <br />Rief thanked Ms. Ferrer for being willing to donate a flagpole and said that means a lot. He said <br />he will work with Mr. Edwards and Police Chief Farniok to decide the size and type they need <br />and will reach out to Ms. Ferrer. <br /> <br />Mayor Walsh told Rief to let him know the cost is and he will follow through on that. <br /> <br />Rief said they will also have a couple of locations and bring that to the next Council meeting for <br />informal input. <br /> <br />Crosby moved, Johnson seconded, to adopt the Flag Policy with the changes discussed. <br />VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. <br /> <br />CITY ATTORNEY REPORT <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />