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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, November 9, 2020 6:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 14 of 15 have won. Then we can all live with that, but no one should be afraid of counting the votes. He stated no one should declare early until all the votes are counted, and let the process work, because it will work. It may just look ugly but there is a process for a reason, because this is not a banana republic – and we will not let ourselves become a banana republic. Crosby stated no matter what happens in this election, whether people agree with the outcome or disagree, everyone can hopefully agree to be peaceful and respectful to each other and come together as one nation of people. Everyone must understand that both candidates that ran for office. He said “most of us do not know them and they do not know us,” so to divide each other over a Presidential election is not a good idea. He asked everyone to be kind to each other and agrees with Walsh, the Declaration of Independence and Constitution must be followed; we must have free elections, transparent elections, and we will let this play out. Walsh noted it will take weeks and remembered back to Georg Bush and Al Gore, it took 36 days. Crosby would not be surprised if it takes a couple of months. Walsh said they will let it play out, watch it and learn from it. This will be a case study of how the Constitution works and how it works well. If there are strands of hair that put chinks in the armor, the Country will figure out what that is, also. Printup said it is a beautiful document. CITY ADMINISTRATOR REPORT Rief noted there was an incident in the upgrade process today and the glass was shattered. He noted the cardboard is not the upgrade; they were doing an upgrade to the locks and perhaps there was a slip which nicked the glass and it spider-webbed. Rief noted they will be closed on Wednesday, November 11, 2020 for Veterans Day and reminded everyone that on Friday at 9:00 a.m. they have a Council Meeting for canvassing of the ballots. He noted they only need three Councilmembers to make a quorum and they can do it via Zoom. 23. Health Insurance Approval 24. Long Lake Fire SCBA Capital Purchase 25. Cares Act Allocation CITY ATTORNEY REPORT CLOSED SESSION Motion by Walsh, seconded by Crosby to adjourn the meeting at 7:24 p.m. and go into a Closed Session to Discuss Union Negotiations for Local 12 and Local 49. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0.