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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, July 25, 2022 6:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 7 of 8 Mr. Nygard shouted from the back that it is public comments not mayor’s comments. Mayor Walsh noted Mr. Nygard is out of order talking in the back. Mr. Jabbour returned to the podium. Mayor Walsh said again it was a few years ago when a letter went out in the mail that made up untrue things about him. He said in talking about “buying respect” all of a sudden there was an apology letter from Mr. Jabbour that he had to send out because Mayor Walsh sued him for defamation. Mr. Jabbour replied, “Mr. Mayor you are incorrect.” Mayor Walsh said out of all the statements Mr. Jabbour makes, if there was such a thing, Mr. Jabbour would have no credibility at all. Mr. Nygard shouted from the back. Mayor Walsh said Mr. Nygard’s friend just came up and spoke about shouting from the back but Mr. Nygard just continues to do it. Mr. Nygard again shouted from the back. Crosby mentioned all of the citizens have a right to be in the gallery and not be attacked. That is necessary. There can be discussion and differences, but everyone here has rights to be here. FINANCE DIRECTOR REPORT Finance Director Olson noted the Finance Department is wading into budget time and the first meeting will be on Friday to work through the 2023 budget. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT Attorney Mattick had nothing to report. MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORT Johnson noted during public comment time the Council received a letter from a past mayor and he thinks it was a little delayed as Johnson and Seals are currently negotiating with Long Lake representatives in the fire department. He feels they are continuing to make progress on the common goal to keep the fire department intact and it will take everyone’s cooperation and they are working toward that. Printup spoke about an article in the local paper the past weekend about municipalities, small towns, and rising costs. He asked Finance Director Olson about feeling any pinches in the City buying fuel in bulk a year ahead of time. Mr. Olson replied they are not feeling it yet and they are locked in at about $1.98/gallon. He noted they lock in for about 70% of what they need and the 30% they buy at the spot market price is higher than it would have been and the future fuel budget will be worked through with the Committee.