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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />July 10, 2023 <br />6:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 5 of 8 <br /> <br />Mattick said while it still assumes the July 1, 2024 date for the service area, it is still a direction to try and <br />negotiate terms regarding the fire station by then, understanding that there will have to be a Plan B if there <br />isn't a negotiated agreement. <br /> <br />Benson said she was not in favor of the amendment because it is still attached to the original resolution <br />which she did not support. <br /> <br />Johnson moved, Crosby seconded, to adopt Resolution Number 7384 Amending Resolution <br />Number 7374. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 1 (Benson). <br />CITY ADMINISTRATOR/ENGINEER REPORT <br /> <br />16. NEXT WORK SESSION DRAFT AGENDA <br /> <br />Finance Director Olson, reporting for the City Administrator, said the next work session agenda would be <br />the general fund budget update. <br /> <br />Benson moved, Veach seconded, to adopt the next City Council Draft Work Session Agenda. <br />VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br />17. APPROVAL OF 2023 ANNUAL APPOINTMENTS – RESOLUTION 7385 <br />Finance Director Olson said this came up at a previous meeting and involves removing the Mayor from a <br />couple committees and adding Alisa Benson to the Human Resources Committee and Maria Veach to the <br />Fire Negotiating Committee as well as dropping the School Committee because it hasn’t been meeting <br />and the Parks liaison position because any Councilmember can attend the Parks Commission meeting. <br /> <br />Benson asked who made the new assignments, what the Human Resources Committee does, and when it <br />had last met. <br />Johnson moved, Crosby seconded, to approve the revised annual appointments as presented and <br />drop the School Committee and Parks liaison. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br />18. COUNCILMEMBER PROVIDED DOCUMENT LABEL <br /> <br />Finance Director Olson said this also came up at a recent Council meeting and is Council direction to <br />allow a Councilmember to prepare documents that have not been prepared by the City and might not be in <br />agreement with the other Councilmembers that they would put a stamp on them or indicate on the <br />documents in some way, shape or form that this is that Council person's opinion or position and not <br />necessarily the position of the whole Council. <br /> <br />Benson said her suggestion is that if the City is going to utilize this stamp that it should also apply to the <br />advisory Commissions. She said she had reviewed the tape of the previous meeting and she had indicated <br />she was introducing the documents she presented into the public record and there would be hard copies <br />available at the end. which is why she placed them out in the gallery. She added she had clarified with the