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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING June 26, 2023 6:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 11 of 11 Veach said the value of having staff prepare materials is that the Council comes with an open mind to a meeting. When Council Members do too much research before a meeting, she said, they can come with their own bias. Staff work comes at a cost, but it is valuable, she said. Edwards pointed out the City did not do a survey but rather invited public comment and the written cards was one form of comment. If the goal at the beginning was to do some kind of quantitative analysis it should have been done differently, he said. Walsh said the sample was too small to be meaningful. Johnson said the Fire Committee should get together with staff to look at what information is important to get out of there and how to direct staff. Veach said she thought it would be good for the Committee to do that and consider the questions that had been asked by Kelly Grady at the meeting. Johnson also said with respect, Benson’s report was misleading because it made it look like Benson was not on any committees and she is on committees. If Council members can put their own opinion out, there needs to be a distinction made between a City document and something that is the sole opinion of one person that has not been vetted, he said. For purposes of transparency, he would like it to be clear it is not an official document. Johnson moved, Crosby seconded, to direct staff to prepare language that would be added to any written document handed out by an individual and that such documents also be provided to the Council. VOTE: Ayes:5, Nays 0. ADJOURNMENT Walsh moved, Crosby seconded, to adjourn the meeting at 8:31 p.m. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. ATTEST: _____________________________________ _______________________________________ Anna Carlson, City Clerk Dennis Walsh, Mayor