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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING July 10,2023 6:00 o'clock p.m. Mattick said while it still assumes the July 1,2024 date for the service area,it is still a direction to try and negotiate terms regarding the fire station by then,understanding that there will have to be a Plan B if there isn't a negotiated agreement. Benson said she was not in favor of the amendment because it is still attached to the original resolution which she did not support. Johnson moved,Crosby seconded,to adopt Resolution Number 7384 Amending Resolution Number 7374.VOTE: Ayes 4,Nays 1 (Benson). CITY ADMINISTRATOR/ENGINEER REPORT 16. NEXT WORK SESSION DRAFT AGENDA Finance Director Olson,reporting for the City Administrator,said the next work session agenda would be the general fund budget update. • Benson moved,Veach seconded,to adopt the next City Council Draft Work Session Agenda. VOTE: Ayes 5,Nays 0. 17. APPROVAL OF 2023 ANNUAL APPOINTMENTS—RESOLUTION 7385 Finance Director Olson said this came up at a previous meeting and involves removing the Mayor from a couple committees and adding Alisa Benson to the Human Resources Committee and Maria Veach to the Fire Negotiating Committee as well as dropping the School Committee because it hasn't been meeting and the Parks liaison position because any Councilmember can attend the Parks Commission meeting. Benson asked who made the new assignments, what the Human Resources Committee does, and when it had last met. Johnson moved, Crosby seconded,to approve the revised annual appointments as presented and drop the School Committee and Parks liaison.VOTE: Ayes 5,Nays 0. 18. COUNCILMEMBER PROVIDED DOCUMENT LABEL Finance Director Olson said this also came up at a recent Council meeting and is Council direction to allow a Councilmember to prepare documents that have not been prepared by the City and might not be in agreement with the other Councilmembers that they would put a stamp on them or indicate on the documents in some way, shape or form that this is that Council person's opinion or position and not necessarily the position of the whole Council. Benson said her suggestion is that if the City is going to utilize this stamp that it should also apply to the advisory Commissions. She said she had reviewed the tape of the previous meeting and she had indicated she was introducing the documents she presented into the public record and there would be hard copies available at the end. which is why she placed them out in the gallery. She added she had clarified with the Page 5of8