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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, November 14, 2005 <br />.7:00 o'clock p.m. <br />(Mayor /Council Report, Continued) <br />Barrett indicated he would be willing to draft the letter. <br />Moorse recommended a representative of the insurance company attend the City Council work session. <br />Sansevere suggested the CEO of the company be requested to attend. <br />Moorse stated the City's insurer is the League of Cities Insurance Trust. <br />Murphy commented in his view the insurance company is there as a backup to the City when something <br />goes wrong and that the insurance company should not be dictating to the City what the City should or <br />should not be doing. <br />Murphy indicated he has spoken with Mr. Post regarding Old Crystal Bay Road and that he has viewed <br />the road three times today. Murphy stated approximately one -half of the road has been blacktopped from <br />Fox Street to Watertown Road and that the blacktopping is expected to be completed sometime next <br />week, which appears to have satisfied Mr. Post. <br />Murphy noted a meeting to discuss ribbon cutting of the Old Crystal Bay Road bridge is scheduled for • <br />1:00 p.m. on November 15`b, and that the work is proceeding as anticipated. <br />Murphy stated he received a flyer on Thursday the week before the election and that he called City Hall in <br />response to the flyer. Murphy stated he inquired of City Staff whether school board information is <br />contained on the City's web site and was told that it is not. <br />Murphy stated he was unable to reach Mr. Hoyt, the gentleman that distributed this flyer, on either his cell <br />phone or house line. Murphy stated he was finally able to leave a message indicating that the information <br />contained in the flyer is inaccurate and that the City is not responsible for the information contained in the <br />flyer. Murphy commented that citizens should take steps to insure that information they distribute is <br />accurate. <br />White noted the referendum only lost by approximately 60 votes. <br />Sansevere stated he did speak with the gentleman and that Mr. Hoyt was told specifically that the <br />information contained in the flyer was inaccurate. <br />White concurred that the information in the flyer is inaccurate. <br />Peterson stated she also attempted to contact the gentleman to let him know that the information was not <br />factual. <br />McMillan stated in her opinion the gentleman should retract the statements publicly since the statements <br />are totally inaccurate. • <br />Page 10 <br />