HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-05-2003 Memo to City AdministratorTo: Ron Moorse, City Administrator
From: Lin Vee, City Clerk
Date: May 5, 2003
Subject: May 2, 2003 — Situation with Jay Nygard
Denise told me about a call she received from Jay and that he was coming over to City
Hall. She was concerned about how to handle the situation when he arrived if Ron was
still in his meeting.
When he arrived, Denise told me that he was here and insisted on interrupting the
meeting to talk to Ron.
I decided to also talk with Jay to see if I could persuade him to wait until the meeting was
over. When I went out to talk to him, there was a gentleman from Mn/DOT in the entry
waiting to see Ron and 3 men were leaving from a meeting with Lyle._ I_asked Jay. to. step•_•_._
outside so we were not discussing the situation in front of others; including Denise or
Rachel. I told Jay that Ron was in a meeting regarding a sensitive personnel issue. Jay
stated that he was an elected official and had every right to be in any meeting that
involved the City. He indicated that he had been embarrassed at the work session the
• previous evening and wanted to discuss it with Ron immediately. He had checked Ron's
calendar and since there were no meetings scheduled, he stated that Ron should be
available to talk to him at any time during the day on Friday. He indicated that if I did
not interrupt the meeting and ask Ron to talk to him, that he would go and sit in on the
meeting until it was finished. I told him I would see what I could do. I then interrupted
the meeting a second time and explained to Ron in the hallway that Jay insisted on seeing
him immediately or he would come back to sit in on the meeting until it was finished.
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