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. . . .... DEe 1 5 199~ MEMORANDUM LARKIN, HOFFMAN, DALY & LINDGREN, LTD. Attorneys at Law 1500 Norwest Financial Center 7900 Xerxes Avenue South Bloomington, Minnesota 55431 Telephone: (612) 835-3800 FAX: (612) 896-3333 TO: Mayor Henry A. Duitsman and Members of the City Council Peter Beck, City Attorney December 14, 1994 Conflict of Interest Ordinance Open Meeting Law Excess Liability Insurance FROM: DATE: RE: Conflict of Interest Ordinance Earlier this year I prepared, at Council direction, two alternative amendments to the City's Conflict of Interest Ordinance. The Council had directed me to prepare an ordinance which would bring the City's policy generally into closer conformance with state conflict of interest laws applicable to municipalities. Council indicated a preference for the more comprehensive of the two alternatives I had prepared. It is my understanding that the other City Commissions which have reviewed the proposed ordinance have concurred. Therefore, the attached ordinance is ready for Council adoption at its meeting of December 19, 1994, if the Council so desires. I also prepared, earlier this year, a draft memorandum to members of the City Council, members of City Commissions and City department heads outlining the City's conflict of interest policy. If the Conflict of Interest Ordinance is adopted by the Council on December 19, 1994, I will update and circulate this memorandum to all Commissioners and department heads. Open Meeting Law I recommend that the memorandum on the City's Conflict of Interest policy be expanded to include a few paragraphs on the state's open meeting law. I have met with most of the City Commissions over the past year to discuss the requirements of the open meeting law, and have found a certain amount of misunderstanding regarding these requirements. I think it would be helpful for people to have a written document to refer to in the future.