12/28/1970 - City Council Special MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING
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OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, EAGAPI TOWNSHIP, MIT OTA
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III December 20, 1970
A special meeting of the Board of Supervisors was held on
December 28, 1970 at 5:00 P.M. at the town hail at which all members
were present. Chairman Klein presided. The reading of the minutes
of the previous meeting was unanimously waived.
Chairman Klein stated the purpose of the meeting was to meet
with Superintendent William Branch of the utility department and the
department employees in an effort to resolve contractual arrangements with
them in view of the recent expression from the union bargaining representa-
tive that he would temporarily not conduct further contract negotiations.
Discussion was had with respect to decertification of the union and the
Town Attorney was instructed by the Board of Supervisors to render an
opinion as to the proper procedures to be followed by both the Board and
the employees under the circumstances. The matter was then set down for
a joint meeting at 7:00 P. M. on January 5th, 1971 prior to the regular
Board meeting.
The Town Clerk referred a letter from Mr. William Merritt,
District No. 9 Engineer, Minnesota Highway Department to the Board regard-
ing the Eagan Town signs posted along the highways entering the township
to the effect that the policy of the highway department is to disallow
such signs to unincorporated governmental units. Upon motion made by
Chairman Klein and seconded by Supervisor Uselmann, it was RESOLVED that
the Town Attorney be, and he hereby is, authorized and directed to contact
Mr. Merritt to state the town's position affirmatively in favor of leaving
the signs as is and notifying him that the town intends to take legal
action if necessary to protect its right to post such signs.
The Town Clerk reported that an Able-Craft Co. trailer
house and another trailer home owned by Robert dills were both parked
off Highway No. 49 in violation of applicable town ordinances in that
the owners had failed to obtain requisite permits. The Board advised
the Town Clerk to write the owners and advise them to appear before the
Board at its January 5, 1971 meeting.
There being no further business upon motion the meeting was
adjourned.
Dated: December 28, 1970
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To Clerk
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