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Special Council Meeting Minutes December 7, 2009 Page 3 r don't know. We convened a Special Meeting for this Executive Session. It's dealing with our wages. Mrs. Triner asked if the group can stay here and talk amongst themselves. Mayor Rinker replied, absolutely, yes. Mrs. Triner said she thought a Caucus meeting was supposed to be open to the people who have concerns and questions. Council President Buckholtz replied Caucus doesn't have a formal open portion. It's for us to talk about things, but yes we entertain comments from tlie public. That's why we went over a few things, like from the Mayors and Managers, Council President Buckholtz is sure the Mayor would not hesitate to repeat those things when we come back from Executive Session. We can enter into a dialogue at that time. It's just important that we take care of the business as notified in the agenda. We have to stick to it for a Special Meeting. Mrs. Triner said some of the people are here to express their appreciation for a couple of things you have done, which is good. Council President Buckholtz replied, great. Mrs. Triner added there are a couple of tlungs that probably can't wait. Mrs. Triner knows you are very kind to offer another special meeting, but some things aze so timely, by the time you organize another special meeting, it's going to be too late. So, we would like to just sta.y and if there's a chance you come back in about, she does not know what time, but - Council President Buckholtz stated we can't put a limit on that. We aze wasting time now, but it's 'important that we 'get the fundamentals straight. The idea was not necessarily to hold a special meeting, in the term, and there aze uses of the term "special meeting". A special meeting in this case means something that we :have advertised to get certain specific Village business accomplished that we have to get done. The term special meeting that we talked about with you was more if there aze urgent issues that need to be addressed, wouldn't we want the media to be fully informed, the public, and even other elected officials surrounding us who would want to be informed. That was Council President Buckholtz's impression. He was a little in and out of pocket with his e-mail today but he was trying to keep in touch with you through Mary Beth, so the idea was let's get as many people on boazd as possible. So just from the mere turnout, we Aill get back in here as fast as we can and we will talk for as late as you would like. Mrs. Triner said, thank you. Council President Buckholtz said there are certain people who may not need to be there for that, department heads, but whatever works is fine with us. Council adjourned for Executive Session at approximately 8:45 p.m. Council readjourned at approximately 9:55 p.m.,