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Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council : <br />Monday, January 23, 2017 <br />Page 13. <br />Mr. Micllalko asked; woiild,that be public? <br />1VIr. Guidetti replied, if's a11 public, yes. You can make a public records request for the <br />provisions that regulate Council and get a copy of those. <br />Mr. Michalko stated, also, the response; the opinion that was given by your office. To me it <br />seems like you took some liberties in Article III 6(B), it says reimbursement for expenses and <br />then farther down it says,, the Charter prohibits increase in benefits and expenses. Benefits is not <br />listed in the Charter. Benefits is a fonn of coinpensation according to the Federal Government. <br />Mr. Guidetti stated;. again, it is a gray area. The Charter does distinguish between salary and <br />compensation, it doesn't use the terms interchangeably and that's the reason for that. <br />Mr. Michalko stated, it also says it is_ the discretion of Council that they can do what they want <br />according to your opinion. <br />1VIr. Guidetti replied, correct, and the reason for that statement in the opinion is because the <br />Charter says it is to-be interpreted in favor of the municipality. <br />1VIr. Michalko stated, but it also said before any of this could be authorized, any expenses has to <br />be approved by the Mayor and the Director of Finance. . Mr. Guidetti replied, no doubt we have to follow the rest of the Charter provisions. <br />Mr. Michalko asked,, why wasn't it just .written up the way the Charter is written instead of <br />interpreting by adding in the word benefits? <br />Mr. Guidetti replied, this goes to any basic legal opinion. So you have the pertinent portions of <br />the Code in the opinion. You can't include everything. I think ideally would you want to include <br />every single line of every single code provision that applies? I guess that would be an ideal <br />world okay, but then you would have opinions that are hundreds of pages long. <br />Mr. Michalko stated, well, just follow the Cliarter. That does not have benefits listed in it. <br />Mr. Guidetti replied, again it goes back to, it doesn't have a clear definition of salary versus <br />compensation. That's the issue. The Charter is just not clearly drafted in that regard. <br />Mr. Michalko stated, those are my two items, but there's one more Joe for you, according to the <br />Charter; it's 5 minutes for Council for open portion instead of 3 minutes. . <br />Council Presiderit Saponaro stated, it's been 3.minutes for a.long time. Thank you.