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Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council <br />Monday, January 29, 2018 <br />Page 10 <br />Council President Saponaro stated, thank you Dr. Parker. I would like to open it up to other <br />Council members. We are reopening this based on Dr. Parker's request regarding the meeting <br />times so I need to hear from each Council member as to your position and how you would like to <br />move this forward. <br />Mr. Marquardt stated, I would be in favor of moving it back. He has a right to be able to work <br />with people and with Council on this. We have changed the time without notifying him very <br />well. <br />Council President Saponaro stated, that is not true. There are Minutes. There is a memo dated <br />November 29th. There is a memo dated December 6ffi. There are Minutes from a meeting on <br />December 4t'. There is a discussion again on December 18th. Dr. Parker did say to me on the <br />night of the 18th between the meetings that he has a conflict. That was it. There was nothing that <br />was brought up. He said I have to talk to you about a conflict. It was not brought up on the <br />floor. He and I had that discussion. In the future, things need to be brought up on the floor. <br />This is where we need to discuss things. So to say people were not adequately informed is not <br />correct. Everyone else was adequately informed. <br />Mr. Marquardt stated, I disagree with that. People were not adequately informed with this. I <br />think he deserves a chance to work with us. <br />Council President Saponaro stated, I have no problem with that. I do take exception to the <br />adequately being informed. You yourself on December 18t' said nothing. There were no <br />comments that you made. So if you were very concerned about that, you didn't bring it up on <br />the 18t' when I said, are there any comments? Would you like to discuss this further? There was <br />silence. Silence is acceptance. If people did not want to move it, that's when they should have <br />spoken up. I am happy to do what the majority wants to do but it certainly is not based on a not <br />being informed. To your point, Dr. Parker, though, you know, planning ahead is always a good <br />thing to do. I do certainly appreciate that. <br />Dr. Parker stated, I read all those memos and such, but it was very late in the year. I think the <br />main point that perhaps Bill is making is not so much that there wasn't memos and things. It <br />happened very late in the yeax. I had very little time to adjust. <br />Council President Saponaro stated, understood, but I received not one e-mail from not one <br />Councilperson. I received no objections except Mr. Marquardt did ask me at December Caucus <br />if Dr. Parker was informed. Did you know about the agenda that was going on? I had an e-mail <br />exchange with you and said, is there anything you wanted to discuss? The e-mail response was <br />no, everything looks good. That was our e-mail exchange. I am taking it out of exact quotes. _ I <br />certainly understand that, you know what, you both think there should have been more time in <br />this. That's your position and I appreciate it. VJhat do other Council people have to say? These <br />two would like to move Council meetings back to 8:00, so I need to hear from the remaining <br />Council people regarding that. Mrs. Mills? Mr. Schutt? Mr. Williams? Mr. Meyers? <br />Mrs. Mills stated, I have no problem with the 7:00 meeting. I have other meetings too that I <br />could go to. When I got your memos, I recognized the fact that I would not be able to attend the