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r Council Minutes of 1/3/84 _2_ Mr. Wilamosky nominated Mr. Ronald Tallon to fill the ~nTard 1 vacancy. Mr. Bierman nominated Mr. Dewey Limpert to fill the Ward 1 vacancy. Mrs. Saringer moved nominations be closed., second by Mr. O'Grady. Mr. Rademaker asked Law Director Gareau to render an opinion, for the record, as to whether or not Mr. O'Grady, as an appointed Councilman, had standing to vote on the Ward 1 replacement since the City Charter indicates that a vacancy shall be filled by appointment by a majority vote of the remaining members of Council eligible to vote and the rules of Council specifically require that "no vacancy which Council is authorized to fill shall be filled except pursuant to majority vote of all members ELECTED to Council". Law Director Gareau stated that when there is a seeming conflict between the rules of Council and the Charter of the City, obviously the Charter prevails over all ordinances that are incon- sistent with it, together with any rules that seem to be inconsistent with it. Mr. O'Grady was appointed to Council by the Mayor; accepted the appointment; is a sitting Councilman; in conformance with Section V, Article IV of the Charter Mr. O'Grady is a Councilman; he is a remaining Councilman; is eligible to vote. Roll call on nominations to fill the Ward 1 vacancy: Mr. Bierman stated Limpert; Mr. O'Grady stated Tallon; Mrs. Petrigac stated Woerpel; Mr. Rademaker stated !'Woerpel; Mrs. Saringer stated Tallon; Mr. Wilamosky stated Tallon. Mr. Limpert had one vote; Mr. idoerpel had two votes; Mr. Tallon had three votes. No one received a majority vote. Mr. Bierman withdrew his vote for Mr. Limpert and voted for Mr. Woerpel. The vote now: Tallon -three votes; Woerpel - three votes, President Boehmer voted for Mr. Tallon. Tallon ~ four votes; ?aoerpel _ three votes. Mr. Ronald Tallon will serve as Councilman for Ward 1. Mr. Wilamosky moved Council recess, second by Mr. Bierman, unanimously approved. Mayor Swietyniowski swore in Mr. Ronald Tallon to serve as Glard 1 Councilman. Council recessed at 8:25 P.M., to hold an Organizational Meeting, and reconvened at 9:00 P.M. Mayor Swietyniowski asked Council's approval of the following appointments to the various boards and commissions: Gene Petre to the Cable TV Advisory Commission; Arthur Boessneck to the Human Resources Advisory Board; Patrick Patton, Lois VanAuken, Marlene Orzechowski, Dale Wunderle and Robert Hunter to the Landmarks Commission; John Wixted, Jr. to the Planning Commission and Edward Graves to the Board of Zoning Appeals. He also asked that Dean McKay and Paul Gareau be approved to serve on the Civil Service Commission.. Mrs. Saringer moved Council approve the Mayor's appointments and reappointments to the various boards and commissions as stated, second by Mr. O'Grady, unanimously approved.