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MOTION, SECONDED AND CARRIED: Councilman Kubby moved for the previous ques- tion, seconded by Davey. AYES: Councilmen Davey, Kubby and Miller. NOES: L Councilman Grabowski and Mayor Helgesson. fir' MOTION, SECONDED AND CARRIED: Councilman Kubby moved, seconded by Councilman Davey to Instruct the staff to gather information for a preliminary report on the pros and cons of becoming a charter city by the next regularly schsluled council meeting of April 18, 1973. AYES: Councilmen Davey, Kubby and ,Miller. NOES: Councilman Grabowski (due to his contention that an adequate report cannot be prepared In so short a time) and Mayor Helgesson. 2. Councilman Grabowski stated that tape recordings of the council meetings should be made available to the Townspeople on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. rather than only on Tuesdays from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The City Manager stated that whatever was desired by Council In this regard was acceptable to the staff. Councilman Davey stated her concurrence with Councilman Grabowski on this matter. Speaking from the floor: Mrs. Ann Spencer recounted her experience at Town Hall upon requesting to listen to the tapes, expres- sing her opinion that reservations might be made to listen to them and that It was a good idea to have a certain time prescribed for listening. City Manager Lawson stated that it would be feasible to make the tapes avail- able two days a week on a reservation basis. Speaking from the floor: Mr. A.M. Laws wanted to know how far the Town can go to restrict availability of tapes since they are a matter of public record. The City Attorney stated that Town business must be respected and that Iisteninc to tapes is not a common practice in most cities. This practice should not be viewed as a hobby or amusement. Speaking from the floor: Mrs. Judy Carico stated that many privileges have been taken away from the Townspeople as It Is, in- cluding that of accessibility to Town offices during meetings. Mrs. Theodora Schick stated that It was no pleasure to listen to tapes, but that it is necessary since one cannot tell from the Minutes what has actually occurred at council meetings. Two days a week are not enough for the purpose of listening to tapes. Mrs. Millie Saviano suggested that the citizens have been "cut away" from 1heir government and that the Council has engendered the feeling of distrust. Mr. Michael Parker asked what precautions have been taken to preclude erasures of the tapes, to which the City Manager replied that the staff now sets up the recorder for the Townspeople. -12-