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CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING
CITY HALL ANNEX
111 Polk Avenue, Cape Canaveral, Florida
TUESDAY
December 18, 2001
6:00 P.M.
MINUTES
Mayor Rocky Randels called the Workshop Meeting of the Cape Canaveral City
Council to order at 6:03 P.M.
Council Members Present:
Mayor
Council Member
Council Member
Mayor Pro Tem
Council Member
City Attorney
City Manager
Administrative Assistant
Rocky Randels
Jim Morgan
Larry Weber
Buzz Petsos
Richard Treverton
Mark McQuagge
Bennett Boucher
Virginia Haas
1. Citv Attomev's Discussion/Presentation.
City Attorney Mark McQuagge was introduced and it was noted that the City Attorney
offers two free seminars per year.
Attorney McQuagge addressed a question to council for Finance Director Andrea
Bowers in that if council had any questions regarding the budget transfers they could
be addressed at that time. Council had no questions regarding the budget transfers.
Attorney McQuagge first called for any questions prior to beginning the workshop.
Mayor Randels questioned the procedure for reading Resolutions. Attorney McQuagge
responded that a resolution must first be read then discussion regarding the resolution
may begin.
Attorney McQuagge began discussing the duties and "Dual Capacity Positions" utilizing
the Mayor position as an example. Attorney McQuagge discussed several hypothetical
situations involving dual capacity positions. In essence, all reports, issues, requests
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should be directed to the appropriate department to be handled by the appointed staff
member.
Attorney McQuagge reminded council that the City Attorney acts on the direction of
council. The City Attorney must maintain order at the direction of the Mayor.
Attorney McQuagge began discussion regarding the Sunshine Law and the computer
age. Regarding correspondence using e- mails, Attorney McQuagge urged council to
send initial inquiries or information to the City Manager and refrain from carbon copying
other council members. At that point the City Manager could assess the content on a
cases by case basis as to which e-mails could be broadcast to other Council Members.
In addition, Attomey McQuagge suggested that the Council Members reserve any
opinions or`;positions on issues for an open forum.
There being no furth mousiness, the meeting adjourned at 7:00 P.M.
Virginia Haas, Administrative Assistant
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