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12/21/1981-CC-Minutes-RegularMINUTES: City Council December 21, 1981 PRESENT: Mayor Cole, Nesbitt, Thomas VACANCY: Henry Cooper - Place 1 ABSENT: Spindle, Bridges OTHERS --- PRESENT: Lloyd, Mary Jo, Jack Russell, Mike Cummings, Richard Muir, John L. Sullivan Members present adjourned due to lack of a quorum. ATTEST: MINUTES: City Council January 42 1982 PRESENT: Mayor Cole, Nesbitt, Bridges, Spindle and Thomas OTHERS PRESENT: Lloyd Henderson, Mary Jo Stover, Anne Kyle, Richard Muir, John L. Sullivan Prior to the Calling of order of the regular council meeting Councilman Donn Nesbitt. requested to know if council was in compliance with Vernon's Statute #1009 which deals with absenteeism. It was noted that Council- man Bridges had missed 3 consecutive meetings and Councilman Nesbitt felt that Council might possibly be out -of -order on any action they might take ( a quorum would not exist due to Henry Cooper's resignation). Since there is a strong possibility of legal action due to the landfill site Councilman Nesbitt requested this matter be resolved. Article #1009 was read. Mayor Cole ask the City Secretary for the number of times Councilman Bridges had been absent from a regular meeting. It was noted that Councilman Bridges had been absent from 2 - regular meetings and one regular meeting scheduled was not held due to lack of a quorum and from the last 3 special and emergency called meetings. The City Attorney was asked for a legal opinion. Sullivan stated if Bridges had an emergency absence and he con- veyed to the Mayor and City Manager that he would not be available at the meetings and it was so stated then he felt it was an approved absence. There may not have been formal action taken but it was apparently understood and approved by Council. He stated that Art. #1009 was a Forfeiture Statute and must involve a willful action. Any good reason with expressed approval of the Council is not a distortion of the facts. If the Council so noted as willful the problem would have been brought out in a prior meeting. Council agreed.