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March 24,1976 <br /> Regular M called to order at <br /> 8:45 A i24,01976,Ein the <br /> Conference <br /> Nall with president Gipson preside g and all Councilmen in attendance. <br /> L/BRART BOARD'S REPORT <br /> Gary Strong,Library Director,and members of the Library Bard were <br /> present at the meeting. 14r.Strong presented each Councilman <br /> with <br /> e <br /> ' Annual Report <br /> Library. <br /> tNbriefly <br /> viewed it and among edhattedeficit of$52,000 <br /> in Library's fund at the directorship <br /> had <br /> finally been ma Dup a nes At <br /> the <br /> fund was in Me about programs <br /> some <br /> pna for the future,and <br /> thanked the <br /> Council 11 their assistance. <br /> - NEGOTIATOR <br /> President G reported t - <br /> of the n <br /> thistp a questioned <br /> iso be was bring- <br /> ing this to theCouncilfor their decision. <br /> Bill Anderson,Personnel Manager, d why the <br /> Administration was recommending a professional negotiator this <br /> The first was that the City cannot had b <br /> een <br /> awarded in previous years. ablesand thea worthe settlement kable <br /> relation- <br /> ships thesemployees dui g the administration of the contract. <br /> They <br /> aci <br /> Councilmen, <br /> ginance <br /> t <br /> reprhat a negotiating committee be established <br /> ott theTh tee would meet and <br /> 7. establish the p n and strategy for negotiations. <br /> The negotiating team would be composed of the professional negotiator, <br /> the <br /> ger,a <br /> pher to <br /> e notes and at times the <br /> Personnel <br /> could also be on the <br /> aabargainingteam if necessary.krepresentative of the deparbvent involved. A Finance Department rep <br /> rep- <br /> resentative <br /> Because <br /> vacancies <br /> in the <br /> there wouldbeappr approximately <br /> 00 <br /> artment not being filled,he <br /> feltavailable for payment to a,, professional <br /> Taylor,and Cabot Dow of negotiator. <br /> He Cabot Dow Associates asbeing he topnotch <br /> t of <br /> negotiators in the state. President d Dick r <br /> G tthe ba <br /> - ance of the discussion n employment of a negotiator would be held at <br /> , the end of <br /> he <br /> The meetingi <br /> then9 <br /> Trecessed to the Council Chambers. <br />'resident <br /> The Regular Meeting of the EverettCouncil reconvened at 10:00 a <br /> Ara in the Council Chambers oft Everett <br /> President <br /> Gip- <br /> son <br /> st all Councilmen <br /> in attendance and Mayor Anderson was absent. <br /> Minutes of the meeting held March 17,1976 were approved as panted. <br />