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“I will motion to accept the legal agreement between the City of Stanley and a former employee,” Fitzsimmons said for Committee of the Whole action, being seconded in this by fellow Ward 1 Alderman Rick Hodowanic. Later on in the regular meeting a motion was made by Fitzsimmons and seconded by Holly Kitchell to approve the recommendation from the Committee of the Whole. Of the eight Council members, Ward 3 Alderman Jacob Huff was not present for either vote, while Kevin Hendrickson didn’t look pleased, though he voted ‘yes.’ Along with the mystery legal agreement from July 19, meanwhile, was the mundane.

“It’s archaic,” Chief Lance Weiland said of the communications hardware previously used by Stanley Police. “We donated ours to the historical society.” At present the Stanley Police department uses inexpensive ($30 – $40) hotspots in its squad vehicles, with the broader issue of internet connectivity being resolved by coax cable from Spectrum Enterprise, the federal and not the regular commercial entity. The City had previously used CenturyLink. Not everywhere in the City infrastructure will get coax for improved connectivity though. City wells on Carter Road for instance, will get fiber, due to limitations in laying down coax distance- wise.

In other city business, the coming military convoy featured prominently, with Bruce Wozniak and Marthamae Kottschade appearing before the Council to seek a permit.

“In order to get the flyers out, we literally had to commit to that street,” Kottschade said of the permit that was being sought for the July 31 event on First Avenue. Looking to logistics, it was determined that the parking lot across from Marine Credit Union was city-owned, a fact confirmed (or at least not contradicted) at the unofficial County GIS land mapping site. Fire Chief Korey Hagenson did have one concern to be cleared up regarding the convoy though.

“My only concern is are you going to park right alongside the station?” he asked Wozniak and Kottschade of the event, specifying that a corridor needed to be left open in case of any fire calls. Finally, Ward 2 Alderman Jason Meyer asked if there were any concerns on the timing of the Community Center completion.

“Not at this point,” Mayor Al Haas answered Meyer.