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Maplewood Councilmen say concerns would help alleviate '
they are looking to establish an that problem,he said.
open relationship with their next "Then all Council members
city manager. are with you and you keep every-
"WE WANT to try to keep thing straight,"Fontaine told
communications open,"Council- Evans,executive director of the
man Roger Fontaine recently Comprehensive Employment
told Barry Evans,the Council's Training Act(CETA)consortium
top manager candidate.The in Dade County,Fla.
Council has been interviewing Later in the interview,Evans
manager finalists since Decem- asked: "What are you looking for
ber in an attempt to replace Mi- in a city manager?"
chael Miller,who resigned last "WE'RE LOOKING for a good
to take a similar posi- g d
tion in Council Bluffs,Iowa. strong leader,"Fontaine
responded. "I think we're looking
Fontaine indicated that prob- for communication with the
lems developed between Miller manager to lay the cards on the
and the Council because"there table."
hash't been full communica-
tions."But a monthly meeting Councilman Norman Anderson
for both sides to express their See Priority,Page 3(E)
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Continued from Page 1(E) "the courage of his convictions
to tell us where we are wrong
agreed."I would like to see gen- and become political."Mayor
time openness,"he said. John Greavu said:"I just want
"If there is a problem you someone who can run it(the city)
should call a meeting so we can like a business."
all discuss it,"Anderson contin- "We all evaluate things differ-
ued. "If I'm out in leftfield tell ently,"Councilman Donald
me to get my head screwed on Wiegert told Evans. "But I think
straight." we're all in agreement that we
Councilman Earl Nelson said want a manager to run this sys-
the new manager should have tern with professionalism."