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Staff writer matter how innocent it
Some municipal em- Dispatch might be. there are peo-
ple�� _ ple who woold criticize
p I o y e s in Maplewood you i for a closed meet-
have asked for a closedi.
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let them criti
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cize." Greavu said. "We
They haven't indicated ‘kouldn't be making any
what they want to dis- S e C t I O fl decisions."
cuss. but Village Manag-
er Michael Miller specu- / . . — Olmstead interjected:
lates it inYolyes labor TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1973 "The way it (open meet-
problems and whether , ing law i has been ex-
or not to unionize, plained to me. if I'm sit-
The employes are he• council a n d employes meetings of the council ting in the- men's room
lieved to include only below the level of de- must be open to the pub- out at Sears and a cop-
partment head." he.barring no one. pie of you guns walked
Village Hall employes,
mostly in secretarial or Grew-u. at a recent :And he warned that in, I'd get the hell out of
clerical capacities,- but council meeting. said he. the, talks could prompt there — quick. It's that
no administrators, f a v o r s scheduling the; charges of unfair labor dangerous."
closed meeting. practices. .
Councilman John But other members of "But you can't consid- Meanv,hale. the council
Greavu said the em- the council stated that in er this a m e e t i n g," voted 4-1. w.ith Greavu
pIoYes' request came in their opinion the get-to- Greavu insisted. dissentingto ask the 'II
briefletters written to .gether — which would "I don't know what it'd lage's labor consultant
each councilman. even bar.:the attendance he \liegert said, if and attorney- 1'or� advice
of Village Manager Mi- it's not a meeting." on the employes' re
He indicated .the let- chael Miller — probably- He also predicted that quest.
ters stated: "The em- would violate yIinneso- some councilmen would Tanager Hiller how-
pIoyes of the village re- ta's open meeting law, r e yrs e to attend a ever. has already pre-
spectfullly request that "What harm «Vould it. "closed"session. stinted his opinion.
they be granted the op do for this council to sit "'There are lots of peo- "Legally. I'm an es-of-
portunity o f informal down and talk t to the plc in this village very- ficio m e m b e r of the
discussion with the coun- employes} and see what much concerned about council and I have a
cil at a shirtsleeY e ses- the problem is`"' Greavu s e c r e t meetings," he right to attend all meet-:
sion.- It is the desire of inquired added. - ings." he said. "So that
the employes that atten- Councilman Don \t'ie- Councilman Don OIrn. they ''e m p'l c y e s-t are
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dance be limited to the gest a r g u e d that all stead commented: No asking is illegal."