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i �. 9 � � Consent Ca]endar {continued) Request of Counc�lman Bury to attend the meeting of the League of California Policy Comm�ttee on Community Development to which he has ,7ust been appointed in S �MINUTE t ORDER p N0 1 77�67) The motion carried unanimously by roll call vote ' � 6 Y , Announcement Vice Mayor Barrett noted that Mayor Le�pzig has accepted the appo�nt- ment to the National League of Cities Committee on Human Resources, noting that Mayor Leipz�g has served on the Human Resources Develop- ment Committee of the League of California Cities for several years Oral Commu m cations Vice Mayor Barrett read from the "Oral Communications Card" completed by Carolina Mateus, 1933 Bayview Avenue, Belmont, on which she re- quested that the report on the investigation of her charge against the Redwood City Police Department made at the previous meeting be made public and that she be permitted to respond or comment on the report Vice Mayor Barrett asked Mr Fales to comment on his con- fidential report to Council City Manager Fales read the conclusions contained in his confidential report to the City Council dated March 25, 1977 concerning the � allegations of Miss Mateus Mr Fales said that he is willing to reTease the report to the press and public, but that d�stribution of a confidential report prepared in response to Council request is up to the Council There be�ng no ob�ection, Vice Mayor Barrett ordered that a copy of � the report be given to Miss Mateus and Mr Fales did so � C�ty Attorney Schricker advised that some years ago Council set up a procedure for handling of complaints lodged against public em- ployees inasmuch as the public employee is put at a great dis- advantage, because he is unable to respond to alle9ations made publicly against him The procedure requires lod9ing of a written complaint, the compla�nt then being referred to the staff and to the person against whom the complaint is lodged Council can then properly pursue investigation of accusat�ons in executive sessions with the parties involved so as not to provide a potentially damag�ng circumstance for e�ther the complaining party or the public employee Vice Mayor Barrett advised Miss Mateus that if she wishes to pursue the matter, she should submit a formal written complaint with the City in accordance with Council procedure and the matter will be considered in executive session , Discussion followed and Mr Fales and PAr Schr�cker corr¢nented and replied to questions concerning the fact that Miss Mateus is the only person besides members of the City Council who has a copy of -5- Reg.Mtg. 3/28/77