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.., Com 12/1S/7~. Legislative Coordinator Resignation--Manager announced the re- File signation of Donna Thatcher as Council coordinator. Mr. Hamel moved seconded by Mr. Haws to pass a reso- e lution commending Mrs. Thatcher for her many years of fine service. Motion carried unanimously. Com 12/1517~. Labor Relations Workshop--Manager announced that. on December File 16, at a labor relations conference for City and County officials at the Valley River Inn~ there would be an intere~ting debate regarding home rule and labor relations policy. Com 12/15/7<J.. Labor Relations Ordinance Amendment--Manager announced a labor Affirm relations ordinance amendment regarding the hearings official would be on the December 20 Council agenda, providing there is full agreement between all parties involved. ( Com Edge PUD (11-9-76) Pub Mr. hearing for Com 12/15)tJ' Appe~l of Taxi License Denial f~r Richa:d Glade Shimanek--Council has A rece~ved December 1 memo from F~nance D~rector. pprove Mr. Haws moved seconded by Mr. Williams to call a public hearing for December 20. 1976. :- Mr. Haws requested that Council receive documentation on the matter prior to the December 20 Council meeting. Assistant manager re- sponded that staff will provide whatever it can, noting that security and privacy legislation precludes non-criminal justice agency people from reviewing certain facts. Mr. Bradley wondered if some other . body could be delegated to act as a hearings officer on appeals of this sort. Assistant Manage~ responded that it has been tradition to have such appeals come to the City Council. Law does not require that it be done that way, however. He suggested that staff could look into other options on future appeals. He noted ,that the appellant could always reapply if the process is changed. Mr. Haws requested that staff provide Council with criteria to be used in ( deciding on granting licenses of this type. I ( Vote was taken on the motion, which carried unanimously. Com 12/15/76 IV. Southwest Hills Neighborhood Organization Charter--Proposed An~Tove charter has been distributed to Council members, along with December 1 letter from the secretary of the Southwest Hills Neighborhood Organization. Dewey Newman. 2040 Hawkins Lane, president of the association. mentioned the controversy that has arisen over the name of the , organization. The South Hills Neighborhood Organization has -e protested the use of the name Southwest Hills by the group due to possible confusion that could result. Mr. Newman said that the organization developed a name that would reflect their geo- graphical location. They request final approval of the charter at this time, and they would be willing to subsequently select \ a new name. Co\\ .., ... ,..... J............ J..... I'"