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She stated, however, that the Council was to act as a group and communicate as a group. She believed that Councilmember Bauman acted backhandedly against the Council’s decision and stated she would have been better of having someone else pursue the petition. Councilmember Bauman stated she had a 15-minute conversation with the City Attorney regarding the legality of the petition and that was it. Mayor Johnson believed that the actions of Councilmember Bauman were unethical. Councilmember Bauman believed the petition was a City matter. Mayor Johnson stated this was not a City matter, but rather was a personal concern. She explained she was ready to end this conversation until Councilmember Bauman could see what she had done. Councilmember Bauman explained she was simply speaking to the City Attorney because she believed the action of the Council was unlawful. Councilmember Burg commented that Councilmember Bauman’s actions put the City Attorney in a difficult position. Mayor Johnson indicated she had just attended training on ethical behavior prior to all of this occurring and she did not believe Councilmember Bauman’s actions were proper. She suggested Councilmember Bauman draft a note for the Council to consider. Councilmember Bauman stated if three members of the Council supported her being reappointed this item should be considered. Councilmember Burg understood there was a disagreement on this issue but wanted the matter to move forward. She requested the Council state how they stand on this matter. Mayor Johnson opposed reappointment. Councilmember Jacobsen believed the Council would benefit by having all members serving as liaisons and he supported the reappointment of Councilmember Bauman. Councilmember Burg reiterated that she has lost a lot of trust in Councilmember Bauman and this trust would be hard to regain. She did not see any benefit in continuing this conversation and recommended Councilmember Bauman be reappointed. Councilmember Strub stated he could not support reappointment because there was no acknowledgement on Councilmember Bauman’s behalf of the general principles that have been established by the City Council. He was extremely frustrated and his vote at this time was to not reappoint Councilmember Bauman. He recommended this matter not be considered until January 2017. Councilmember Burg disagreed with what happened, but did not see the benefit of pushing this issue out to January 2017. She believed the Council would never come to an agreement on this issue. She stated Councilmember Bauman did not have the ethics she would like to see; however, she was willing to reappoint. Mayor Johnson suggested Councilmember Bauman be reappointed to the EDC but not the Cable Commission.