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Councilmember Ferlic replied, Certainly attendance for all the Council meetings but outside of that, I think the Council would be open to working with you to see what hours Council members were in their office. Obviously the more hours you're able to be here,the better. Councilmember Dr. Varner stated, For the sake of convenience, I think there should be some sort of schedule to know that you will for sure be in the office at a specific time of the week. Mr. Palmer stated, What prompted my question was my thought of having regular office hours here. My schedule can absorb that. Council President Scott stated, I think the days of traditional office hours is different with technology. We could get a consensus from Council and figure something out. Councilmember Voorde asked, Have you ever dealt with our advocate The Association for Cities and Towns for Legislative Matters? Mr. Palmer replied, I personally have not but there is someone in our firm that has. With no other questions from Mr. Palmer,the Council excused Mr. Palmer from the interview. Interview for Diana Bauer Councilmember Ferlic reminded Ms. Bauer that the interview is public and being recorded. He then stated, I will ask the first round of questions and we will then open the floor to questions from all Council members. We will conclude with any questions that you may have for us. For those Council members who weren't in attendance at the initial meeting, could you please tell us about your work experience and how it has prepared you for the requirements of this position? Diana Bauer stated, I've been in practice for thirty (30) years. I graduated from Valparaiso Law School. After that, I worked for two (2) years as a Judicial Law Clerk for the Federal Magistrate in Fort Wayne. I then joined the law firm in Carson Boxberger in 1989 and practiced there until January of 2015. 1 did, and do, a lot of municipal liability defense work. I do a lot of work representing and defending police officers in civil rights cases. I've also worked on zoning disputes,property disputes, and have offered risk prevention seminars to police forces. I do a lot of research and writing. That is kind of my thing and has been since I was kid. I always thought I would retire from the law firm but the last five (5)years I was there it went through a lot of changes. A lot of the older partners retired and left. The complexion and personalities changed and some of the younger people view things differently than the people that are in their fifties. I decided eventually that I wouldn't work there anymore. I then worked for about nine (9)months with the City of Fort Wayne, doing some insurance defense work. In October 2015 1 then figured I may be able to start doing that myself and finding contracts for myself. I work out of my home but am very portable and mobile with my office as long as I have internet access and a laptop. I've continued to work in the areas I've previously described. I've had quite a few local attorneys get me involved in appellate work. A lot of times small firms or solo practitioners don't want to touch that stuff. They aren't familiar with it. I do a lot of appeals. I have a wealth of knowledge 5