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2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES In the last Commission Meeting, which was called as a Special Meeting, heli on April 29, 1975, the approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meet - ing of April 18 was not on the Agenda for Commission approval. The Chair dis ensed with the consideration for approval until the regularly -sche- dul d meeting of May 9th. The Chair requested approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Apr 1 18, 1975, at which time, Ms. Jeanne Derbeck, Reporter for The South Bend Tribune, requested that she be granted permission to go on record before the Chair proceeds with this Commission Meeting. Ms. Derbeck was granted permission to speak. Ms. Derbeck requested her comments, be placed on record, and shown in the le Minutes: den Ms. Ms. Derl ring an, a. b. One thing specifically, I have read the Minutes, and I noticed that the Minutes do not mention several things. Well, one thing specifically: Councilman Terry Miller was here, and we had considerable discussion, which is NOT NOTED in the MINUTES. Now, you are dealing with topics here that were a controversy in the meeting. Well, these topics could become more controversial. I have known of other Commissioners who use minutes of their past meetings as a record -- almost a legal record. I am speaking of The Housing Authority, for instance. ssioner Chenney said he couldn't hear what she was saying, and Presi- Nimtz asked Ms. Derbeck to speak louder to be heard. (Derbeck said: These Minutes do not mention Councilman Terry Miller's comments from the 'last meeting' -- which were consider- able. Now, Minutes can become an almost legal record, and maybe they are a legal record - -I don't know. And I have seen it happen with The Housing Authority Commissioners who have had to go back to past Minutes as evidence of something that happened about a controversy that arose later. This is a controversial topic and these Minutes may be used as evidence later. I am not on the Commission, nor suggest- ing what you should do, but I would like it on RECORD that some things are missing from these Minutes. *k was requested to clarify for the record, which Minutes she is refer - objecting to being incomplete: Minutes of Commission Meeting of April 18, 1975, (Regular Meeting), recorded by: Ms. Helen S. King; Minutes of Commission Meeting of April 29, 1975, (Special Meeting), recorded by: Mrs. Dolores Crynes. -2-