61.   But, the mayor noted, the council still had to take the legal steps authorizing the transfer before a deal could be made.

62.   Catholics wanted the council to have real powers, while the Protestants viewed it as the beginning of an all-Ireland government.

63.   Chemerinsky and Kayser said elected councils would have more credibility.

64.   Council member Pat Wiggins said that since the issue involved changing a city ordinance, the council had to get involved.

65.   Councilman Nate Holden was absent and the council currently has two vacancies.

66.   Currently, the council only has that power regarding general fund departments.

67.   French companies must consult employee bodies on staffing matters, though works councils have no decision-making powers.

68.   Garabedian said he was never told the council would have approval power.

69.   He said he was never told that the finance council would have to approve the settlement and that money would not be an issue..

70.   He said he emphasized that the council had to stick together when it came to adopting the budget negotiated by the mayor and the speaker every year.