" Well Mr Ostrander is this is the best of your knowledge you need to pratice what you preach. Contracts are not negotated by the council. They are done by the city manager and the corporation council and reps from the union. However, even with that said, i want the public to know that the 15 man minimum was Mike Quill's idea. He is the one that sold the idea to the council and encouraged them to accept the terms. Mike Quill convinced the city manager that any costs to the city could be absorbed by negotiating medical insurance. We all know this never happened. It is admiral that you would stand behind your friend of 45 years, however, Mike Quill is no leader. He wasn't even qualified to respond to fires. If you would grow a brain you would see that Mike Quill and his friend Bill Jacobs are concerned with one thing, the "Fire Department" I have heard Jacobs make that remark personally. Their actions have also demonstrated that they are not concerned about the average taxpayer. They are not concerned about the police,sewer,street,parks,sanation departments, their actions have already demostrated that. This city cannot afford Mike Quill or any fire fighter in an elected position. Finally, I want to know, if Mike Quill was so qualified to lead this city, why then was he the very last choice for the Democratic Party? If he is as great as you claim he would have been the first choice. So save me the dramatics, Mike Quill was slected because everyone else told Katie Lacey NO! That is the bottom line "