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8. Police Dept: Chief Shortle: Read his monthly report. At tonight's council meeting, Mayor Busa, concerned over the rash of home burglaries in Mayfield Village during recent months, has offered a personal reward of $100.00 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any person or persons found guilty of breaking into an inhabited dwelling and removing any of its contents. He has promised immunity to any and all informants. The mayor also issued an official warning that any person or persons caught breaking and entering or invading the privacy of Village residents will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law and he will personally follow-up each case and demand the maxi- mum.penalty. If any case is processed in mayor's court, he promises a fair and speedy trial before the thief is hung. The mayor hopes that his personal reward of $100000 will be a kick-off for raising a i°War Chest" or "Mayor's Discretionary Fund" to combat this wave of house-breakingso ~Ie urges all concerned citizens and civic groups of Mayfield Village to make voluntary contributions to this "War Chest" in order to make rewards larger and more effective. Mayor Busa said the mayor°'s salary is much too small to continue to use personal funds to buy "dope" from drug users and pushers in order to cs,tch them or to put up a larger reward to apprehend house thieves. He asked for citizen's participation including civic and home-owners° organizationso For further information or participation, citizens may contact the mayor at his home or the village hall or they may contact the police chiefo Village Engineer: Mr. Hovancsek: No further reporto RESOLUTION #791: Mr. Davis introduced RESOLUTION #791, Entitled: "A RESOLUTION MEMORALILING THE OHIO GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO ADOPT LEGISLATION TO AMEND THE OHIO CONSTITUTION SO AS TO GIVE RELIEF TO THE INDIVZI?UAL TAXPAYER; AS OPPOSED TO COMMERCIAL AND INDUSm TRIAL PROPERTY OWNERSo" Mr. Davis, seconded by Mro Fitz-Gerald, made a motion to suspend the rules of law requiring a motion to be read on three separate occasionso Roll Call: AYES: Messrs. Fitz-Gerald, Boger and Daviso NAYS: Messrso Leech and Bordonaroo Motion Not Carried Mr. Davis, seconded by Mro Fitz-Gerald, made a motion to rescind the previous roll Gallo Roll Call: AYES: Messrso Fitz-Gerald, Bordonaro, Boger and Davis. NAYS: Mr. Leecho Motion Carried Rules Suspended Mr. Fitz-Gerald, seconded by Mro Davis, moved that Resolution X791 be approved and passed as reado Roll Call: AYES: Messrs. Fitz-Gerald, Bordonaro, Boger and Daviso NAYS: Mre Leecho Motion Carried Resolution Passed