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Minutes of the Council Meeting <br />November 26, 2007 <br />Page 17 <br /> <br />First Readiniz of Resolution No. 2007-18, entitled: "A resolution supporting the preservation <br />of customer choice though Ohio Electric Governmental Aggregation." Introduced by Mayor <br />Rinker and Council as a Whole. <br />Mrs. Mills, seconded by Dr. Parker, made a motion to adopt Resolution No. 2007-18. <br />Council President Buckholtz asked if there was any discussion. There were no comments. <br />ROLL CALL: AYES: All <br />NAYS: None Motion Carried <br />Resolution Adopted <br />CLOSING COMMENTS <br />Council President Buckholtz asked if there were any additional comments. <br /> <br /> <br />Mrs. Betsa reminded everyone of the employee Christmas party scheduled for this <br />Friday. She has tickets with her if anyone needs them. <br />Mrs. Mills thanked the Service Department for all of their help with the Garden Club <br />Craft Show which was a success again this year. The Service Department will be decorating the <br />Village for the holidays this week. <br />Mr. Marrie asked if anyone has had any problems with Time Warner since they took over <br />Adelphia, for example, stations like 3, 5 and 8, freezing up? They stay in one position for 20-30 <br />minutes. <br />Mr. Marrie also asked if there will be a manger across the street at the Gazebo this year. <br />It was discussed last year. Pricing was looked into. Are we going to have one? Mayor Rinker <br />indicated we would not. Mr. Marrie asked why. Mayor Rinker advised that we have tried to be <br />egalitarian in the way we celebrate the season. That's too specific. Mr. Marrie did not want to <br />sound nitpicky, but we have a Menorah which is very religious, and he has absolutely no <br />problem with that, having attended the ceremonies. Mayor Rinker stated that we have generally <br />found it to be successful and if it ain't broke, why fix it. Mr. Marrie had a different opinion to <br />that. Dr. Parker echoed the Mayor's sentiments. Dr. Paxker does not know whether we can <br />judge or value what symbols are important to different groups of people. We have tried to be <br />egalitarian and inclusive without being intrusive on people's feelings and thoughts. The <br />perception perhaps could be that that would be a more religious symbol as opposed to a symbol <br />of the spirit of the holiday. Christmas trees are the spirit of the Christmas holiday. The Menorah <br />is not as much of a religious thing as it is a spiritual thing of the holiday. Mr. Marrie stated that a <br />manger is a very spiritual thing also and he does not think it is intrusive to anyone.