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Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council Monday, April 17, 2017 Page 8 . check our water supplies and I ain pleased to report that we are under all accepted contaminate liinits in every area of the Village that was tested. The need for well-educated, well-trained, professional men and women to act as our first responders has never been greater. Today, parainedics, firefighters and police officers, including K-9 Leo, face greater dangers as they enter into challenging situations each day. An increase in our business base over the past several years, including the addition of Altercare and expansion of Goveinor's Village, has prompted more calls to our safety forces. For our safety and the safety of our first responders, we have and will continue to devote resources to personnel, training and equipment. Keeping our forces safe allows thein in turn keep us safe and help us in our times of greatest need. Last year we created a new position in the Fire Department -- that of Assistant Chief/Fire Marshal. Because of that, we are getting back on track in inandated fire inspections to keep our businesses and their work forces safe. This year plan to hire three new full-time firefighter/parainedics -- one for each of our crews. This will not only reduce our use of part- time help, which is difficult to staff, but will increase the chances that each shift will be properly staffed so that there are adequate forces to attend to emergencies at all times. We have the best. I want to keep them, and I want to protect them so that they can protect you. The shift from plowing to mowing season is one I always welcome. Although we didn't have too much snow over this past winter season, when we did get snow it came upon us fast and furious, and I had the pride of accepting many coinpliments on the prompt and thorough response of our Service Department. Both the Service Departinent and Building Departinent continue to work with and for you to maintain the high quality of life we enjoy here. And now, it comes full circle to each of you. It is your willingness to participate in our governance that has kept our feet on the pedals and our balance strong as we navigate the paths before us and even blaze our own. Our volunteer committees are strong with citizens who serve not for their own self-aggrandizement, but so that Mayfield Village remains a place that we are proud to call home. Homeowners associations are restarting and growing. Citizens attend Council meetings and go to the polls, and you keep informed through publications, phone calls and keeping up with our website and other social media. And as we work on our new vision plan, and we just heard from the County today, we are going to be meeting them next week to get the preliminary ground rules going, once that happens we will again be calling on you to walk, or should I say ride, with us to plan our future. When we work together, we can engineer a long and successful ride. Happy trails! COlVIMENTS FROM COUNCII, PRESII)ENT SAPONAR0 I received, and I don't know if anyone else receives these, I know Council does, but there's a NOPEC pamphlet that came out. NOPEC is the Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council. They have a program that says, "Tired of unwanted door to door solicitors? Sign up for your