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Minutes of the Special Meeting of Council <br />Monday, July 6, 2020 <br />Page 3 <br />Ms. Gaeta also wrote in a separate e-mail: <br />Please allow me to present my thoughts as I am an informed citizen and base my <br />"opinions" on facts. <br />1. It is of importance to attract and retain qualified individuals to lead our <br />community. Although a copy of the proposed ordinance was provided here <br />what is missing is a thorough 16 -page supportive document with a detailed <br />description of exactly what our Mayor's responsibilities include. (Apparently <br />this was a memo from the Mayor to the city council members) which I <br />accessed on our City website and will provide a link for your convenience <br />here <br />hgps //www mayfieldvilla e com/includes/uploads/pages/Agendas/2020Ay,e <br />ndas/Council2020/Council 615/Ord2020-12rev2.pdf <br />(Angela Sebesy and Jennifer Newton -Smith might also find it very <br />informative) <br />2. If you review the information on the link there is also a comparison study <br />from the law director to counsel which I found very informative. <br />3. The last item is the proposed legislation. Bottom line is I do not need to be <br />told how I should think about pending legislation by anyone else. I think an <br />argument can be made that this proposed legislation is absolutely necessary, <br />The Mayor's current salary should be an embarrassment to the community. <br />Any claims that the Village is being less than fiscally responsible are also <br />highly questionable considering the City fund balance at the end of last year <br />was in excess of $24 million dollars. I would like to thank the Mayor, <br />Council, Department Heads and staff who all work together to make our <br />community successful <br />Derek McDowell <br />6543 Highland Rd <br />I would hope that you do not pass the proposed ordinance numbered 2020-12. <br />Firstly, moving this forward at this time would be insensitive as the country is <br />facing depression level unemployment. <br />Furthermore, there is an argument that can be made that if workers are no longer <br />working in a municipality that they should not be required to pay municipal <br />income tax. Given that Progressive will be "work from home" until, at the <br />earliest, September, and there are rumors circulating that indicate work from <br />home will continue until a vaccine is available, what fiscal state would Mayfield <br />be in should a repeal to the municipal tax -withholding provision occur and <br />Mayfield can no longer collect those income tax revenues? <br />