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Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council <br />Monday, July 18, 2022 <br />Page 3 <br />parking prohibition on the street on the Aintree Park Drive cul-de-sac. Our next Regular Meeting of <br />Council is scheduled for August 15, 2022. <br />Open Portion — For Public Comment (5 -minute limit imposed by Chair) <br />Council President Schutt stated, if you would like to come up and give comments, come up to the <br />podium and state your name and address for the record. <br />John Michalko <br />6852 Wilson Mills Road <br />I have been a resident of the Village for over 43 years. I am here today to urge Council to vote to put <br />the three Ordinances on the ballot for the November election. The group Citizens for Quality <br />Government started this initiative several months ago for pay increases for Council and the Mayor. A <br />survey was done comparing salaries of Council and the Mayor of other municipalities that are similar <br />to the size of Mayfield Village. What we found was that the Mayor's salary lacks way behind the other <br />municipalities. The majority of the other municipalities also give benefits to the Mayor. We are not <br />asking for benefits on this issue. I have talked with other residents and they agree that an increase is <br />warranted and many think that the increase is still too low. The Mayor does a lot of work running the <br />Village and represents the Village at many local and State meetings. The Mayor also works with others <br />on requesting funds from the County, State and Federal Government to help with projects. During the <br />pandemic, the Mayor worked with Council and her staff to make sure services were maintained. She <br />knew that tax income would not be the same but we would still have a healthy reserve. <br />As I said before, Citizens for Quality Government started this initiative and other groups agree. Even <br />though it was started by the residents, there's still talk that the Mayor is behind pushing for this. I <br />disagree with this because I am part of that group, Citizens for Quality Government. We are the ones <br />that started it. <br />Again, I request Council to put this on the ballot. This by no means says that you are for or against the <br />issues. You would be doing what the residents would like to see happen. It is the residents who will <br />determine the outcome. Council would be giving us the opportunity to help the Village out and in the <br />future to attract excellent candidates for office. Thank you. <br />Jim Kless <br />6660 Thornapple Drive <br />I am going to speak on the same subject that you just heard. In my experience, I just have a couple of <br />things that I think are worth an observation. The Board of Directors of a company or any large <br />enterprise; the Board of Governance or whatever it may be usually have a compensation committee or <br />someone who works on it, especially the CEO compensation because that's what makes those <br />enterprises run and serve their purpose, whatever it may be. You will find the rules for that kind of <br />thing are Rules of Governance. Rules of Governance are like Parker Hannifin or a foundation or some <br />other place. Several organizations I was involved in tell you how to manage their compensation. Rules <br />