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Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council Monday, October 17, 2022 Page 13 Mayor Bodnar stated, thank you. I know this is not a question and answer session. It is not intended to be that way, but I also know that many of you don't know the facts and in fact you requested them tonight. This is sensitive information. I am going to tell you some sensitive information. I understand there's a reporter here. But you have asked for this information. Our intention was never to harm Officer Galicz. It was to fix or remediate the situation. So, let me just read some of the facts to you. I certainly will acknowledge that Officer Galicz was the SRO at Mayfield High School for the past 9 years and he did an excellent job. I understand that many of you are unhappy about his reassignment and it was just that. It was not a demotion; it was a reassignment. The reassignment was the result of conduct witnessed and reported by school officials to the Police Chief. What we learned from the school official was that during the course of one school day, Officer Galicz requested that three students, all juveniles and all females, give their cellphones to him. The request did not have to do with Officer Galicz's business as a School Resource Officer. One of the students said no and the other two complied with his request. Once the phones were in his possession, Officer Galicz accessed the students' photographs. In one case, Officer Galicz sent one of the photographs, using the student's personal e-mail account. Officer Galicz has not disputed these facts. There's no indication of any illicit purpose but there was a lack of judgment as well as an improper use of inherent authority as an SRO. As a result of Officer Galicz' conduct and after notice to the school's administration, the Village determined that reassignment was the most appropriate response. We are all committed to doing the best job we can to keep our community and the students and school as safe as possible and we are confident that our officers are well-trained and qualified to serve their assigned roles including the role of an SRO. So, thank you again for coming out tonight. I appreciate your concerns. I appreciate your comments, but this is what happened and that is the best decision we can make, so thank you. Council President Schutt stated, thank you everyone for your comments. We appreciate it. Department Head Reports: Diane Wolgamuth (Administration) —Thank you Council President. I just have two quick items. I wanted to update Council on the Aintree Park Sidewalk Project. We had identified 132 blocks that were considered the homeowner's responsibility and of those blocks we have received payment for 83, so the project will move forward and more than half of the people are participating in the program. Tom advises that the contractor intends to begin the project in early November. The other thing is Citizen's Advisory is meeting next Monday, October 24th. Rather than meeting here, we are going back to our annual meeting at the Historical House, so we will be there at 7:00 p.m. next Monday night. That's all I have. Thank you. Council President Schutt stated, thank you, Ms. Wolgamuth. Daniel Russell (Building) — Thank you, Council President. I will be reporting on the past BZA, Planning and Zoning Commission and ARB meetings that we had in the past month. On September 20th, we had a BZA meeting for a variance to widen a driveway on Norman Lane. It was approved at that meeting. The second meeting was on October 3`d with Planning and Zoning Commission. We had two proposals, one for the Center Elementary School addition and the second