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Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council <br />November 21,-2022 <br />Page 14 <br />Chief Matias replied, I missed that parade. I will have to look and see if we can get a parade <br />together. <br />Council President Schutt asked, Mr. Meyers? <br />Mr. Meyers stated, I would like to reiterate what Chief Carcioppolo said about the firefighter <br />who got killed over the weekend and offer my condolences. Anybody that works on the <br />freeway, it's a tough place, I commend both of you guys. <br />Chief Matias stated, thank you. <br />Chief Carcioppolo stated, it's hard to understand what it's like to be up there unless you have <br />been up there. It's a lot different when you are in your car instead of standing on the freeway. <br />Mr. Meyers stated, I have been there. These guys have no idea how dangerous it is. <br />Chief Carcioppolo agreed. It's a different experience when you are standing on the side of the <br />freeway where there's cars zooming by going 70. <br />Chief Matias stated, Council President, I just have one quick item. Last week we got a surprise <br />visit from Roberta Wiley. She's the widow of Officer Dave Wiley, our officer who was killed in <br />the line of duty on September 5, 1979. She brought us a little gift. I just wanted to show it to <br />everybody. She brought us a Pulitzer Prize winning photo from 1957. She said she just saw it <br />hanging in the store and thought about our department and just wanted us to have it. I thought <br />that's fantastic. Even 40 years after the loss of her husband, she still thinks about us. I wanted to <br />show everyone the picture she gave us and just acknowledge how much we appreciate her <br />thinking about us. <br />Mr. Williams asked, what is it a picture of? <br />Chief Matias replied, it's a police officer and a little boy. There's a little inscription below that <br />kind of describes it. It was taken at a parade in 1957. The officer ended up becoming the <br />Washington D.C. Chief of Police. It's a very popular photo. There's even statues at a couple of <br />courthouses around the country after the photo. I will let you take a closer look at it. Again, we <br />really appreciate her thinking about us. <br />Council President Schutt stated, absolutely. And thank you for sharing. Are there any other <br />matters to come before Council this evening? <br />Mayor Bodnar asked, Council President, I would like to ask Council for a motion to enter into <br />Executive Session relating to collective bargaining matters pursuant to Section 121.22(G)(4) of <br />the Ohio Revised Code. <br />