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-11y X, XF CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED SPECIAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MEETING CITY COUNCIL CAUCUS ROOM MINUTES — JANUARY 12, 2009 7:00 P.M. I. ROLL CALL: Chairman M. Ubaldi. called the meeting to order at 8:00 p.m. PRESENT: M. Ubaldi, and B. Hohmann ALSO PRESENT: Human Resources Director C. Farver, Public Safety Director L. Thomas, Finance Director C. Copfer, Firefighter T. Kirkpatrick, Assistant Law Director B. O'Malley, Civil Service Secretary D. Eccleston II. DISPOSITION OF MINUTES: V. NEW BUSINESS: Hearing on Appeal, to Commission, of Decision to Lay Off Assistant Fire Chief at the North Fire Department Due to Lack of Funds The Commission will hear the appeal of the layoff of the Assistant Fire Chief for the City of North Olmsted and recognizes the appointing authority, which is the Director of Public Safety for the City of North Olmsted and the [appellant], Todd Kirkpatrick. This hearing will be conducted in accordance with Ohio Rules of Evidence. The procedure will be as follows: the appointing authority carrying the burden of proof will present a rationale for the lay off of the Assistant Fire Chief; the [appellant] will have an opportunity to refute the -arguments presented by the appointing authority; finally, if it so chooses, the appointing authority may respond to any statements made by the [appellant]. Both parties may, according to their discretion, present evidence, call witnesses, make opening and closing arguments. At the conclusion, the Commission will deliberate and depending on the circumstances may have a final decision. The Director of Public Safety for the City of North Olmsted, Lisa Thomas, was sworn in by the court reporter. The City made the determination to go forward with the layoff of the Assistant Fire Chief because of the dire financial situation that the City faces in 2009 and the Safety Director referred to her memo to the Chairman of the Civil Service Commission dated January 12, 2009. The Administration was directed in the early part of 2008 to cut one million dollars out of the budget. During the midpoint of September the bottom ---- -----fe�1-1-out-of-t-lie-global-eeolioin-y-w-itli-t-l'ie-W-al-1Street bail -outer t-lie--t-iiiemployineiit-problems-f-aci-iig-t-he---------- American economy and a recession that had been in place for nearly a year. The Administration was then forced to cut another million dollars out of the budget.