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? City of North Olmsted 5200 Dover Center Road • North Olmsted, Ohio 44070-3129 Phone: (440) 777-8000 • Direct Line: (440) 716-4140 Fax: (440) 777-2345 Norman T. Musial, Mayor Sept. 5, 2002 Memo: To All of Council From: Mayor Musial K. ` Subject: Motion by Councilperson Kasler to amend Ord. No. 2002-117 to subtract $2,387, the remaining $2,387 from the Housing Council secretary's position, so it remains in the economic development fund, seconded by Gareau Jr. and passed by Council. This amendment by Kasler addresses a matter which doesn't impact the balancing of the budget for 2002 as general fund moneys are not involved. The moneys paid to the secretary of the Housing Council and Tax Incentive Review Council are derived from payment to the City of North Olmsted to the Economic Development Fund, paid by Corporations receiving tax abatement (some $9,500 per year) and at an annual abatement fee. It is noted while reviewing material for this veto that Ord. No. 99-56, part M. of Section 1 has the language "Similarly, the Mayor shall determine the work days and hours worked of the Secretary of the Housing Council and Tax Incentive Review Council." It appears that later "Rates of Compensation Ordinances, i.e. 2001-02 and 2002-59 inadvertently eliminated such language. I must rely on our law Director as to what impact such omission has on the payment of salary to said Secretary. Heretofore, we have treated payments to said Secretary as on a project basis to be paid as a lump sum annually broken up into two payments. Based on prior history, a high percentage of work has already been accomplished and therefore some if not all of the $2,387 in questioned may be encumbered. Time tracked by sa.id secretary totals roughly 290 hours for the first three months of 2002. It is suggested tha.t the payrnent goes forward as scheduled and the matter be addressed for next year and I will veto the instant proposed amendment based on this assumption. To move forward with the proposed amendment may possibly subject the City to a civil law suit for moneys earned and knowingly withheld by Council action. I hereby veto the amendment proposed by Councilperson Kasler amending Ord. No. 2002-117 to subtract $2,387, the remaining $2,387 from the Housing Council secretary's position. And that money is in eacistence, to earmark it for, as it is appropriately earmarked for economic development, seconded by Gareau Jr. and approved by Council. -*V?7 0 "Together We Can MakeA Difference!" °?- ..?,?,??s?_?_A