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APRil 15, 1958 MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, OHIO - - 8:15 P.M. Present were Paul J. Gareau, Mayor; Ralph A. Hazelton, President of Council; James Hinkel, Eddie Hixson, Wm. H. Kramer, Mary Alice Lynch, Bruce MacDonald, Francis O~Neill, James Wilson and Lloyd E. Barnes, Service Directory and Carl F. Haettich, Safety Director. Also present were C. J, Oviatt, Solicitor; EM. Christman, Clerk; and Everett Dean, Engineer; and Alice Dobbins, Treasurer. The minutes of April lst were read and approved as corrected. # The Service Director reported that Joe ~~islbauer, developer of Butternut Subdivision #1, donated 32 evergreens which are to be planted as a hedge on the land fill site and he recommended that a letter of thanks be sent on behalf of the City to Mr. Hozelbauer. Mr. Barnes further advised that Mr. Gillian, Trustee Chairman of Olmsted Township has indicated that he would appreciate an imritation to arty future meetings at which the sewerage problem is to be discussed. The Safety Director advised that ha had contacted Greyhound Rental Agency relative to the purchase of the rental automobile which already has 60,000 miles and the purchase price would be ~1,l~00.00. The rental of the ca.r amounts to X160.00 per month or X1,920.00 per year. Mr. Haettich contacted the City of Fairview Park and they were very cooperative in furnishing information relative to their police ears. They purchased a country-sedan for $2,650.00 and, after driving the car for one year, they re- ceived X1,700.00 which left a balance of X950.00. Total repairs on the car - tires etc. - amounted to X350.00 per car; total cost - X1,300.00. They also purchased two passenger cars for X3,980.70 or X1,980.00 each. He stated that in view of these figures the City of North Olmsted has actually been «going into the hole~~ X600.00 by renting a car. Mr. Haettich further stated that he would like to have a set-up for "uniformn uniforms; in other words, each officer would buy their uniforms in one place. In the past they bought them in different places which resulted in the uniforms being different shades of blue and only about two were ?Wade alike. Fairview has a man measure and fit the men and upon completion they are delivered. In connection with tears they also have an unusual arrangement whereby a man comes out with a portable sewing machine to repair. Returning to the discussion of the police ear, Mr. Haettich suggested that we forget entirely about the rental automobile and he recommended that we advertise for bids. He recommended that the car to be purchased be equipped with standard gear instead of the automatic transmission as it would be more satisfactory in operation and definitely more economical, not only in the inf~tial price (it would cut down the cost approximately X200.00) but also in the cost of repairs. He further requested that a four-door be considered instead of a two-door. The Safety Director then suggested that the Council consider the appointment of two men for both the Police Department and for the Fire Department. He pointed out that it is almost impossible to operate radar due to the lack of men. Further, he highly recommends the appointment of a lieutenant for the Police Department. Mr. Haettich then advised Council that there is an immediate need for a traffic light at No. 2 fire station. He referred to past instances when the heavy traffic resulted in a delay in leaving the station. Mr. Kramer pointed out that No. 1 station is also in need of a traffic light and Mr. Haettich replied that he realized this fact but, at this time, No. 2 is of primary concern. Mr. Hazelton then stated that the one item that the Council should take action on immediately was the police car, after which the other items could be considered.