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'• Special Council Meeting Sa14-74 -3- need to become registered in the State of Qhio or any other State. Mayor Christman detailed the extensive cork background of Mr. Childs in all facets of engineering and his adffiniatrative qualifications. Metyor feels Mr. Childs can be an asset to the City. Did have an Acting City Engimar+er in the poet sad on the assumption this could be dotae again until 1~. Childs cceid receive his registration, he was app®rinted. The M~ryor would hate to lose hin. M~ror stated he cannot serve in this position. Mtt~yc-r t'~risttera~n xequated Ca~rtt-cil cotaESider legislation that would anted the orstattiotasi chart of the S~~.t~set~ng Dept. that would germit Mr. Childs to saxve is a capacity as an Assist lengitemer in the Department headed by the Ssrres biraator, until such ti~te as we do hear on the results of his exatd:Ratioa. t~jor Christtttem detailed t~ two ways examination and registration. in the State of Asio cats be accott~lished. Mayor Christman stated if Mr. Childs deter not pass the exarination -then is a different type of situation altogether.. Ma~ror Christerrsn xer;wsted Coumcil not to lase the ability of a trtan who has accoatplished tten -feels Mr. gilder can be of material benefit to the City in mteQy areas. His drlixd day on job, Mr. Childs had a recomt~ndation on the att~er to a probLat that had bit hangi~ firs for aiac months. Because of Mr. Childs' kt~vledgt of burt~rrs devs3~aped at pASA, he hoe saga finite ideas that have been well received by E>arginadera P~.oyd Browne atrul tt~r gitwtpr+r+ people as to how to burn the odor that is creating problaats. Mayor Chrsttttaps thinks if it is at ail possible to keep this men with the City until it is deteratined whether he does have registration, it would be a definite benefit to the Cite. Mr. Wilatnosky stated the qu~sstioa here tonight is certainly not Mr. Childs' experience and his work bacdcgxo~d. The question berg is violation of the Charter. He agrees with the Mayor that Mr. Childs has exta~ivae work background and thinks Mr. Childs could certainly benefit the City. Mr. ~tilatrtasky stated we first must consider the Charter that elected officials axe swam to uphold. Mr. Wilamosky suggested that until such time ere Mr. Gilds receives registration the Mayor consider, as provided far in Chapter 141.13. employing an sagsr<eer3.n8 service, and asked the Mayor what he plans to do to rectifq and tcenrolve this problem. Mayor Christman stated the City has been without a profaessiotaal engineer slues January 1st and does not feel the City has jeopatcditced its position in say way. There are competent people to do the routine work in the Engineering Dept. If the need for a professional engineer or an e~orgineering consultant Mould come up the Mayor would recommend that one be hired. Mayor Christttran asked if Mr. Wilamosky feels there is a need at this time for a Consultant in auq of the engineering works in the Department as it is going. Mr. Wilamoskq stated in his ward as throughout the City there are nuseraus water problems -drainage problet+ea. He feels this would alleviate au7r future legal ramifications that the City may ~coutater due to the fact that the hand of the Engineering Dept. is not registered with the date of Ohio. That is his concern. Mayor Christman cotntaeuted there are times when City has used Floyd Broads to advise in areas where it was felt was needed; and dose not belie~re a bill was submitted for these additional services because they have been working with the City at the Treatment Plant. Mr. Wilatnosky asked Mayor Christttta~c- if he will ask Mr. Childs to resign frost the first post. Mayor Chrlsta-sa stated he already has. Mayor Christman further