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Council Minutes of 3-15-77 -4- tions on liquor "licenses ,and when he makes recommendations on lighting in the City Mr. Fairfield has a feeling that people ~.n the community might get the idea that he has spettidl interests because he works at C.E.Z.; used to own part of a bar in the comity and now works in a bar, and Mr. Fairfield questions the propriety of Council. Mr. Fairfield stated he does not question Mr. Boehmer's honesty or integrity in this matter but does question today in golitics xith what is happening that Members of this Coiatee, Meyers of Co~tcil, Members of the Commissions can sit on certain commf.ttees and be suspect from some of the citizens in this community of have same interest. Mr. Fairfield thinks it would be wise of Council at this time to set up a Council Committee for Ethics to study this matter. Thinks it is a concern of all in light of what is happening is politics and means this as no reflection oa Mr. Boehmer. Mr. Fairfield stated he has heard comments from people to this effect; have heard comments of people sitting on Commissions that have an interest in this community that loan money to contractors and Mr. Fairfield thinks there is a conflict of interest in that area too. Feels before it is brought to Covncil by some member of the audience thinks it is time to take action ourselves. Mr. West stated in the interest of the audience they ought to know and understand that we do in fact have a conflict of interest ordinance drawn up by the Law Department to which all of Cotmcil, etc. are supposed to adhere and if anybody feels that we are not adhereing to it there are penalities in it and they ought to bring it up on a specific charge. President Pro Tem Saringer stated Council will continue with Committee Reperts. Mr. Wilamosky, Chairman Finance Committee, reported Committee met and discussed following: 1) authorie:ieg the Service Director to advertise for bids for gas and oil - current contract ea~-ires is May and will request legislation under lbw Business; 2) discussed Ord. No. 77-42 which is the appropriation ordinance for 1977. Mayor Christman, the Chief of Police and Fin~mce Coasa.ttee discussed the appropriations for the Police Department. It is the Coaaaittee's recomosndation that a sum of $11,600 be added to the existing sua~ in line item 'Clerical awl Dispatchers'. This would provide for two addital fulltise clerks, thus relieving the police officers of most of the clerical r ibilfties which take time, etc. and as a Committee would like to see the policemen on the streets and not perf'oing clerical responsibilities. Mr. ~tila~asky will move on behalf of Finance Committee to amend Ord. No. 77-42 prior to its second reading; 3) discussed Ord. No. 77-41 which sets the sanitary sewer rate and the majority of the Finance Comml,tss recommends Ord. No. 77-41; 4) Ord. No. 77-46 was a~ discussed and the Committee as a whole has no objections; 5) Ord. No. 77-47 was reviewed and Coamittee has no objections; 6) Ord. No. 77-4$ was reviewed aad Committee has no objections; 7) Committee discussed Mrs. Saringer's recommendations on the streets as stated in her report and Mr. Wilaa~osky believes that Mrs. Saringer will upon immediate receipt of a reco lion frQ,a the .Engineering Department reevaluate and will take some action on placing the street priority as she indicated earlier in her report. Mrs. Sharpe, Chairman Building; Zoning & Development Committee, scheduled a B.Z.&D. Committee meeting on March 24, 1977, 7:30 P.M., City Hail. Letters, Communications: Clerk informed Council she had received letter and petitions €rom Mr. Thomas Gerity and Mr. Leonard Klucar, Chairmen Decker Rd. and Southern Ave. Committee which has been sent on to Gor~€ci1 Members with respect to sublot 546 on the north- west corner. to Decker Rd. attd Southern Avenue.