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a Cauncil Minutes ef 2/2/82 _2_ 3) Has received a campla:tnt from the Equal Emplayment Oppo ._ iadi..cating thp-.t the City, by advertiaing an age ceiling for policemen and fireuen, i8 guilty of discriminatory pxactiaes. Law Director has instructed the Secretary of the Civi1 Service Commission to elimir.ate tha age ceiZing. Safety Director Petre reported: 1) The wartiing aigns for the sale of cigarettes snd tobacca pxoducts to minors wi,11 be readyi for distributiaa ta rerail etores tomorrow. Based on a recent suwey of storee selling cigarette prvducts, e3ther by uL-Ac,taine or over the counter, has compiled s list of alightlq over 100 sueh places. Distrfbutian will take place over the next fea week.s. Hopea the I.egislative Committee will agsin consider this legialation. Does not fe+tl that these signe ehould be dfstributed to the merchants, at no cost to them. Hopea the legislation could be amended so that new merchants, or merchants who lose their signs, wou1d hstve to conde in and purchase the signs from the City. 2) North Olmsted Recreation Complex wi11 be hoating approximately 30 hockey tesms from around the State of Qhio in the StaCe Finais during the weekend of March Sth, 6th, and 7th. Fee3s certain the merchants and retaflers wi11 enjoy the additiansl businees geaerated by this event. Mrs. Saringer, Chairrnan Intra-Gmrernmental Relations and Legielative Committee re- ported: 1) Comittee met January 27th with Mrs. Sas~lager and Mr. Wiiamootcq present; Mr. Bierman abaent. Committee discuaaffid the reappoiutment of John Ramaao to the Landmarlcs Commissioa; teria expired Decemher 31, 1981. Mrs. Sasiager m,oved Cauncil approve the r4appointment of Mr. John Romsno to the LaticfimaY'ks CommiBgiott' seeonded bq Mr. Woerpel, unsnimausly approved. 2) Committee discuesed Ordinance No. $1-136, establishffient of Ethica Caxniseian; re- viewed the ordinance and Mr. Woerpel's proposed amendments. Tn regard to including unethical caaduct in the title, had a difficult time com3ng up w#Eh the cri.tesris tha*_. liats unethieal CdAt111Ct and in reviewing the Codified Ordinsnces, felt that Sectisan 107.10 and 107.13 dealt with this. Committee amended the ordinamce: Sect3on (a), deleting "the L'hief of Police" and inserting "Safety Director" aad also "that a Chatrman shail be chosen by the Members of that Commission". 5ection (b) wa$ amended to incluc3e "mesmber of any duly cotstitutecl cqmmi.ttee or coyami"i,on" and that "said comnnission ahall maet witlxin sevetttq-two hc>ure of a charge af conflict of interest having been macte in writing and pisced befare the Chairman of the Commiseioa" . Committee dtd aot agree wifih adding a new eubsection xequiring a disclasure stateaent. Committee a1so discussed 3ectionn 141»12, Couflict of Znterest, in the Cact,ified Ordin- ances ax?d wi11 be askimg for legislak3on to amend, same. 2) Committee openesd the bids far the racodificatioa as submitted bq Waiter Drane and Juatiuian Company. Will d3:scuse this st the next meeting. Mrs. Petrigac, Chairman Long Range F1anniAg Committee reported: 1) Committee met briefZy thia evening ta think about reccxa?mendations to be made ta Council as to the directican that should be taken in the event that Coe School should be auetionod again. The Mayor did not hav+e a certified check for $14,000 or caah in tkat amount on his person at tihe cloae of the bidding; this was very explicit in the terrms of bid+d3ng. Since the Mayor requested the aurhoritq to bid, was granCed permission, and then did not do so, Committee recammeade the €ollowing options for Council's consi.deration: (a) repeal (#rdinaaae No. $2-7 and not bid on Coe School at all; (b) chang+e tte ameunt the Mayor was authorized ta bid; (c) Council to let anly three people knaw the amount authortzed to be bid, sur.h ae the F3neace Dfreetor, Chairntan af Pinauce Cc?mmittee, 0 and (hairman af Long Ran$e Planning Corm3ttoe; 1etting the Maqor Itncw the amaunt right before biddiag; (d) gutharrixe eaother pereon to bid for the City, such as the Law Director. Committee will be meeting again to discuss the ahove auggestions. Ang input from Council will be welcome as we11 as their attendance at the next Lcmg Range Planning Committee Meeting. 2) On behalf af Committee, has sent a 1etter to all the Commiseions asking for their ideas and su$gestiana.