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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED JANUARY 2, 1985 Present: President James Boehmer, Councilmen Bierman, O'Grady, Petrigac, Rademaker, Saringer, Tallon, Iailamosky. Also present: Mayor Robert Swietyniowski, Law Director Michael Gareau, Finance Director Edward Boyle, Clerk of Council Florence Campbell. Meeting was called to order by President Boehmer at 8:10 P.M., in Council Chambers, 5200 Dover Center Road. Members of the audience were invited to join Members of Council in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. Minutes of the Council Meeting of December 18, 1984, were approved. President Boehmer announced that Ordinance No. 84-127 had been renumbered to read "85-2". Also, Resolution No. 85-1, commending the public service of Chief Taylor, and Ordinance No. 85-3, North Olmsted Municipal Bus Line wages, had been added to tonight's agenda. Mayor Swietyniowski reported: 1) Several new officers have been sworn in at the Police Department: Lieutenant Robert Krynak sworn in as Captain; Sergeant Thomas Weston sworn in as Lieutenant and Patrolman George Ruple sworn in as Sergeant. Also, Captain Thomas Marsh has been appointed Acting Police Chief until the Civil Service test can be given, probably the end of February or early in March. 2) The Service Department has started a second and third shift, as of today, and extending to April 15, 1985. The two extra shifts will cover from 11 P.M. to 7:30 A.M. and from 3 P.M. to 11:30 P.M., ]Konday through Friday. There will be two men on each shift who will be available to start salting city streets quickly in the event of early snowfalls. Law Director Gareau reported: 1) A pre-trial was held with respect to the Romp Re- zoning Case; attempts to resolve the issues through some of the residents were un- successful; trial date has been set for May 20, 1985. 2) City has been served with a summons in a new case, State Farm versus the City of North Olmsted; basically a replevin case. North Olmsted Police Department has taken possession of a stolen vehicle, the chassis of which had been taken from one vehicle and added to the body of another vehicle. State Farm, owner of the bottom part, wants the whole car back and has been refused by the North Olmsted Police Department. Law Director will let the courts decide the proper action to be taken. Finance Director Boyle reported: 1) Last year, advised that due to a change in law on tangible personal property, the City would not receive the same amount that was in the original amended certificate but that the State of Ohio would reimburse, by the end of 1984 or the beginning of 1985, 82% of the difference - the first $10,000 of tangible personal property being exempt from taxation. The Ohio Senate passed Bill No. 334 during December and changed this. The State of Ohio will reimburse bV',/A.i, Yl;t^M!Fek'd!R~~4irw^ 4