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Council Minutes of 10/7/86 _3_ Referring back to the Mayor's report, Mr. Wilamosky asked if his understanding was correct: that Superintendent Pe inert indicated that the school system would be willing to pay $31,155 to provide school crossing guards for the safety of the children attending public schools but not for parochial school children. Mayor Petrigac stated that Superintendent Pe inert does not make the decision with respect to any funding; the school board does. The administration will write to the school board and it can be considered. at the school board meeting on Monday. Mr. Wilamosky asked if the school board currently provides transportation for parochial elementary students; Mayor stated "yes", by state law, they are required to make transportation available to parochial schools, however, one of the parochial schools, by choice, does not avail itself of this service. Mr. Wilamosky asked if the administration intended to propose to Mr. Pe inert that they cover the $31,155 to provide safe access, via crossing guards, for public schools and not provide for parochial schools.. Mayor responded "no", she merely pointed out the percentage that goes to public schools; does not know what the school board will determine however, the feeling was that they probably would not pay for the school guards at the parochial schools; it is the administration's intent to present the school board with the $31,155 part of the budget. Mr. Lackey asked if four hours per day was needed; are they needed longer than that; has any study been .done recently to determine this. Mayor stated that she did not know if a recent study had been made, however she feels they are not needed for a longer length of time. She also feels that for the amount of money they are paid, they probably would not even take the job for just an hour or so. Mr. Rademaker then asked if the school board does pick up the cost for the public school guards, is the Mayor proposing that the city would pick up the cost for the parochial school guards. Mayor Petrigac said she could ask that the school board pick up the total package but she would like to have an alternate plan. She could ask the parochial schools to pick up their part but would like a re- sponse from council as to what direction the administration should go. Mr. Wilamosky stated that the school board does provide busing for both public and parochial school and he feels they. should also provide school crossing guards for both public and parochial school children; this should not be a segregated issue . Finance Director Boyle reported: 1) The Ohio Senate will be meeting after Election Day for approximately two weeks. One of the bills they will be discussing is House Bill 706 which is presently in a subcommittee of the senate. This bill relates to the Public Employees Retirement System. The House version would make an early retirement policy mandatory and. the city would have to provide for and fund it. Being mandatory, it would be extremely expensive, not just to North Olmsted but to any city. The Senate version would make it optional.. This issue will be debated around November 4th and will probably be voted on November 13th. It could be quite costly. City has quite a few employees within five years of retirement and that's basically who it affects. The bill would give them the ability to buy five additional years and city would end up with part of that cost. 2) The federal senate has introduced a bill that would make it mandatory .for the city to withhold and match Medicare payments as of May 1st, 1987. That would be approximately 1.437 - the percentage for new employees right now. This would be for any employee of the city and could be quite costly. The bill has gone to the House; the House version is not quite as strict but there is only about a 50/50 chance of the House version succeeding. 3) Director Cunningham and Direc-tor $oyle wi~.l be meeting with the Budget Commission on October 23rd at ten .o'clock to review .the budget passed by council in July. ~~3~ , _._,.. .