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Council Minutes of b/17/8.6 _3_ Mr. O'Grady, Chairman Public Safety, Health and Welfare Committee reported: '' 1) Would remind everyone that the city does have an ordinance prohibiting f ire- works, specifically stating "no person shall possess for sale any fireworks as defined within the municipality"; "no 'person shall discharge, .ignite or explode any fireworks". Persons selling fireworks can be found guilty of a misdemeanor in the third degree which is punishable by 60 days in jail or a $500.00 fine; persons exploding fireworks can be found guilty of a minor misdemeanor which is punishable by a $100 fine. Would like the news media to bring this before the public. 2) Has been receiving a number of complaints of people placing their garbage out long before their pickup day. Would remind everyone that the city ordinance states "garbage is to be placed out no earlier than upon the evening preceeding collection and receptacles must be removed by 10 P.M. the following day". This can be punishable as a minor misdemeanor with a fine of $100 and each day can be constituted as a separate offense. 3) At the last council meeting, Mr. McKay asked if the turn signals could be synchronized throughout the city. Chief Marsh and Captain Krynak advised that the traffic controllers can be programmed to give either a leading or lagging arrow however each intersection is unique in all respects and in order to maintain the best flow of traffic, some will require a leading arrow and some will require a lagging arrow. New signalization will have the capability of not going to an arrow at all unless there is someone in the left turn lane. Mr. Wilamosky, Chairman Finance Committee reported: 1) Finance Committee met on June 13th with all committee members in attendance as well as Mayor Petrigac, President Woerpel, Director of Finance, Director of Budget and Management and Councilman McKay. Committee discussed Ordinance No. 86-47, the sale of $100,000 notes to pay off. the cost of the Lorain Road improvements. This is merely a roll-over of previous notes. Committee has. no objection; will be asking for suspension of rule requiring three readings. since the note is maturing July 17th and passage of the ordinance tonight will provide time to handle the paper work. 2) Committee also discussed Ordinance No. 86-45 regarding an Admissions Tax. The administration did not have a lot of information so it was not discussed in length. In caucus this evening, it was determined. that council would like the administration to put together more information with respect to what this potential tax might generate, along with what expenses might be incurred. 3) Ordinance No. 86-46, appropriating additional revenues for various line items, was also discussed. The total additional appropriation comes to $251,000, pri- marily generated from anticipated increases in revenues from various sources. This $251,000 includes line items such as an additional-$10,000 into a new line item entitled, "Service Department Miscellaneous", which would cover costs for contract weed cutting and other truly miscellaneous items that might arise. Committee is also recommending an additional $1,000 to the line item, "Mayor's Organization and Travel". $90,000 will cover cost of over-time and summer help; $100,000 for street materials. Committee is trying to get a little better picture of the overall requirements for Service Department wages. Would ask the administration for a little more detail information in the salary requirements of administrative personnel as well as supervisory personnel; number of existing full- time employees and specific job classifications; anticipated costs for these job classifications and projections of wage requirements for present personnel as well as an estimate of current over-time requirements for fiscal '86 and require- ments for summer help. Committee has no objection to Ordinance No. 86-46 and is recommending adoption. 4) Committee also discussed Ordinance No. 86-42 which establishes the compensation for non-sworn personnel of the Police Department and has no objection. 5) The committee has no objection to Ordinance No. 86-36 which reflects a 5-1/2~ increase for all positions filled prior to December 31, 1985. The one item to be changed is on Page Three, Section 5, Clerk of Council, Xange should read, "$14,000 to $20,000 annually".