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Council Minutes of 3/4/86 _3_ Mr. Wilamosky asked the Mayor what benefits she could perceive that the City of North Olmsted would derive from the 911 emergency phone system in relation- ship to the system the city now has, taking into consideration the initial expenditure of $18,000 and the $10,800 annual maintenance fee. Mayor Petrigac replied that it was her understanding that if 60~ of the county would go with the system, everyone would be included. There would possibly be three locations for phones: Clague Road, Great Northern Boulevard, Stearns Road. City could be a part of the 911 system without any equipment whatsoever. If a person picked up the phone and then fainted without giving a location, the call would go into the county and then be transferred back to the City of North Olmsted. If the city did have the equipment, and the person were unable to talk or had fainted, the location of the call would flash onto the computer immediately, Mr. Wilamosky asked that some data be prepared for council relating to problems such as those described by the Mayor in order to evaluate the expenditure of such funds. Mayor stated that a meeting was being set up for next week when the county represent- ative would come out to North Olmsted to address the administration and council and answer all questions. Mr. Wilamosky referred to the Mayor's comments with respect to the volunteer program and asked Law Director Gareau what liability, if any, the city would have in relationship to possible injury - possible workmens' compensation. Mr. Gareau stated that there would be no problem from a standpoint of workmens' compensation since the employee is not being compensated. Would assume that the city would be covered under its insurance policy for this, although at present, there is a large deductible. He pointed out that there are certain laws in the State of Ohio dealing with privacy and would assume that any filing or records that are being looked at would not be personnel related; would not involve police records or anything of this nature. Mr. Rademaker referred to polies: report .stating $200 missing sine Aivvember, 1983 and asked if the Police Department is satisf ied that that's the $200 that was in question. Mayor responded that they were. In fact, the Police, State Auditor and Prosecutor reports indicate throughout that the bookeeping pro- cedures are undesirable and need to be reevaluated; it has been an on-going problem. Mayor also responded to Mr. Rademaker's inquiry by stating that Mrs. Jack was appointed to direct the Division of Aging on January 3, 19$6. Law Director reported: 1) Filed a reply brief today, in Federal Court Case with respect to Zurawski, asking that the case be dismissed on the basis of statute of limitatons in res judicata, 2) Has received another law suit, again employee related, dealing with Barbara Faughender, former secretary to Mayor Swietyniowski. This suit is against both the City of North Olmsted and the current Mayor, Mrs. Petrigac. Basis of the litigation is a political firing as well as an alleged violation of the first amendment rights of freedom of association. Has instructed the administration to gather information and will send it on to the insurance company so they are also aware of it. They were aware of this prior to the suit being filed. Hopefully, will be hearing back from them to see what part they plan to take in this liti- gation and persumably, because there are allegations of purposeful misconduct, the Law Department will also be involved in this litigation. Finance Director Boyle reported: 1) Has. received the invoice from Rocky River Court appraising the city that $13,800 is due. It was forwarded to the Mayor, signed, and is currently being held until the permanent appropriation is passed.