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,Counci.l Minutes of 1/7/86 -5- LEGISLATION (cont'd): Ordinance No. 86-4 introduced by Mr. Wilamosky was given its first reading. An ordinance establishing rates of compensation for various adminisCrative and legislative personnel, and declaring an emergency. Referred to Finance Comm~ittee. Ordiaance No. 86-5 introduced by Mr. Wilamosky was given its first reading. An ordinance establishing the compensation to be paid to all hourly employees em- ployed by the North Olmsted Municipal Bus Line, and declaring an emergency. Re- ferred to Finance Committee. Miscellaneous business: Mr. Wilamosky stated his concern with Mayor Petrigac's decision to combine the Safety and Service Departments under one director. Also, questioned her appointment of a clerk in the Engineering Department because it violated the Civil Service regulations. Requested the Law Director to comment on these actions with respect to their legality. Mayor Petrigac stated that she clearly understood that she could not combine the Service and Safety Departments under one director without a charter amendment. She was simply going to try out such a combination to see. if it would be a workable arrangement; the newly appointed Director of Service, for an interim period only, was going to take on both responsibilities just to see if it would be feasible. Secondly, Mayor Petrigac had talked with the secretary of the Civil Service Commission and only appointed a clerk to the Engineering Department when she was told that there was no one on the waiting list and the Civil Service Commission could not offer anyone to fill this position. When Civil Service Commission holds their next tests, the new clerk will take the test at that time. If no test is given within two years after her hiring, the new clerk would then be "grand- fathered" into the position. Law Director Gareau stated he would give an overview on the combining of the Service and Safety Departments tonight and then formalize it with a written legal opinion. Mr. Gareau stated that the charter specifically pxovide .. under Article V, Section 1, that there will be five specific departments and not even Council can combine or eliminate any of these departments. If Council can't do it, no one else can do it. Secondly, there is a provision within the charter dealing with the Director of Public Safety and the Director of Public Service that specifically states that these individual, specific directors will not hold any other appointive office other than the office they have been appointed to. While the Mayor's attempt to combine the departments to save money is a laudable goal, Mr. Gareau is con- cerned that even a temporary transfer of the duties of one director to the other would muddy the water and the city could wind up having all kinds of problems from a standpoint of litigation. In Mr. Gareau's opinion, the Mayor should immediately look for someone to fill the other position of Safety Director and the present vacancy can be filled by her in the interim. He would not advise the Mayor at this time, nor would he advise council, to have the Service Director, even on a temporary basis, assume the duties and obligations of the Safety Director and he will put this in writing. Mr. Wilamosky moved council appoint the following members to serve on the nine Standing Committees of Council with the first named to serve as Chairman: Building, Zoning and Development Committee - Janet Saringer, Ron Tallon and Dennis Rademaker; Environmental Control Committee - Dean McKay, Tom O'Grady and Bill Lackey; Finance Commit ee - Ron Wilamosky, Janet Saringer and Ron Tallon; Intra-Governmental Relations and Legislation Committee -Bill Lackey, Ron Wila- mosky and Janet Saringer; Long Range Planning Committee - Dennis Rademaker, Dean McKay and Ron Wilamosky; Public Safety, Health and Welfare Committee - Tom O'Grady, Bill Lackey and Ron Tallon; Recreation, Public Parks and Buildings Committee - Ron Tallon, Bi11 Lackey and Dennis Rademaker; Streets and Drainage Committee - Dean McKay, Ron Wilamosky and Tom O'Grady; Transportation Committee - Dennis Rademaker, Tom O'Grady and Dean McKay; second by Mrs. Saringer, unanimously approved.