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Council Minutes of 10/17/89 -4- 2) Committee also discussed Ordinance No. 89-3, which permits the West Shore Council of Governments to establish the West Shore Solid Waste Committee and recommends passage of same. 3) West Shore Solid Waste Committee met on October 11th and viewed a presenta- tion of a type of furnace called, "Plasma Torch". This furnace burns at 24,000°F and will incinerate almost everything placed in it. All that is left is a glass-like lava rock which can be crushed and used as gravel on roads. It would take six to nine months to get such a project going and eighteen to twenty-four months to complete. Cost of the furnace and building would be twenty to twenty-five million dollars. Furnace manufacturers prefer to own the facility itself and contract out for the burning of solid waste at $40 per ton. Furnace burns approximately two to three tons per hour depending on the number of burners installed. Manufacturers would like a contract from each of the six West Shore Cities for approximately seven to nine years. There is no smoke and it seems like an. efficient way to get rid of solid waste. At $40 per ton, it is quite expensive at this time, however, in the next four to five years, it may not cost so much with the-new regulations being set down by EPA. Mr. Wilamosky, Chairman Finance Committee reported: 1) Finance Committee met on October 10th with Directors Boyle, Cunningham and Becker in attendance as well as Councilman O'Grady. Committee discussed the need to adjust the hospitalization benefits for non-bargaining personnel. Ordinance No. 89-84 basically reflects the committee's recommendations and provides for hospitali- zation coverage to be paid by the City of North Olmsted for non-bargaining unit personnel providing such coverage does not exceed 157 in increases. Should the cost increase by 157 from the previous year, the employee would be required to pay the difference. Committee has no objection and will ask for suspension of rule requiring three readings this evening to bring the non-bargaining unit personnel on track with other city employees. 2) Director Cunningham advised the committee that the city has currently appropriated $9,276,444 - projection is $9,318,000. Some areas like the income tax are pretty much on track. He has projected $4,197,000 in income tax and an additional $30,000 over. and above what was budgeted in the area of interest earnings due to sound. investments. 3) Committee also reviewed Ordinance No. 89-82 which provides for a number of transfers per the administration's recommendations. Director Cunningham also brought to committee's attention a list of an additional eighteen items, in the amount of $131,000, which were not included. Committee would like to look at the balance of appropriations to determine if there were any line items that could be reduced because all of the items discussed with Director Cunningham were to increase line items with the exception of a line item in the amount of $25,000 - Solid Waste Disposal Tine item. Mr. Wilamosky moved to amend Ordin- ance No. 89-82 as follows: $25,000 be transferred from Solid Waste Disposal and General Clerical be reduced by $.150; that Ordinance No. 89-82 show the following increases: Civil Service, Other - $3,200; Mayor's Organization and Travel - $150; Building Department Over-time - $500; Engineering Department Over-time - $1,000; Service Department General Fund Gas and Oil - $15,000; Street Repair Material General Fund - $15,000; Street Repair Material General Fund - $10,700 and Service Department Equipment Purchase - $5,000 for purchase of a salt insert, second by Mr. Bohlmann, unanimously approved. Ordinance No, 89-82 amended and placed on second reading this evening as amended. 4) Finance Committee will continue to review the balance sheet to determine if there are any other areas for deductions as well as to consider the other items where Director Cunningham has requested additional funds be appropriated.