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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED FEBRUARY 20, 1990 Present: President James Boehmer, Councilmen McKay, Nashar, O'Grady, Saringer, Tallon. Also present: Mayor Edward Boyle, Law Director Michael Gareau, Finance Director James Burns, Clerk of Council Florence Campbell. Absent: Councilmen Bahas and Leonard. Meeting was called to order by President Boehmer at 8:00 P.M., in Council Chambers, 5200 Dover Center Road, North Olmsted, Ohio. Members of the audience were invited to join Members of Council in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Minutes of the Council Meeting of February 6, 1990, were approved. As part of the Ladies Auxiliary's Americanism Program, Members of the Ladies Auxiliary, VFW Post 7647, presented two American flags to the City of North Olmsted, to be flown at Coe Cemetery and Butternut Ridge Cemetery. Both flags were flown over the Capital Building in Washington in honor of North Olmsted veterans. President Boehmer expressed appreciation for this patriotic gift and accepted the flags on behalf of the administration and council. The following members of WEBLO Pack 630 from St. Brendan's Church were recog- nized by the administration and council: Mike Riley, Danny Warner, Steven Glick, Andy Votaw, Peter Sastakowski, Philip Plantner, as well as Den Leaders John Zimmer and Jim Plantner. President Boehmer announced that Ordinance No. 90-6 had been removed from this evening's agenda and that Ordinance Nos. 90-16, 90-18 and 90-19 had been added. Mayor Boyle reported: 1) He will be attending a public hearing on March 15, 1990, at 2 P.M., at the State Office Building, 615 Superior NW, sponsored by the Regional Transit Authority, with respect to grant applicatians. One of the grant applications to be discussed is a $430,000 grant for a "park-and-ride" in North Olmsted. Will keep council informed. 2) Results of the Police Sergeant's test will be released soon and the new sergeant sworn in directly. Results of the Police Chief's test will be known in approximately four weeks. A partial disability retirement was granted to another police officer today; this brings a total of nine officers who must be hired this year. 3) Workmens' comp rates for 1990 have risen from $1.28 per $100 to $3.14 per $100, which will cost North Olmsted approximately $200,000 in additional workmens comp premiums during 1990. More than the money, these facts point out some dangerous conditions faced by some city employees. With this in mind, Service Director Bohlmann is reviewing safety equipment and including it in the 1990 appropriations. He is also instituting some new saf ety standards and work policies within the Service Department to help reduce possible injuries. This action will reduce overtime necessitated by loss of personnel but the over-all workers' comp rate is determined by an average cost of claims. Personnel Director Wilamosky is implementing the following: a) claimants will be required to submit to ,, . __