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.. ~~ MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF I~RTH OLMSTID NOVENIDER 6, 1991 Present: Council President Boehmer, Council Members Bahas, Leonard, Lind, McKay, Nashar, Saringer, Tallon. Also Present: Law Director Michael Gareau, Finance Director James Burns, Clerk of Council Barbara Seman. President Boehmer called the Council meeting to order at 8:03 p.m. in Council Chambers, 5200 Dover Center Road, North Olmsted, Ohio. Members of the audience were invited to join Council in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Minutes of the meeting of October 15, 1991 were approved as written. President Boel~ner armounced that Ordinances 91-149 and 91-161 through 91-170 would be passed under suspension of the rules. In the absence of Mayor Boyle, Council President Boehmer presented a proclamation to the North Olmsted High School Key Club in observance of Key Club Week, November 11 through November 17. The Key Club provides thousands of hours of service to our schools and co~nYrnmity each year. On behalf of the North Olmsted Gomrnanity Council, Betty Wilson and Linda Holt presented a check for $500 to Town Fattlar for the North Olmsted Parks and Recreation Department to be used for the purchase of picnic tables. Mr. BoeY~ner thanked the Coa~amuiity Council for this contribution. Law Director Gareau reported: 1) On Monday, we went before afact-finder with respect to the re-opener clause in the firefighters' contract dealing with the sharing of hospitalization costs. The fact-finder will file a report within two weeks. 2) Afact-finding meeting will soon be scheduled for Police dispatchers and NOMBL. 3) Tomorrow we will hold the second negotiations session to discuss wages with the Police Department. 4) Currently working on a brief in the appeal of the school guard case which is being heard in Franklin County. 5) Also, a brief to the Supreme Court in the private detective case is being prepared. We are in receipt of an aanicus curiae brief from Brinks which does not support our viewpoint. Finance Director Burns reported: l) On tonight's agenda are Ordinances 91-162 through 91-169 which deal with the roll over of notes that are coming due on December 5. The plan we have established for the roll over and pay down of these notes is a nine-year plan. It is advantageous to roll them over instead of converting to bond at this time because interest rates on the short-term notes are approximately 5~; interest rates on bonds are approximately 6z%.