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Council Minutes of 11/17/92 Township is required to go before the County Planning Co~.i.ssion for approval. This then involves the County Sanitary Engineer who can approve if it is within the limits of our contract with the Township. At that point, it comes to North Olmsted for approval. If we do not have the capacity, we will stop the proposal. In the past, we have had a tap-in ban on the Township. We have rerregatiated with them on limits as recently as this summer. At this time, it is not known whether we have the capacity for this within the contract. or whether the capacity is available within the transmission lines. On the brighter side, it is interesting to note that four years ago nobody wanted to use our sewers . The work on our sewers is being recognized. We have not improved to the point where we can acco~anodate all requests; everyone will have to follow the law aril the contract. When we identify the amount of capacity available, then it will be on a first- come first-served basis. Law Director Gareau reported: 1) Along with Mayor Boyle and Finance Director Burns, traveled to New York to make presentations to Moody' s aryd two insurance companies with respect to the bond issues that are being sold later this month. Hopefully, we should know very soon if our current A-1 bond rating will be upheld. 2) Will attend a conference in the Court of Appeals next week on the Smith fire- fighter case. The city won in the Supreme Court and it was remanded to the Court of Appeals for further findings consistent with the city's vacation policy for part-time employees. 3) We have received another false arrest lawsuit. This case has to do with an arrest made as a result of a domestic violence complaint. The city has govern- mental ~~m~ty is these cases, but the Police officers. do not. As reported at the last meeting, the city had been dismissed out of another false arrest case. Since that time, the Police officer has also been dismissed aut of that case. Finance Director Burns reported: 1) Before Council today is Resolution 92-164 which accepts the real estate tax rates for the county for the coming year 1993. It includes the basic 11.1 mill .7 mills for the recreation levy, and 1.4 of the 3 mills allowed for the sewer debt levy for a total of 13.2 mills. The rate for 1992 was 13.3; however, the sewer debt millage has been dropped from 1.5 to 1.4 mills. 2) Resolution 92-169 requests authorization for RITA to deduct court and related costs fran the disbursement of taxes that are made to North Olmsted. The city has been able to get an allocation of civil cases with the Rocky River Municipal court, and delinquent tax payers will be systematically submitted based on the dollar amount owed. 3) Has been in contact with the Postmaster of North Olmsted who is being very cooperative arxi supportive in the effort to make sure that all postal employees file proper income tax returns with the city. One postal employee has made an appointment to come in and settle up with the city. 4) As reported by Mr. Gateau, the city is trying to maintain our A-1 band. rating. Moody's has looked at our financial numbers and seen that we basically have spent down our funds and do not have significant carryovers--which they like to see. In the presentations, it was explained that this has occurred because of the city's efforts to cure the flooding problems and to fix the streets which were 3