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Council Minutes of 02-16-10 • She attended a Health Care Committee meeting on February 10. They learned about HSA's and other ways that they can recommend to contain increases to health care costs. They are going to start to make recommendations and obtain prices and savings to the city so they can make recommendations to the Administration for approval of changes. • She attended a R.I.T.A. meeting regarding changes to local income taxes and state oversight. They discussed changes to the R.I.T.A. processes with their new collection system. • She attended a Mayors and Managers Association today with Jane Leaver on the County Land Bank to hear how it works and what it can do for North Olmsted. Mayor Bobst from Rocky River arranged to have the West Shore Council of Governments, Mayors, Finance Directors, Planners, and Building Departments have a future meeting where the Land Bank and County organizations can present information on what might be best and help housing stock and foreclosure issues and utilize them in the best way. Councilman Mahoney, Chairman of the Public Safety, Heath and Welfare Committee: The Public Safety, Health and Welfare Committee met Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 7:45 p.m. Present were committee members Mahoney, Kearney and Williamson; all of Council; the Mayor and Law Director Gareau. • Ordinance 2010-20 is an Ordinance amending Section 1701.27 of the Fire Prevention Code in order to create an additional exemption to monetary charges assessed for false fire alarms and to authorize the Director of Public Safety to grant or deny an exemption upon request. Law Director Gareau presented the position of the Administration and related that upon taking his office, he noticed that there were several false fire alarm calls that were placed in his department for some type of determination. He then contacted the Administration and indicated that there might be a change that would be warranted in the process of granting or denying an exemption for a false fire alarm. He indicated that the proposed change, which is now 2010-20, would provide flexibility for when charges would be assessed for a false fire alarm and that there would be a change from the Fire Chief to the Safety Director to determine whether or not an assessment for the false fire alarm would be charged. Several comments were made by other committee members and Council members. Councilman Mahoney made a motion to recommend approval of 2010-20. The motion was seconded by Councilman Kearney, and passed 3-0. This matter was placed on for second reading for this evening. Councilwoman Williamson, Chairwoman of the Intra-Governmental Relations Committee: The Intra-Governmental Relations Committee met on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 8:01 p.m. Present were Committee Members Williamson, Jones, and Mahoney, along with 4