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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED NOVEMBER 15, 2011 Present: President of Council Limpert; Council Members Barker, Brossard, Mahoney, Orlowski, Schumann, Williamson Also Present: Mayor Kennedy, Director of Law Gareau, Director of Finance Copfer, Clerk of Council Gallo, Director of Planning and Development Wenger, Director of Safety and Service Thomas, and Director of Human Resources Farver Absent: Council Member Kearney President Limpert called the meeting to order at 8:00 p.m. in Council Chambers, 5200 Dover Center Road, North Olmsted, Ohio. Members of the audience were invited to join Council in the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance. The minutes of the Council meeting of November 1, 2011 were approved as written. The following legislation will be considered for passage under suspension of the rules: Second Reading -Resolution 2011-110 & Ordinance 2011-115; First Reading - Resolutions 2011-117, 2011-119, 2011-126, 2011-127 and 2011-128. REPORTS Mayor Kennedy: • On November 16, 2011 VFW Post 7647 will host the Annual Police Officer and Firefighter of the Year Award. This year, Manuel Roman, Jr. from the Police Dept. and Mark Weston from the Fire Dept. • At the last Council of Governments (COG) meeting, the West Shore Fire District Study was the topic of discussion. After nearly two years of research and discussion, the communities of the west shore were asked their position of moving forward on forming a fire district or fire authority. After careful consideration on how this would impact North Olmsted, the city has declined to be an active participant in the fire authority at this time. North Ridgeville and Lakewood have also declined while Bay Village, Westlake, Fairview Park and Rocky River will move forward. While there were a number of excellent recommendations for collaboration and consolidation between the departments, this study does not predict any initial savings for the City of North Olmsted. For this reason, the city will not actively participate in the fire authority.