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:~ Council Minutes of I 1-01-2011 Director of Finance Copfer: • Two weeks a~o the July month end reports were distributed. This week, the September 30 (end of the quarter) reports will be sent out as well. • She met with the Mayor and Directors regarding next year's budget. • She and Human Resources Director Farver met with the Senior Transportation Connection regarding a contractual renewal for senior van services through NOCOP or otherwise. • They had a telecommunications audit that started earlier this year, which was conducted by Spyglass Group. While the city paid them $15,696 for their services, the city received $5,600 in tax credits and billing credits and we're saving about $4,400 per month by reducing the number of Centrex line and analog data circuits that are antiquated technology. The fee the city paid was recovered in the first 2 1/3 months. The savings over 12 months is almost $53,000 by doing this. Mark Ubanowicz, Denny Barto and Donna Murphy deserve credit because they spent hours tracking down lines, looking at bills and reviewing alternative solutions. Gareau publicly commended Copfer on her work on this project. Councilman Barker, Chairman of the Finance Committee: The Finance Committee met Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. Present were committee members Barker, Schumann and Kearney; Council President Limpert; Council members Brossard, Orlowski, Mahoney and Williamson; Finance Director Copfer and Safety/Service Director Thomas. • Discussed first was Ordinance 2011-107 which is an Ordinance to make and transfer appropriations for current expenses and other expenditures for the City of North Olmsted for the year ending December 31, 2011, and declaring an emergency, as amended. The committee voted 3-0 to recommend approval of Ordinance 2011-107 with the amendment. Councilman Barker made a motion to amend Ordinance 2011-107 the addition of four different areas of transferring $1,000 to Fire for equipment repair, $1,000 to Building for evening inspections for which the city will get reimbursed, $1,000 to Springvale for greens repair and $3,000 for a change order for the Recreation Center roof. The motion was seconded by Councilman Schumann and passed unanimously. Ordinance 2011-107 approved. • Discussed next was Ordinance 2011-108 which is an Ordinance amending Section 141.99 of Chapter 141 of the Administrative Code entitled "Department of Public Service" in order to create the position of Assistant Superintendent Maintenance in the Division of Wastewater, and declaring an emergency. The title read at the meeting of October 18, 2011 did not have the "part time/seasonal help" as part of the title. So, the title should read an Ordinance amending Section 141.99 of Chapter 141 of the Administrative Code entitled "Department of Public Service" in order to create the position of Assistant Superintendent Maintenance and part 3