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Council Minutes of 04-19-2011 Ordinance 2011-38 introduced by Mayor Kennedy was given its third reading. An Ordinance providing for the issuance and sale of $202,000 of Notes, in anticipation of the issuance of Bonds, to provide funds to pay costs of improving the City's Recreation Center by acquiring and installing new heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment and providing related piping, ductwork and wiring improvements, together with all necessary appurtenances and work incidental thereto. Councilman Barker moved for adoption. The motion was seconded by Councilman Schumann and passed unanimously. Ordinance 2011-38 adopted. Ordinance 2011-33 introduced by Mayor Kennedy was given its second reading. An Ordinance amending and restating Section 957.01 of Chapter 957 (Alcoholic Beverages on Public Grounds) of the Codified Ordinances of the City of North Olmsted in order to establish a revised system for future approvals of one-time alcohol sales and consumption in the Community Cabin, as amended. Ordinance 2011-39 introduced by Mayor Kennedy was given its second reading. An Ordinance establishing rates of compensation for various administrative and legislative personnel for the year 2011 and to provide for the new positions of Help Desk Coordinator in the Division of Information Technology and Administrative Assistant in the Division of Fire; and otherwise restate the compensation rate ranges and descriptions for various administrative and legislative personnel for the year 2011, and declaring an emergency. Councilman Barker made a motion to suspend the rule requiring three readings. The motion was seconded by Councilman Schumann and passed unanimously. Councilman Barker moved for adoption. The motion was seconded by Councilman Schumann. Roll Call: Barker, yes with comment. This legislation is for the purpose of hiring 2 people. My vote is yes. Roll Call continued: Schumann, yes; Orlowski, no with comment. With all the employees giving back through reductions in wages, furlough days, reduced negotiated benefits and no raises, I cannot in good conscience vote for this Ordinance. This does not mean that I believe these departments or any other departments are not in need of additional personnel and help. I just have a hard time identifying which departments are in the greatest need. Roll Call continued: Mahoney, yes with comment. I tend to agree with Mr. Orlowski but for reasons that I'll later state. First, I have made public and private requests for the hiring of a police officer. What we have going on in our Police Dept. is that one officer is retiring and we are replacing him in terms of our staffing levels. Chief Wozniak is retiring as well. While we are filling the position of Police Chief, we are apparently not filling that particular spot so we are losing another police officer to attrition or retirement. I would echo Mr. Orlowski's sentiment while I understand there is a need in the IT Dept. for a Help Desk Coordinator/Administrative Assistant in the Fire Dept. -those are two positions we are creating with a salary range of $33,000 to $55,000 for the IT Help Desk Coordinator or $40,000 to $55,000 for the Administrative Assistant to the Fire Chief. I still have a problem with that particular spot. I don't see how a Chief of any department in this city needs two Administrative Assistants. We are also spending $182,000 for equipment at 11 . ~~~.>T, ._. ,~c..,.