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~, MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED JANUARY 18, 2011 Present: President of Council Limpert, Council Members Barker, Brossard, Jones, Kearney, Mahoney, Orlowski, Williamson Also Present: Mayor Kennedy, Director of Law Gareau, Director of Finance Copfer, Clerk of Council Gallo, Director of Human Resources Farver, Director of Public Safety and Public Service Ritenauer, Director of Planning and Development Wenger 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. Councilman Barker made a motion to adjourn to executive session to discuss pending litigation. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Jones and passed unanimously. Adjourn into executive session at 8:01 p.m. Meeting reconvened at 8:07 p.m. The minutes of the Council meeting of January 4, 2010 were approved as written. Gallo noted that in the audience participation section of the minutes section, "Codified Ordinances" should read "Charter" in the first sentence of Dennis Lambert's comments. Councilwoman Jones requested a moment of personal privilege. She read her resignation letter into the minutes, which is attached to these minutes. She also added the following: It truly was an honor to be elected to City Council. The group of people that I sit with tonight are the finest women and men we could have giving our city direction. This decision was so difficult because I value being a member of his team so very much. As our city moves forward there will be many more difficult decisions to be made. However, nothing worth having is easy. I urge all of you, both elected and appointed, to continue to make progress by working as a team. The beauty of what we have guiding our city right now is we all come from different backgrounds and ways of looking at problems -but we work together to find solutions. I would encourage all of you to continue working in this fashion to best serve our residents and to continue to adapt to our changing times. I will miss the opportunity to serve our residents - being a Ward Councilperson gave me a unique opportunity to respond to a variety of residential concerns which I enjoyed doing. And, the professionalism of the people that work in the best interest of our City every day is something that has always impressed me about North Olmsted. My fellow Council members: you do not know how I will miss working with you. The camaraderie that one can only experience when you are put into our shoes is something unique and I will value this experience -and getting to know all of you - ~~...