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Council Minutes of 09-04-12 . thru should be improved as well. He thanked Gareau for referencing the shared facilities _,,~ agreement between the City of North Olmsted and the school district. The school district is eager to move forward on that agreement. The agreement will be forwarded to the city soon. Brian Hagan, 3926 Mark Avenue, Rocky River said during the past several months' Mayors Court discussions, he bristled at some of the comments that were made such as the Mayors Court can be run more efficiently than Rocky River Court. There have been no members of Council that have said Rocky River Court has done anything that is inefficient. He also bristles at the comment that North Olmsted pays for several members of employees at Rocky River Court. Rocky River does not accept any checks from any suburb or district for any employees of the court. He challenges the Mayor and Finance Director to show him a cancelled check. Rocky River operates solely upon the people that use the court. He reiterated Chief Justice Moyers statement that there is the appearance of impropriety and the separation of powers where the executive branch assumes responsibilities of the judiciary. A Magistrate in the Mayors Court is an employee of the city and an employee of the Mayor. The Prosecutor in the Mayors Court is also an employee of the city of North Olmsted. Besides Cuyahoga Falls, this will be the first Mayors Court established in the state of Ohio in 30 years. Cuyahoga Falls did it out of spite. He hopes and knows there is no spite here because they have worked very well with the suburbs here. ,,, Debbie Comery, 22600 Marlys Drive, Rocky River said she really doesn't have any comments this evening. Everything she has said has already been said in this Chamber or through writings through records requests, etc. She said if Council has any questions as they deliberate this evening, she would be very happy to answer them. Judy Nash, 30000 Shadow Creek, Westlake quoted Cleveland's Police Chief as saying a few weeks ago "we can't arrest our way out of these problems" referring to mental health, substance abuse, poverty and violence..."The cost of crime is great, but the loss of services for the defendants and families and communities is even greater because it has both intangible and tangible costs". The cost of crime estimates show even modest reductions in certain types of crime can generate substantial economic benefits. She urged each Council member to think beyond politics and money, and to think about North Olmsted, the people of North Olmsted and what the loss would include when part of the city is gone from the court and what that means to the greater good. LEGISLATION Ordinance 2012-47 introduced by Mayor Kennedy was given its third reading. An Ordinance amending and re-establishing Chapter 131 of the Administrative Code entitled "Mayor" in order to provide for the establishment of a Division of Mayor's Court, and declaring an emergency. Councilman Mahoney moved for adoption. The motion was seconded by Councilman Kearney. Roll Call: Mahoney, no with comment. Everyone here knows I have been against this proposal from the start. First of all, I would indicate briefly that I commend the Mayor for bringing this initiative forward. The Mayor's job 6