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Council Minutes of 08-21-12 "League Appreciation Week" will take place from August 20 through August 24 with food and drink specials in the clubhouse following golf. Councilman TM Kearney has scheduled a Recreation Committee meeting for September 11, 2012 to discuss the Recreation Department and Springvale. Director of Law Gareau: • In the matter of Megan Frenz vs. Sprinvale Golf Course and Ballroom, the city - through insurance defense counsel -took an appeal of the denial of the city's motion for summary judgment on the theory of immunity. The case will go back to the trial court in the Court of Common Pleas and be scheduled for trial on the negligence claim against the City of North Olmsted. • On August 9 the Fact Finder's report was issued for labor negotiations with the Fraternal Order of Police. The FOP accepted the report, Council was briefed last week during executive session and had no objections, so the report is deemed accepted by both sides. • Some time ago, the city expanded its juvenile diversion program to include diversion for juvenile traffic offenders. The juvenile court in Cuyahoga County has reversed itself on this issue and directed that the city ceases using the diversion program for juvenile traffic offenders. However, the city is reviewing the option of running their own diversion program locally for juvenile traffic offenders. It would be a different process than the one that the court has advised the city to stop doing. In the meantime, the program has stopped. • Effective September 1, Carole Heyward will no longer serve in the capacity of Assistant Director of Law as it concerns civil matters. She will continue to work with the Fair Housing Review Board and matters concerning fair housing initiatives. • There are four property maintenance cases pending with convictions and are scheduled for sentencing. Five cases remain opened and ongoing in Rocky River Court. Seven cases are awaiting filing and service. One additional case has been referred to the Law Dept. for prosecution. Three cases are in the process of attempting to work out a resolution within the Law Dept. Director of Finance Copfer: • No Report. Councilman Barker, Chairman of the Finance Committee: The Finance Committee met Tuesday, August 14, 2012 at 8:15 p.m. Present were committee members Barker, Schumann & Kearney; Council members Brossard, Mahoney and Orlowski; Law Director Gareau, Finance Director Copfer, Human Resources Director Farver, Planning/Development Director Wenger and Safety/Service Director Thomas. • Discussed first was Ordinance 2012-66 which is an Ordinance amending Section 135.05 of Chapter 135 of the Administrative Code entitled "Department of .~ Finance" in order to further authorize petty cash expenditures within the Division ~1iw of Springvale Golf Course, and declaring an emergency. This gives authority to 2