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Council Minutes of 11/3/93 Mr. Lind reported for Mrs. Saringer, Chairperson of the Building, Zoning and Development Committee: 1) The committee met at 6:45 p.m. on November 3 to discuss the Canterbury Ani.msl Hospital, 26135 Lorain Road. This is a proposal to convert sit existing house into a veterinary clinic. The house is non-conforming as to side yards. All necessary variances have been granted by ARB, Planning Commission and the Board of Zoning Appeals. However, the Engineering Departt is looking into a drainage problem at the back of the property. The cc.ttee recomn~ded approval of the .proposal. Mr. Lind moved to approve t~ plans for the Canterbury Animal Hospital subject to the approval of the Engineering Depart- ment; secoryd by Mrs. Saringer; motion passed unanimously. Mr. McKay, Chairperson of the Public Safety, Health and Welfare Committee, reported: 1) The com~i.ttee met on November 3, and in attendance were Council Members Leonard, Lind, Nashar arxi McKay. The followed items were discussed: a. Ordinance 93-135 which provides for "No Right Turn on Red from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m." for vehicles traveling east on Lorain Road at Stearns Road. This is being done to provide for the safety of Stearns Road residents exiting their driveways during rush hour . The committee recammer~ded approval of the ordinance . b. Ordinance 93-134 which authorizes a new sewer service agreement between the City of North Olmsted and Cuyahoga County to service a portion of Olmsted Township. Due to repairs of the sewer system, the flow will be increased by 100,000 gallons. This increase will provide for another 250 permits for residential housing in Olmsted Township. The committee will review the contract. Audience Partic~i aLion Karen Laforet, 568~Park Ridge Drive, expressed concern because the Civil Service Commission, in response to a protest by two employees who had failed the typing test, negated the typing portion of the examination. Ms. Laforet passed the typing test and feels that it was a legitimate test. Because of the action taken by the Civil Service Cosmi.ssion, her ranking was dropped to fifth from third. Ms. Laforet feels that this drop in ranking will make her ineligible for job consideration. Mr. G~areau explained that the Civil Service Ccxmmssion is a quasi-judicial board. The members take testimony arxi meet as a trial board to make factual findings. He said that because of testimony presented, the commission determined that the equipment used for the typing test was old and not in good working order. Also, they determined that there may have been some confusion with respect to job descriptions. The positions that were being filled were statistical/data entry in nature rather than secretarial/typing. For all these reasons, the commission decided to drop the typing portion and use the written examination portion for ranking. The commission further discussed the possibility of using computer equipment for future typing tests. Mr. Gareau told Ms. Laforet that she had the right to lodge a complaint with the Civil Service Commission or to take the issue to Common Pleas Court. Mrs. Babas questioned whether the typing test was spars/fail or ranking test. Mr. Gareau said that the typing portion was given on a pass/fail basis. Ms. Laforet said that her drop in ranking would make her ineligible for consideration because only the top three are considered. Mayor Boyle explained to Ms. Laforet that the drop in ranking would rat make her ineligible for consideration. He explained that the 2