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Council Minutes of 5/5/93 3) There are three grievances pending dealing with the rights of the city to make provisional appointments and the Civil Service CcxmLission to then establish Civil Service lists through testing. The union position is that the Civil Service rules do not apply once an employee has passed the 90 day probationary period provided for in the union contract. He is preparing anti will sorn file a declaratory judgment asking the court to make a final determination with respect to this issue. State statute provides that the collective bargaining agreement cannot deal with issues of Civil Service. Also, there is a Supreme Court case decision upholding this position. 4) Attended a pre-trial conference with respect to the Kerner case, which is the fire station land aequisitioci case. This has been a very difficult case to resolve. The settlement is about $2,000 over ancl. above the amount of the first appraisal. Judge John E. Corrigan was very helpful in negotiating this settle- ment with the property owner who was reluctant to sell. Finance Director Burns reported: 1) Yesterday, a ntamber of cities passed income tax increases. Two of these cities, Strongsville and Westlake, will create a concern for us. The .increase in their tax will have a direct decrease on the expected tax revenue for North Olmsted. Based an 1989 figures and an estimate of taxes collected from these two coa~nities, the effect for 1993 could be $75,000. The effect for 1994 cmild be $140,00. Most likely, residents will not amend or change their estimated tax payments for 19'93 so that the cash flaw part of this adjustment will not be effective until 1994. 2) In February, sus were issued to residents who failed to file tax returns for the years 1991 and prior.. RITA sent out 4,104 subpoenas. Of that number, 278 were returned by the post office as non-deliverable; 245 came in and paid their taxes; 362 came in and are making payments under an instal7.mcnt plan; 590 cases were settled without a tax liability. This total is 1,197 for a 31~ compliance rate. We are looking at the procedures and. process to pursue the 2,629 taxpayers who did not answer the subpoena. The program initially collected $26,869, and $71,898 will be collected urbder the installment plan for a total of $98,767. Since the program cost $12,312, it was worth~rhile. The city is definitely -Acing the effort to pursue non-payers. Mr. I~ashar asked what the delinquent dollar figure yet to be collected was. Mr. Burns stated that it could possibly reach a half a million dollars. 3) Ordinance 93-72, which is on the agenda, is a $400;000 note issue for the financing of real estate arxi the architect for the new fire station. The fiscal officer's certificate has been presented. Mrs. Saringcx, Chairperson of the Building, Zoning and Deveiopsment Committee, reported: 1) Ordinance No. 91-150, which had first been introduced in November of 1991, is on third reading. The cocrBnittee has voted to recomme~l. its passage. There will be no cost to the city for the construction of a traffic signal system at Lauren Hill Plaza. Mr. Lind., Chairperson of-the Finance Committee, reported: 1) Ambour Drive residents have presented him with a petition concerning the conditicm of their street. Copies of the petition were distributed to Mayor Boyle and. Council. Z) The Finance Committee met on April 26. Present were comt-aittee members Leonard, Saringer and Lind; C~runcil Members Musial aixl Nashar; Service Director Bohlmarm; Finance Director Burns. The following agenda items were discussed: 3