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Council Minutes of 4/6/93 believe that they do not have to follow the rules of man. Therefore, he did not appear for his court date; he was eventually arrested in an east side suburb and brought back to North OL~sted. He attempted to sue Judge Gravers arxi Clerk of Courts Ben. Wright. Those clam were dismissed by Judge Bautista. Mr. Gateau is in the process of coordinating a defense with the insurance company that insures the city Police Department since three members of the department are named in the lawsuit. The city is not a party to the lawsuit. 2) Henry Robinson has resigned from the Civil Service Commission. 3) This past Monday, spoke at the Law Directors' luncheon regarding litigation involving the City of North Olmsted. 4) Met today with the AFSCME Clarks Union to finalize language in the contract. 5) Along with other city officials, is negotiating a new cable contract. Mr. I~sial presented the following hypothetical scenario to Law Director Gateau: A juvenile apprehended by the Police Department puts up a struggle and bites the officer, drawing blood. Does that child have a constitutional right of i~~*+~ty to avoid a test for AIDS? Mr. Gateau said that a recent Supreme Court case held that a person's blood and body fluids caul.d be withdrawn without consent. He does not feel that age would make arty difference. Mr. Musial feels that the general populace does not realize what a great risk the police force is under in these types of situations. Mr. Gateau agreed and added that the Fire Department was also at risk. Finance Director Burns reported: 1) Governor Voinovich's proposed budget contains a formula for sharing revenues with municipalities which will freeze them at 1992 levels. When the appropriation for this year was done, he chose to use the revised lower numbers which had been provided. Therefore, if the Governor's proposal des not pass, the city will have additional funding. 2) Ordinances 93-48 and 93-49, dealing with the funding of the purchase of afire truck and service department vehicles, will be ~ first reading tonight. The fiscal officer's certificates for these note ordinances have been presented. Mr. Nashar, who chaired the BZD Committee meeting in Mrs. Saringer's absence, reported: 1) The meeting was held on March 23 with Building Cosmissioner Conway and Council Members Lind and Nashar in attendance. The following item was discussed: a. Ordinance 92-165, which was amended in Section F-103.1 by deleting the words "hot tub or spa" and by adding Section F-103.2 which reads, "Hot Tub or Spa: A hot tub or spa shall be equipped with a suitable cover which can be securely fastened and locked when not in use." The committee recommended approval of the ordinance with the ameru~nients. Mr. McKay, Chairperson of the Envirorgnental Control Committee, reported: 1) The committee met on Monday, March 22, to discuss Resolution 93-30. This legislation authorizes the Mayor to enter into a contract with BFI to implement a recycling program for apartments. The cost is $1.50 per unit per month. BFI will begin with the apartment units that they currently serve. Once that gets underway, they will draw up agreements with the remaining units. The total rnanber of 3 ~.,,