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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTID MARCH 2, 1993 Present: Council President BoetBner, Council Members Bahas, Leonard, Lind, McKay, Musial, Nashar, Saringer Also Present: Mayor Ed Boyle, Law Director Michael Gareau, Finance Director James Burns, Acting Clerk Kim McFarland Council President Boehmex called the meeting to order at 8:01 p.m. in Council Chambers, 5200 Dover Center Road, North Olmsted, Ohio. Members of the audience were invited to join Council in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. President Boel~r announced that Ordinance Nos. 93-28 and 93-29 would be added to the agenda. Also, Ordinance Nos. 93-16, 93-17 and 93-29 would be passed under suspension of the rules. Mayor Boyle reported: 1) March is American Red Cross Month, and the city is recognizing the occasioa~ with a proclamation. A representative fran the Red Cross was not able to attend the meeting; however,. the proclamation will be presented at a later date. 2) The Human Resources Department will hold a benefit play, Run for Ycyur Wife at the Beck Center on Friday, March 5, at 8 p.m. Tickets are can be obtained by called Human Resources Director Don Copeland at City Ha11. 3) The recent cutbacks to ILL have resulted in an approximate 12X decrease in service. During the past several weeks, the administration and union representa- tives have met to discu~as ways to trim approximately $300,000 from tYie N(L budget. Eight part-time and six full-time employees have been ratified that they are being laid off as of March 14. The administration and union met to be sure that the layoffs were done in compliance with the procedure specified in the contract. According to the union contract, call-backs will be done by seniority in each job category. 4) 'The City Records Commission met on Thursday, February 25, and will institute a city-wide inventory of records. Each department will be asked to review records that are in storage and present the Records Ccxnmissicm with an inventory and approximate time frames for destruction. The State of Ohio does provide guide- lines for records destruction, and the Commission will review these procedures. Once a program is set, the city will have a regular system for destruction of records aixl much needed storage space will be available. 5) The Cable Advisory Board met on Thursday, February 25. Negotiations with V- Cable will begin next month. Anyone who has input for these negotiations should contact Safety Director Gundy or Personnel & Administrative Director Wilamosky. 6) The city Service Department did an excellent job of keeping city streets clear during the recent snow storms. In addition, employees from the Wastewater Treat- ment Plant and Recreation Department stepped in to help out when the Service Department employees were exhausted after working 16+ hour shifts. The city has received quite a few phone calls commending the snow removal efforts. ~~~ d,