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Council Minutes of 12/2/97 ~~ Mr. Lind, Chairperson of the Finance Committee: 1) The committee met in joint session with the Streets & Drainage Committee on November 24. Present were Finance Committee members McKay, Musial and Lind; Councilman Nashar; Finance Director Burns; Safety Director Kasler; Finance Director-elect Copfer; Councilman-elect Gareau. The following items were discussed: a. Ordinance 97-104, which was discussed jointly with the Streets & Drainage Committee. Based on Mr. Bohlmann's presentation of the cost figures, the committee recommended approval. b. Ordinance 97-105, which is a temporary appropriation for 1998. The amounts are basically one-third of the 1997 appropriation with the exception of the salt, leaf pickup and police cars. This legislation will cover the first quarter of the year as budget hearings are held. Salaries, however, are subject to cost of living increases. The Finance Committee recommended approval. c. Ordinance 97-106, which will be passed under suspension of the rules, sets the tax rates established by the tax budget in July. This is a reduction of one tenth of a mill down to 12.7 mills due to the decrease in the amount required to pay the pre-1988 sewer debt service. The committee recommended approval. d. Ordinance 97-109, which deals with the ADA improvements and kitchen improvements to Springvale Golf Course and Ballroom. The ADA improvements are being done because of the federal ADA law requirements. The kitchen work is being scaled back. It was stressed that these improvements will not have to be undone for any additional future improvements. The property tax refunds totaling $90,000 from Olmsted Falls and the county will help cover these improvements as well as the previously approved tank replacement. The committee recommended approval. e. Resolution 97-107, which is a resolution authorizing public bidding for backup laboratory testing for the Wastewater Treatment Plant. This has worked well in the past, and the committee recommended approval. f. Resolution 97-108, which is a resolution covering the bidding for the sealing of various affected parking lots throughout the city. For 1998, we are considering sealing the parking lots of both fire stations and the Rec Center. Since this is expected to exceed $10,000, public bidding is required. The committee recommended approval. g. Ordinance 97-112, which is a new part of the tax code that makes officers, managers, and employees personally liable for undeposited employee withholding taxes by a business or employer. This is very similar to the 100% penalty that is assessed by the Internal Revenue Service for non-deposit of withheld taxes. The committee recommended approval. h. Ordinance 97-113, which is a salary ordinance to change the Administrative Assistant's salary to an hourly rate with work hours and work days to be established by the Mayor. It was amended to delete the phrase "but in no event shall exceed 35 hours per week" in original Section 1, part (k). The ordinance was approved as amended. i. Ordinance 97-114, which is a salary ordinance changing the hourly rate for the law clerk to make it more competitive to attract and retain qualified individuals in the Law Director's office. The committee recommended approval. 3