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Council Minutes of 5/7/97 _~ 6) An order has been received from the State Employees Relations Board regarding a _,,, complaint filed by the Fire Department indicating that some changes that were suggested to the Civil Service Commission required negotiations. We are now in the process of having to each pay an arbitrator who will serve to negotiate changes that have not yet been approved by the Civil Service Commission. At this point, no one knows what we are negotiating. 7) A pre-trial conference was held last week regarding the Dooling case. A motion for summary judgment has already been filed in this case. The brief of the plaintiff was received, and a reply was filed. We are awaiting the judge's ruling. Finance Director Burns: 1) The Regional Income Tax Agency deducts a 4% retainer fee before collections are remitted to the city. About the middle of each year, RITA allocates the cost of operations for each city based on collections and a formula. At that time, they rebate back to the cities the difference between the 4% retainer and the actual pro-rated share of the operating costs. In recent years, North Olmsted has received back more than 50% of the retainer. RITA's by-laws were recently amended to allow the agency to own its own building, and the purchase will be funded through the retainers that are paid by the member cities. Enough cash is generated by the retainers during the first six months of the year before refunds are made to the cities to pay and carry the cost of the building. The only affect this will have on the City of North Olmsted is that instead of the lease payment being used in the calculation of operational costs, it will now be the depreciation for the building. Although the member cities are funding the purchase through the retainers, it will not really cost the City of North Olmsted any money. 2) The City of Fairview Park has formally agreed to fund their 50% share of the Georgette sewer project. 3) The estimate for estate taxes for 1997 was $350,000. The first distribution this year was $263,000. 4) For the second time in three years, the Finance Department's mainframe computer crashed. However, because of precautions initiated after the Last crash, the computer was up and running very quickly. 5) He has already applied for tax exemption for the parcels of Springvale that have been annexed to the city. Mr. Musial, Chairperson of the Building, Zoning and Development Committee: 1) The committee met on April 28. In attendance were Council Members Nashar, McKay and Musial, Assistant City Engineer McDermott and Assistant Building Commissioner Rymarczyk. The following items were discussed: a. Ordinance No. 97-27, an ordinance adopting a new and revised Chapter 1305 of the Building Code. There were some difficulties in following the Chapter as it is written, and the committee will reconsider the ordinance when more information is received. b. Ordinance No. 97-40, an ordinance accepting for dedication the Beaumont Place subdivision which includes Beaumont Drive (west extension). The City Engineer has reported that all improvements have been completed in accordance with the plans and specifications. The BZD Committee recommended passage of the legislation. However, 4 i