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Council Minutes of 1/6/98 ~,, Council. At no time did anybody on any side of this equation attempt to mislead anyone else. Council understood the numbers and understood the justification. However, there has been some confusion based upon the numbers that were used. The salary that is currently in the ordinance is a salary range, it has a top end and a lower end--from $25,000 to approximately $41,000. The actual amount that is paid to the position is controlled by Council through Council's appropriation of money. When the annual range is divided by 2080 hours, the hourly rate is approximately $12 to $19.89. However, in discussions with Council, it was thought at the time that rather than using an 8 hour day to compute the range, it would be more appropriate to use a 7 hour day since currently employees of the City of North Olmsted have a paid lunch, which is something that was negotiated through their contracts. When dividing by 1,820, the hourly range is approximately $13.74 to $22.72. It was the feeling of Council that the change in the range is relatively moot since the Mayor will appoint between those numbers and it is up to Council to pass the appropriations to pay at that rate. So Council does have control. The majority of Council felt the ordinance was acceptable as written. Mr. O'Grady felt it should be changed for the sake of perception since it looks as if a raise has been given. The Mayor does not intend to pay at the upper end of the hourly rate, and Council does not intend to appropriate at that level. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION Dennis Lambert, 25057 Carey Lane. Mr. Lambert welcomed the new administration and Council members. Regarding Cleveland Hopkins Airport, Mr. Lambert is concerned about future usage of the east/west runways that will cause more air traffic over North Olmsted. Mr. Lambert noted that several area cities belong to S.A.F.E. (Safe Air for the Environment). The basic concern of this group is the northeast/southwest runway, which does not necessarily impact North Olmsted. Mr. Lambert suggested that the administration, Council and the Law Director look into this issue of greater use of the east/west runways and develop an "approach" to the problem before it becomes a reality. Barbara Clausing, 5121 Lucydale Avenue, expressed concern that a developer plans to construct a building at the corner of Dover Center Road and Lorain Road which would require the removal of six homes on Lucydale. Mrs. Clausing said that six Lucydale residents had received letters inquiring about the purchase of their homes. Councilman McKay informed Mrs. Clausing that the homes are zoned residential and the developer could not construct a building just because he wanted to do so. The property would have to be rezoned before a commercial building could be constructed. A zoning change must proceed in an established process through the Planning Commission and eventually to Council. Developers will often take the initiative and cause a panic by notifying residents when they should in fact follow procedures and contact the city Building Department. Mrs. Saringer noted that zoning changes coming to Council would require the notification of adjoining property owners. Toe Bouman, 23950 Gessner Road, spoke about Ordinance 97-125 which authorizes the r purchase of property on Bradley Road for city recreational use. Mr. Bouman inquired as 4