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Council Minutes of 4/20/99 „~, was supposed to be an approach that would reduce the city's debt rather than arbitrarily and unnecessarily increase it. However, the very people who alleged to have initiated that movement, including Mr. Limpert, are the very people who are in favor of liberal spending in the form of $50,000 to $60,000 for a newly created position. Even after Council has voted to allow a position to be created in Finance, but at an annual salary of $35,000, those same people are requesting that the salary range be raised even beyond the high end of the proposed $45,000 in this ordinance. There is no apparent reason for a range to be so high when the salary is restricted to $35,000 unless the proponents of the increase anticipate increasing the salary of this new position in the year 2000. Once again, with a focus on spending when it serves a personal purpose, but objecting to spending when it serves the residents of this city in the areas of safety and recreation. In keeping with her duty to responsibly appropriate funds for improvements and operations and in keeping with the duty to do so with the best interests of the residents and taxpayers foremost in Council's minds, she believes that most of Council reviewed the entire budget requesting changes overall that would affect the majority of people as opposed to supporting increases that benefit a few select people. She intends to continue to keep a watchful eye on this spending and particularly on this new position before agreeing to spend more to make that position work. She disagrees with the proposed salary range in Ordinance 99-45 and wishes to see that range decreased in keeping with the annual salary cap voted on by the majority of Council. Mr. Limpert, Chairperson of the Intra-Governmental Relations and Legislation; Long- Range Planning Committee: 1) The committee met this evening to discuss Resolution 99-47. Present were committee members Limpert, Gareau and Nashar; Council members Kasler and O'Grady; Safety Director Jenkins. This resolution petitions the House Ways and Means Committee of the Ohio General Assembly to ask for its affirmative vote in support of Homestead Exemption reform as embodied in HB 56. Essentially what HB 56 does is increase the Homestead Exemption to accommodate for the inflation over the years. The committee recommended approval under suspension of the rule. 2) The committee voted unanimously to recommend Councilman Mike Gareau to serve on the Landmarks Commission. Mr. Limpert moved that Council appoint Councilman Gareau to the Landmarks Commission. The motion was seconded by Mr. Nashar and unanimously approved. Mr. Gareau, Chairperson of the Building, Zoning and Development Committee: 1) The meeting scheduled for Monday was canceled when the two agenda items were tabled at the request of the developers. Mr. Nashar, Chairperson of the Public Safety, Health & Welfare Committee: 1) The committee met on April 19. Present were committee members Miller, Gareau and Nashar; Council members McKay and Limpert; Assistant Law Director Dubelko; Assistant Building Commissioner Rymarczyk; Safety Director Jenkins. Agenda items were as follows: • Ordinance 99-33 which amends Section 521.08 of Chapter 521 of the General ~"°` Offenses Code entitled "Health, Safety and Sanitation" so as to prohibit the outdoor 6