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Council Minutes of 4/6/99 discussed at length during the appropriations process and it is what the majority of F„~ Council wants. He personally would prefer a higher starting salary to give us some leeway to be sure to attract the right kind of qualified candidate. Mr. O'Grady commented that he wanted to commend the Finance Director on her excellent research and proposal. One of the facts presented noted that communities comparable to North Olmsted have a starting pay of $45,000 for assistant finance directors. He also feels that the range accepted by Council is not realistic to offer an incoming prospect. Mr. O'Grady, chairperson of the Finance Committee: 1) A summary of the appropriations process: • Finance Committee meeting was held on Wednesday, March 10. Present were committee members O'Grady and Kasler; Council members Nashar, Gareau and Miller; the directors of Finance, Service and Safety; Tom Terbrack from NOMBL; Chief Osterhouse and Captain Ed Bak from the Fire Department; Chief Ruple from the Police Department. This was the first meeting of the Finance Committee to begin a review of the almost $50 million in appropriations for the city. The committee reviewed the budgets of the firefighters, Police Department, bus line and the Building Department. • Finance Committee meeting was held Thursday, March 11. Present were committee members O'Grady, Kasler and Limpert; Council members McKay, Gareau and Miller; directors of Finance, Service, Safety, Human Resources and Personnel & Administration. Appropriations discussions continued at this meeting with the review of the General Fund. • Finance Committee meeting was held on Saturday, March 13, at 1 p.m. Present were committee members O'Grady, Kasler and Limpert; Council member Gareau; Mayor Musial; the directors of Finance, Service and Safety; Springvale facility manager Len Strnad. Appropriations discussions continued with the review of Springvale and Recreation. • Finance Committee meeting was held on Tuesday, March 16. Present were committee members O'Grady, Kasler and Limpert; Council members Saringer, McKay, Nashar, Gareau and Miller; Mayor Musial; the directors of Finance, Service and Safety. Appropriations discussions continued with a review of the Wastewater Treatment Plant and continued discussions of Recreation. • Finance Committee met on Saturday, March 20, at 9 a.m. Present were cammittee members O'Grady, Kasler and Limpert; Council members Gareau and Miller; Mayor Musial; directors of Finance, Service and Safety. Discussions of Recreation appropriations continued, and Ordinances 99-18 and 99-36 were discussed. • Finance Committee met again on Monday, March 22. Present were committee members O'Grady, Kasler and Limpert; Council members McKay, Nashar, Gareau and Miller; Mayor Musial; the directors of Finance, Service and Safety. This final appropriations meeting consisted of a review of all aspects of the 1999 appropriations and specific discussions dealing with questions raised during the earlier sessions.