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Council Minutes of 4/6/99 The final appropriation budget was approved by Council at a special meeting on Tuesday, ,. March 30. The final document contained appropriations in the amount of $49,824,354, of which $16,863.167 will be General Fund expenses. Although not unanimous, the following changes were required by a 4-3 majority vote of Council: • The Electronic Data Processing Commissioner's proposed raise was reduced by $4,5000. The overtime in the same department was increased by $4,500. • The Assistant Director of Finance proposed salary was reduced by $19,165. • The Personnel & Administrative Director's proposed raise was reduced by $S,9SS. • The Clague Road traffic light was added at the cost of $12,000. • Transfer to the Recreation Department for a project to be named later was made in the amount of $10, 000. 2) The Finance Committee met on Saturday, March 20, at 9 a.m. with the same individuals present for the appropriations discussion. The committee discussed the following legislation: • Ordinance 99-18, which calls for a change to Section 161.11 of the city's Administration Code, with the objective of eliminating any unfair penalty for city employees who fail to take S days vacation in any one year. Changes suggested by Councilwoman Kasler were reviewed with questions raised by members of Council regarding unanticipated effects of the proposed changes. It was the unanimous recommendation of Finance Committee that this ordinance be returned to the Law Department for further review. The Law Department has requested additional input from Council, specifically from Councilwoman Kasler. This ordinance will again be reviewed at the next meeting of the Finance Committee. • Ordinance 99-36, which addresses burial rates in the City of North Olmsted. Councilman Miller questioned whether the rates proposed by the city were competitive with those charged by other cemeteries and offered to check with other cities. The committee unanimously recommended approval of Ordinance 99-36 pending the findings of Councilman Miller. His report that the city rates are quite reasonable when compared to other locations addressed the concern of Council and this ordinance is recommended for approval. Mr. Gareau, chairperson of the Building, Zoning and Development Committee: 1) The committee met on Tuesday, March 30. Present were committee members McKay, Miller, Gareau; Council members Nashar, Limpert, O'Grady; Safety Director Jenkins; Landmarks Commission members Betty Lord, Chuck Miller, Anthony Smeraldi and Joe Lang. The committee discussed Ordinance 99-40, which is an ordinance creating a new and revised Chapter 16S of the Administrative Code of the City of North Olmsted entitled Landmarks Commission for the purpose of further preserving and promoting the city's landmarks and landmarks districts and declaring an emergency. This was the next step in the series of moratoriums that were proposed and passed by Council, one of which is presently in effect. The ordinance creates a new administrative hierarchy for renovation and construction projects involving buildings that are either historical landmarks or buildings that fall within a historical landmarks district within the city. The proposed 6