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Council Minutes of 11/21/2000 • Resolution 2000-148, which authorizes the Director of Public Service to advertise for bids for 35,000 gallons of sodium aluminate which is used at the Wastewater Treatment Plant. In question was a phrase, "per each 12 month period" and after consultation with the Law Department, this was amended to read "fora 12 month period." The committee recommended approval as amended. • Resolution 2000-149, which authorizes the Director of Public Service to advertise for bids for 5,000 tons of asphalt and tack coating which is used on the city streets. The committee recommended approval. • Ordinance 2000-150 as amended, which is an ordinance to transfer funds to balance the accounts of the city for the end of the year 2000. The final transfer, or the first transfer was $15,000 for the Fire Department from the staffing to the Building Fund. This is for signage that is needed on Lorain Road. A transfer of $12,000 in the Service Department from Public Building and Property to General Services and Staff for equipment. Eighty-five dollars ($85) will be transferred from Personnel to the General Administration for the school tax reimbursement. The General Administration line item of insurance needed to be increased by $4,550 due to an increase in the insurance. The Rec Department had an increase in their appropriations of $21,000. This was due to revenue which they had received unexpectedly. Needed in this program is $15,000 and $6,000 to Building Maintenance Fund. The last transfer was in the Sanitary Sewer Fund, $10,500 from the system to the plant fund for the centrifuge. The total change in our yearly appropriation was from $59,425,790 to $59,446,790. The committee recommended approval and the suspension of rule requiring three readings. • The Finance Director has requested permission to begin funding of the new library for architects and land acquisition, which would begin the last of the year 2000. In addition to tonight's meeting, two special meetings will be needed far the passage. The first meeting was held on Monday, November 20, tonight is the second meeting and Monday, November 27, will be the third meeting. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION Dennis Lambert, 25057 Carey Lane • Thanked the Clerk for the timely submittal to him of the recommendations from the Charter Review Commission. • He has an interest in the Charter, and he chaired the previous Charter Review Commission and served on a city council of a neighboring city. His belief, which he has expressed before, is that all Charter recommendations should go directly to the ballot and not be debated by Council but simply reviewed to be certain that they have been done property. Some members of Council and the Law Director do not agree with this opinion and feel that Council does have the right to determine which recommendations should and should not go on the ballot. • Law Director Gareau commented that he has tried in the past to instruct Mr. Lambert with respect to the law, but Mr. Lambert continues to disagree. He quoted the Charter, Article XIV, "Council shall forthwith submit to the electors any such proposed alterations, revisions or amendments of the Charter in the manner provided in the Article `Amendments to Charter'." This Article of the Charter says there are 8