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Council Minutes of 1/4/2000 President Saringer read the newly established standing committees and noted the first person named was the chairperson: • Building Zoning &Development-Nashar, O'Crrady, Gareau • Environmental Control-O'Grady, Kasler, McKay • Finance-McKay, Limpert, O'Grady • Intra-Governmental Relations and Legislation; Long-Range Planning-Kasler, Miller, Nashar • Public Safety Health &Welfare-O'Grady, Nashar, Limpert • Recreation, Public Parks &Buildings-Limpert, O'Grady, Miller • Streets &Drainage-Gareau, McKay, Kasler • Transportation-Miller, McKay, Gareau Other appointments: • President Pro Tem -Michael Gareau Jr. • Ethics Commission -Nashar, O'Grady, Saringer • Cable TV Advisory Board -Saringer, McKay, Limpert • Recreation Commission representative -Duane Limpert • Housing Council representative -George Nashar (Dean McKay is also a member) • Tax Incentive Review Council representative - Thomas O'Grady (At this point in the meeting, a lengthy discussion took place regarding the amendment to the Rules of Council and the necessity to vote on the committee memberships. Law Director Gareau said he had not had an opportunity to read the amendment to the rules because they had not been submitted prior to the request for amendment as is typically done. He suggested that, since committee membership was now based on seniority, there was no need for a vote. Mr. O'Grady expressed the opinion that the vote would be simply to approve the assignments that have been arrived at by Council. Council does not lose anything by voting. If there needs to be some discussion later for next year, and if a vote is needed, it can be done next year. Law Director Gareau said he felt there were inconsistencies in the amended rule in that it says nominations will be entertained but the only way to be nominated is by seniority. He told President Saringer that, if in fact the majority of Council wished to take a vote even though he thought that the organizational meeting had already established the positions, she should give due deference to the majority and let them do so.) Mr. McKay moved to approve the committee membership as read; second by Mr. Limpert. Roll call: McKay, yes; Limpert, yes; Gareau, yes; Kasler, no, based on the process; Nashar, yes; Miller, no; O'Grady, yes. The motion passed with five affirmative votes and two negative votes. Mayor Musial: 1) With regard to our perceived Y2K problem, we went into the year 2000 without a hitch. But what we have done in North Olmsted is we have taken the opportunity to treat Y2K not as a problem but as an opportunity to develop the coordination and cooperation between the various departments and divisions in the city in ;,~ ~ the event that we had a major catastrophe. The police log was compared from 1998 to ~~- 1999. In 1998, between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m., there were 29 calls. This New Year's Eve 2