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Council Minutes of 1/4/2000 based on a letter that Council received from former Finance Director Burns. The substitute bill is not quite as bad as some people might think. It does not say that all income tax for people who work in North Olmsted would be forfeited. But it does say that the income tax of those people working in the city less than 12 days would be forfeited. Mrs. Copfer added that it only affected people providing personal services. Mr. O'Grady agreed that there are other questions regarding the bill that need to be discussed. Law Director Gareau noted that this bill was not opposed by the Ohio Municipal League. It was agreed that the Finance Committee would discuss H. B. 477. Mayor Musial noted that the Coca-Cola Company has sent a $12,500 check to the skatepark fund. Mr. O'Grady, chairperson of the Finance Committee: 1) The committee met on December 28. Present were committee members O'Grady and Kasler; Council member Gareau; directors of Finance, Service and Safety. Agenda items were as follows: Ordinance 99-166, which authorizes the Mayor to enter into an agreement for the sale of surplus real property owned by the city. The property consists of two parcels located near the intersection of Windsor Drive and McKenzie Road. The Director of Public Service has asked this ordinance be held in committee pending completion of appraisals of the value of that property. The committee unanimously recommended holding Ordinance 99-166 in committee. Ordinance 99-169, which makes appropriations for current expenses for the year ending December 31, 2000. Specifically, this ordinance allows for the use of hoteUmotel tax funds for the purchase of new police cars. Since this action is already covered in the temporary appropriations ordinance, Ordinance 99-164, this ordinance, 99-169, is not needed. The committee unanimously voted to recommend tabling Ordinance 99-169. Ordinance 99-170, which was also reported on at the special Council meeting of December 29. This is an ordinance to make and transfer appropriations for current expenses for the year ending December 31, 1999. Due to a good carry-over from the income taxes, the 1999 leaf pick-up costs will be paid in 1999. In the past, the cost of leaf pick-up was paid in the following year. By paying for both the 1998 and 1999 leaf pick-ups this year, we are now on the correct cycle. Other additions include an additional $20,000 needed for road salt; $9,783 for city insurance, such as property, liability, etc; $40,000 needed to cover unanticipated overages in the Recreation Fund; $385,000 in the sewer revenue fund to enable proper encumbering of an agreement with the county for the north Clague sewer culvert project which was completed in 1997 but not invoiced until 1999; $70,542 to the Solid Waste Management Fund to cover the cost of BFI charges for December of 1999. The resources exist in all funds to accommodate these increases. The committee unanimously recommended approval of Ordinance 99-170. Ordinance 99-170 was unanimously passed at the special Council meeting of December 29. 5 ,_~ ~I