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Council Minutes of 7/3/2001 ordinance is written and it is up to City Council to direct the wording in this ordinance in regard to where the sign is placed. There is a cost associated to erecting the banners. The cost will be approximately $300 for manpower, as well as the rental of the truck that is used to place the signage. It was the recommendation of the committee and, it appeared all of Council who were present, that a fee not be charged for organizations using the banner space. At the end of the discussion, it was recommended that the ordinance remain in committee until such time as it has been reviewed again by the Law Department and amendments that were discussed in the last two meetings are made. The legislation will be brought back to committee for a final review to be sure that it is in proper form. • Ordinance 2001-74, which is an ordinance providing for the submission to the electors of the City of North Olmsted of an amendment to Article IX of the Charter entitled "Nominations and Elections" in order to provide for non-partisan elections in the City of North Olmsted. There were spirited discussions on both sides of whether or not to put the issue on the ballot. It was noted that there are six remaining cities in the county that are partisan. The proponents of the ordinance feel that, if we prohibit someone from running, we are commitring a wrongdoing. The Mayor commented that NASA employees are prohibited from participating in partisan elections under the Hatch Act. Mrs. Saringer raised the issue that, when Mr. O'Grady previously served on a Charter Review Commission, he had a different opinion and did not support non-partisan elections. There was some discussion about why the ordinance is being brought up at this time. Mr. Nashaz particularly objected to the fact that it is being brought up now and asked that this ordinance be re-visited at a later date because he believes it favors the candidacy of anon-partisan participant, particularly Mr. O'Grady. Mrs. Kasler also questioned the timing and also how does it benefit the voter by a candidate not saying where he/she comes from. There were several comments from guests and commenrts made about the legitimate pros and cons to this issue and that perhaps it should be brought up at a later time as opposed to during an election year and just prior to an election. Also, there was a concern that it had been brought up very recently and voted down by this Council and has now within six months been brought up again. Several people who were in favor of non-partisan elections noted that this was brought up as early as the 1980's and had been discussed in the past and been turned dawn on several occasions. The committee voted unanimously that the legislation be held in committee and discussed at a later time. • Resolution 2001-78, which salutes Mr. Jahn Ryan, resident of Wazd I, and the AFL- CIO for their leadership on the May 2001 Cleveland School District levy. Mr. Limpert presented this resolution and said that, as the major city in the area goes, so does its suburbs. He felt that the efforts on the pazt of Mr. Ryan to pass the Cleveland school Levy were commendable. The committee voted 2 to 1 to recommend approval. Councilman Limpert, chairperson of the Streets and Drainage Committee: 1) The committee met on June 28. Present were committee members Limpert, Miller and Dailey; Council Members McKay, O'Grady and President Saringer; Service Director Bohlmann, Safety Director Jenkins, City Engineer Deichmann. The committee discussed Ordinance 2001-79 which will provide engineering services to improve storm drainage in the azea from Gessner to Florence basically between Columbia and Walter roads. It is 5 t