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Council Minutes of 12/17/2002 ~w of capiases requested to be issued is 11. The average number of cases continued each month is 15. 4) The Ohio General Assembly has passed SB 106, and it is now waiting the Governor's signature. This bill will restore premises and streets immunity for local governments. That was a needed type of immunity which had been included in HB 350 which had been passed several years ago. However, it was included among those provisions which were struck down in the Sherwood case because of the violation of the one subject rule. It would pretty much limit the city's liability from curb to curb rather than from the entire right-of--way as far as tort claims. In addition, it removes the language that permitted cases to be based upon nuisance. It's a good act for municipal corporations with respect to immunity defenses. 5) On December 12, he appointed Michael Murman a special prosecutor for the city in connection with the police investigation of the anonymous memorandum allegedly prepazed by a member of the administration and brought to the atterrtion of this Council at the November 19 Council meeting. Mr. Murman is awell-respected former Assistant County Prosecutor, former Law Director and Prosecutor for the city of Lakewood. He is a member of the Ohio State Baz Association's Ethics Committee and is a frequent speaker on ethical issues at municipal law seminazs. He is confident that he will provide appropriate counsel to the Police Dept. in this matter. 6) On December 13, he received a copy of the fact finder's report on the fire fighter collective bargaining negotiations. As required by law, he will review that report with Council in executive session at the end of this meeting. 7) Also on December 13, as the Mayor has mentioned, he met with the Mayor and Finance Director and representatives of Rocky River to discuss mayor's court issues and particularly a proposal by Mayor Knoble to shaze Rocky River revenues generated by court costs which aze in excess of expenses for operating and maintaining the court. He thinks it a good proposal on Mayor Knoble's part. 8) He has transmitted a memorandum to the Mayor and all members of Council regarding the status of the mayor's court initiative. He has requested that it be returned to committee for further consideration of potential amendments to the legislation. 9) To the President of Council, members of City Council, all members of the city administration and all employees of the city a very happy and peaceful holiday season and a much better year for the City of North Olmsted in 2003. Finance Director Copfer: 1) She expressed her appreciation to City Engineer, Paul Deichmann, for his years of service. She has had the pleasure of working with him for the last five years. He has been very patient and very kind in sharing information, and she has learned a lot about storm sewers, slab repair, sanitary sewers and working with contractors and what a change order is. It's been an honor to work with a man that has such a high level of integrity. She will miss him very much, and she knows that the city will too. Best of luck to him in whatever form his retirement takes. 2) On December 1, the city paid its bonded debt payment of $4,697,856, of which the principal amount paid down was $2,935,000. On December 15, $950,984 was paid, of which $925,000 was principal reduction. 3) She has received new estimates of what is in the estate tax pipeline so far for which the settlement period is at the end of February of next yeaz. So far, we have $213,000 in the 3 i