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Council Minutes of 12/3/2002 of December. The December expense line items with December's standing purchase orders look very good. She gives credit to the department heads for being on top of their budgets. They very clearly understand that every dollar we don't have to spend is one dollar more available for 2003. 10) Also before Council this evening is the temporary appropriations for 2003, Ordinance 2002-184. As in the past, it is calculated by taking 1/3 of the current 2002 appropriations for most line items, except those that are predominantly used in the winter or other first quarter expenses such as police cars which have to be ordered in January. Those types of items are the exception to the 1!3 rule. A temporary appropriation must be in place before January 1 for the city to function in 2003 while Council discusses the permanent appropriations for 2003. Councilman McKay, chairperson of the Finance Committee: 1) The Finance Committee met on Monday, November 22. In attendance were committee members Limpert and McKay; Council members Gareau and Nashar; President of Council O'Grady; Mayor Musial, Law Director Dubelko, Finance Director Copfer. T'he following items were discussed: ^ Ordinance 2002-180, an ordinance amending Section 171.07 of Chapter 171 of the Administrative Code of the City of North Olmsted entitled "Secretary to the Housing CounciUTax Incentive Review Council," in order to place the position under the office of the Director of Finance and declaring an emergency. The Finance Director reported that there was a misunderstanding when she discussed the subject of the Assistant Finance Director accepting the job duties of the Housing Council secretary. Mrs. Copfer does not believe that the Finance Director should be the person responsible for all the duties associated with the Housing Council/Tax Incentive Review Council. The Mayor was responsible prior to this ordinance. The Finance Director sees no problems with the Assistant Finance Director doing this job, but feels that the person appointed to this position should receive the same salary as the person last in this position. The committee accepted that the Housing Council secretary responsibilities be incorporated into the Assistant Finance Director's job with a salary increase equal to that received for the year 2002. The Law Director will review the enabling statute to determine who should be accountable for the Housing CounciUTax Incentive Review Committee. This action will cause Ordinances 2002-164, 2002-177 and 2002-180 to be held in committee. (New legislation on this issue will be introduced this evening: Ordinances 2002-190, 2002-191.) ^ Ordinance 2002-181, an ordinance amending Section 1501.1502 of the municipal Income Tax Code in order to establish a penalty for late filing of city income tax returns and to increase the minimum penalties for the late payment of city income taxes. The penalties for failure to pay taxes on estimated taxes due or other taxes withheld will be 10% per annum but not less than $25 for the first failure, $50 for the second failure and $100 for the third failure. Also, failure to remit taxes withheld from employees will be 10% per month or fraction thereof not to exceed 50% of the unpaid amount and not less than $25 for the first offense, $50 for the second offense and $100 for the third offense. The committee recommended approval. 5 ~~a~... , i