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Council Minutes 10/15/22 time employees to bring things on a competitive pay scale level with other communities. Another question raised was whether the employee should be present with the family member using the facility. Lastly, the commission discussed what type of tracking method is being used to determine who is an employee and who is on site exercising that discount option. The bottom line is there is no policy in place as to how we keep track of employees and relatives and who are eligible to use the facility and how often they are using it. There seem to be few controls in place to insure that this system is not being abused. The commission will review this program at the next meeting and will most likely make recommendations for revisions. ^ Consultant contract issues were discussed. Several programs are being provided by the Recreation Center through independent contractors. Those include such programs as fencing, golf, swimming, Music Man, Little Scientists, cartooning, horseback riding and Karate. This presents a problem because each entity has a different contract with different terms and there is little to no uniformity among different people working for the City of North Olmsted on a contract basis. That includes terms as to how one person is paid or compensated. Is it percentage basis, is it an hourly basis? There is a question as to whether insurance is being provided. The commission will continue to look into this issue. ^ Are background checks required on outside contractors who are working with children in North Olmsted? Surprisingly, the commission members did not know the answer to this question and there was no Safety Director to ask. There may be approximately 140 part time employees at the Rec Center, and no one is sure whether they have to undergo a background check. If not, they probably should, especially with respect to outside contractors who aze going to be working with children. This is an issue that will be addressed for the safety of children. ^ What role, if any, should the commission play in the selection of the next Recreation Commissioner? The City of North Olmsted Recreation Commission does have a charter-based job description which says that it establishes employment policy for the Recreation Departmem. The commission discussed what this means. It's a Charter term, and the commission has not been able to determine what formulating employment policy would mean. Until this time, no member of the Rec Commission was consulted regarding who should take over far this particular position now that it's vacant. These issues will be forwarded to the Law Director as well for a further definition as to what, if any, role the commission should have in this decision. 2) The next Recreation Commission meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on November 4. Due to attendance problems, the commission will now meet the first Monday of each month. Hopefully, this change will resolve the scheduling conflicts of the members. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION Alan Meder, 25025 Kennedy Ridge. ^ In May, he spoke with the Mayor and Mr. McKay and asked about heavy trucks traveling Kennedy Ridge Road. A twenty-two wheeler carries extra weight down the street, for which Kennedy Ridge wasn't designed. The street is like a washboard and there are holes that haven't been patched. When he asked the Mayor when the street 10