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o~ MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2002 Present: President of Council O'Grady, Council Members Dailey, Gareau, Kasler, Limpert, McKay, Miller, Nashar Also Present: Mayor Musial, Law Director Dubelko, Finance Director Copfer, Clerk of Council Seman President of Council O'Grady called the special meeting to order at 7:15 p.m. in Council Chambers, 5200 Dover Center Road, North Olmsted, Ohio. President O'Grady announced that members of the audience were invited to address Council with regard to Ordinance No. 2002-117. There was no audience participation. LEGISLATION Ordinance No. 2002-117 introduced by Mayor Musial was given its third reading. An ordinance to make and transfer appropriations for current expenses and other expenditures for the City of North Olmsted for the year ending December 31, 2002 as amended. Councilwoman Kasler said that she wished to amend Ordinance 2002-117. At this point, Councilman Gareau called for a point of order and suggested that, since there were five separate line item amendments, they should be addressed individually so that Council members would be free to vote on them individually. Law Director Dubelko ruled that would be the safest method. He agreed that Mrs. Kasler should present all the amendments first so that Council members could be educated as to what they were and then the motion and vote be taken individually on each separate amendment. Mrs. Kasler apologized for not having the amendments completed sooner, but it was physically impossible to do so. She presented the following information on the proposed amendments: 1. A reduction of $5,100 for 2002 in the line item for the Mayor's secretary. The reason for the reduction, which would also reflect a reduction in 2003 of $15,000, is to make the position more of a clerical position as recommended by the directors to the Mayor during their review of the entire budget. 2. From the Adelphia cable franchise fee, $25,616 will remain in the General Services Operation line item to be encumbered for the city's share of the Bradley Woods wetlands costs. 3. From the Adelphia cable franchise fee, $12,500 will be placed into the General Services Staff line item in order to retain the Service Department employee in that department for the remainder of the year rather than transferring him to the '"~ Wastewater Treatment Plant until the transfer can be examined further.