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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCII. OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED MAY 21, 2002 Present: President of Council O'Grady, Council Members Dailey, Gareau, Kasler, Limpert, McKay, Miller, Nashar Also Present: Mayor Musial, Law Director Gareau, Finance Director Copfer, Clerk of Council Seman President of Council O'Grady called the meeting to order at 8 p.m. in Council Chambers, 5200 Dover Center Road, North Olmsted, Ohio. Members of the audience were invited to join Council in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. The minutes of the Council meeting of May 8, 2002 were approved as written. President O'Grady made the following announcements: (1) Ordinances 2002-74, 2002-77, 2002-78, 2002-79 and Resolution 2002-75 will be passed under suspension of the rules. (2) The 2002 Scout Honorary Officials will hold their annual Mock Council Meeting on June 4 from 6:45 p.m. until 7:25 p.m. and will be recognized at the Council meeting that evening. RE_ Mayor Musial: 1) A most important story is the July 1995 U. S. EPA consent decree was ended on May 13 when Judge Ann Aldridge brought to an end more than 20 years of enforcement actions against the City of North Olmsted by signing an order that terminated the consent decree. The judge's order is an affirmation of the course of action the city has been following since the mid-1990's. He commends the actions of Mayor Boyle, previous Council and current Council members for their cooperation in putting the consent decree behind us. By continuing the course of action that was started back then, the city has been able to maintain a level of performance that allowed for Judge Aldridge's order while holding costs level, thereby avoiding a sewer rate increase during the past two years. 2) He is pleased to announce the appointment of Cheryl Farver to the position of Director of Personnel and Administrative Services. Mrs. Farver has a BA in Public Administration from Capitol University. She brings with her more than 20 years of diversified municipal experience. She is accomplished in public finance, government employment law, zoning code establishment, implementation and enforcement, grant financing, contract negotiations, economic development, workers compensation claims and personnel management. 3) On May 15, he attended and spoke at the North Olmsted High School honors reception at St. Clarence. Close to $4 million in scholarships were given to students.