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Council Minutes of 3/19/02 of December 2001, Cuyahoga County Jail stopped accepting misdemeanor prisoners from municipal courts. This was due to overcrowding at the County Jail. Therefore, we must house any prisoners who are committed by the Rocky River Court for more than five days to another jail facility. The North Olmsted Jail is only afive-day holding facility per the Department of Corrections. We use whatever facility has space available, including the Medina County Jail. IViedina County Jail requires a written agreement, thus the need for this legislation. Currently, the reimbursement program is at a cost of $b5 per day. Law Director Dubelko indicated that this is not a fixed rate and is ~bjoct to change. The committee unanimously recommended approval of Ordinance 2002-30. 2) Also discussed were two other ordinances, 2002-12 and 2002-20. Councilman Gareau has led the research and discussion on this issue, and he will give the report. Councilman Gareau, member of the Intro-Governmental Relations and Legislation; Long- Range Planning Committee: 1} Ordinance 2002-12 is an ordinance repealing Ordinance 97-122 entitled "An ordi~nce creating a new Chapter 133 of the Administrative Code of the City of North Olmsted called `Interim Director Appointmerns' and declaring an emergency." Ordinance 2002-20 is an ordinance providing for the submission to the electors of the City of North Olmsted of an amendmern to Article III, (Tbe Mayor) of the Charter of the City of North Olmsted to authorize elected first-term mayors to make irnerim director appointments. These matters have been discussed in committee at least two times, and one of the ordinances has been amended twice. Discussion concerned whether or not the submission to the electors should include additional terms or conditions upon which the Mayor could make irnerim appointments, including in the event that an interim director would leave during their interim period and whether the Mayor could make another imerim appointmern. Also discussed was whether or not a Council President, who takes over for the Mayor, could make an irnerim director appointment at that point in time. Following discussion, it was the consent of the committee that Ordinances 2002-20 and 2002-12 would remain as written. The committee unanimously recommended approval of both ordinances. With regard to interim directors, Mayor Musial said that he had noted during the discussion that he feh the appoirnmern of irnerim directors should not be limited to newly elected mayors. He felt more flexibility was being given to one as opposed to the others. Mr. Gareau thanked the Mayor and noted that issue had been discussed as well. A~ CE PAR'~CIPATION Dennis Lambert, 25057 Carey Lane, noted with regard to Ordinance 2002-43 that it would be best to be cautious. He recommended that Council consider transferring $150,000 from the General Fund to the Sewer Fund to meet the needs of the shin in employees until such time as the justification for the shift in revenue is substantiated by the administration and the impact that shift in revenue will have on sewer rates is known. This is a more complicated issue than transferring throe employees. It is going to impact the community possibly to the tune of $150,000 one way or another and needs to be looked at closely. 8