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Council Minutes of 2/6/02 ~ Law Director Dubelko: 1) Last Saturday, former City Prosecutor Donald Albenze passed away. Don served the city 24 yeazs as the Prosecutor in the Law Department. He was absolutely a fine man and an excelleirt prosecutor. He had the respect of all his fellow prosecutors in the Rocky River Municipal Court District, the judges and all who knew him throughout Cuyahoga County. (A moment of silence was observed in memory of Mr. Donald Albenze.) 2) On Monday, February 3, the Law Department filed the Parcel E notice of appeal and memorandum in support of jurisdiction in the Ohio Supreme Court. The opposing side now has an opportunity to oppose the memorandum in support of jurisdiction. The Supreme Court will probably rule within two to three months. 3) In accordance with the request of Council, he has participated in the initial negotiating session with the city fire fighters held on February 5. Additional sessions are scheduled for February 8 and Februazy 13. 4) Since the time of the last Council meeting, he has issued two legal opinions: 2002-05, which deals with the subject of the effective date of the wazd redistricting in the city; 2002-06, which deals with the preemption of the city's zoning laws when they deal with matters that are in the exclusive control of the Division of Liquor Control. 5) He has made two Law Department appoinrtments: Bryan O'Malley, Assistant Law Director; Dan Ryan, City Prosecutor. They are very good appointments. Both are city residents, and Dan Ryan is a long time member of the city Law Department. Bryan is a long-time municipal lawyer who has worked for North Olmsted for four years and previously worked for eight yeazs for the city of Westlake. 6) His office is still in transition. He has signed a lease, consistent with the office allowance granted by Council, far Law Department offices at 26777 Lorain Road, Suite 416. It's a good location and close to City Hall. He and the Assistant Law Director are in the process of hiring a secretary. Hopefully, by the end of the month the office will be famished and the phones and computers will be installed. Councilman McKay, chairperson of the Finance Committee: 1) The committee meeting was held on Tuesday, January 22. Present were committee members Limpert, Kasler and McKay; Council members Gazeau, Nashar, Miller, Dailey; Council President O'Grady; Mayor Musial, Finance Director Copfer, City Engineer Deichmann, Law Director Dubelko. Agenda items were as follows: • Resolution 2002-3, which authorizes the Mayor to advertise for bids for storm water improvements on Columbia Road north of Lorain and to contract for the same. This had been discussed a number of times last year, and the committee recommended approval. • Resolution 2002-4, which authorizes the Mayor to advertise for bids for printing the Spring/Summer, Autumn/Winter brochure for the Pazks and Recreation Department and to contract for the same. The committee recommended approval and suspension of the rules. • Ordinance 2002-8, an ordinance amending the Administrative Code of the city entitled "Payment of Accumulated Sick Leave Credit." This ordinance provides for the payment of unused accumulated sick time and the schedule of payable sick leave hours. This ordinance adjusts the number of accumulated hours of non-bargaining