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Council Minutes of 2/b102 ,~ with existing parts. This issue is before Council tonight in the form of an ordinance awarding a contract on an emergency basis to make the repairs. 3) The commission also discussed the fee schedule and the need for an updated Rec user fee schedule. That matter is again before the Council tonight in the form of an ordinance. 4) The plans are moving forward for the improvements to North Olmsted Pazk. 5) Recreation Commissioner Morgan was very pleased to announce a couple of very successful family community events: a New Yeaz's Eve party, which was a parent and child party at the Rec Center where 240 people participated in basketball, swimming, volleyball and skating; an open skate was held on Martin Luther King Day with 381 children participating. AUDIENCE PARTICII'ATIUN Paul Barker, 23629 Carriage Lane, expressed concern about the house on Claque Road where the fire occurred in December. It is a safety hazard and an eyesore. He asked if it was going to be rebuilt or torn down. Mayor Musial said he would check into the matter. Patricia Deis, 26893 Sweetbriaz, congratulated the two new directors. She inquired of Mayor Musial how he arrived at hiring Mr. Thomas for the position of Director of Public Service. Mayor Musial said the decision that was made in hiring Mr. Thomas was a personal decision after interviewing and looking at other individuals. He decided, based upon his expertise in building up teams and team leadership and developing consensus of individuals in order to get jobs done at his previous employment, that Mr. Thomas would do a good job as the Director of Public Service. Joseph Bowman, 23950 Lessner Road, asked three questions: the salaries for the two new Law Department positions; the date the budget meetings will begin; if Tuesday will be the fixed date for Council committee meetings. President O'Grady and Council members Gazeau and Kasler explained that it is Council's intention to have all the committee meetings on one night instead of scattered days. They will try to shoot for Tuesdays, but there may be times that schedules may not allow for that day. Law Director Dubelko said that the Assistant Law Director is being paid at the rate of $65,000 plus per year, and the Prosecutor is being paid at the rate of 535,000 plus per year. He does not have the exact figures with him, but they are each at the high end of the range that was established by Council. Mr. Bowman questioned the variance. Law Director Dubelko explained that the Assistant Law Director job is a full-time position and the Prosecutor is part-time. The Assistarrt Law Director is to assist both the Law Director on civil matters and also to assist from time to time the Prosecutor in criminal matters. The Assistant Law Director will be prosecuting building code violations and will be filling in for and assisting the Prosecutor. In addition to that, he will be doing all the things Mr. Dubelko did as a civil assistant. He will be attending Planning Commission meetings and also will be attending Board of Zoning Appeals meetings. In answer to Mr. Bowman's question as to whether he was afull-time Law Director, Mr. Dubelko said he is working full-time for the city as the Law Director. That was his commitment, and it is not required by Charter but it is what he is doing. He does not have any commitments to any other communities to work. ,~ ~~ 8 ,, .~ .,,.., .__,_r, _.. „ . _