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Council Minutes of 1/2/02 -.bti Law Director Dubelko: 1) Commented that he is beginning his duties as Director of Law -.~ with positive feelings and with optimism. He advised that all government officials try to do their best during their next term of office to always respect the various offices and positions in the city government, ff everyone plays their own role and respects the roles in government assigned to others, the city's business will be done effectively. 2) In the Parcel E case, the Court of Appeals on December 20, 2001 denied the city's motion for reconsideration. The court also journalized its entry on the merits on that date. Accordingly, the city's notice of appeal and memorandum in support of jurisdiction to the Ohio Supreme Court is now due to be filed in that court on or before February 4 of this year. In accordance with Council's direction, he will prepare and file a notice of appeal and memorandum in that case setting forth the city's best azguments. 3) There are three firefighter arbitrations scheduled for this month. 4) In accordance with Council's authorization, he will talk with RTA and the affected property owners regazding the acquisition of two parcels of land for the public roadway off of Great Northern Boulevard leading to the new Park-n-Ride. 5) He is working on the acquisition of six other pazcels along Claque Road for the widening of that road and its intersection with Lorain Road. 6) He has submitted his plans to the Mayor, Finance Director and the members of Council regarding his proposed organization of the Law Department. There are two proposed changes: First, to start the process of establishing a Law Department at City Hall by providing for a transitional city Law Department this year at privately leased space off-site from City Hall. Second, reorganizing the composition of the Law Department so as to provide for afull-time assistant law director, apart-time prosecutor, a full-time legal secretary and a part time law clerk. It is his understanding that he witl have an opportunity to address these matters before Finance Committee on another date. He asks that Council attend to this proposal as expeditiously as possible as he is severely understaffed and underfunded on the civil side of the Law Department. Finance Director Copfer: 1) Welcomed Mr. Dubelko and wished him good luck in his new position. 2) As reported in the newspaper a few weeks ago, cities will receive a worker's compensation bonus if the Finance Director and Mayor attend a seminar. She and the Mayor will be attending at the end of January. However, she is unsure how the payment is made. Supposedly, it is 25% of the city's premiums. But she does not know if it is done as a credit. The city premium for 2001 will be paid in 2002, and she is not sure if the discount will be pushed off urrtil 2003. Until she receives that information, she does not know exactly how the city will be impacted. Councilman Limpert, member of the Public Safety Committee: 1) As the chairperson of the Public Safety Committee is now the President of Council, aCommittee-of--the-Whole was held this evening at 7:25 p.m. to discuss three liquor licenses; • Anew DSI license, which is spirituous liquor for on-premise consumption only, beer/wine for on-premises and off-premises in original sealed containers until 2:30 a.m. for Ruby Tuesday Inc., 26770 Lorain Road. The committee had no objection to the license. Councilman Limpert moved that Council have no objection ,: 2