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Council Minutes of 11/18/2003
<br />REPORTS
<br />Law Director Dubelko: 1) He attended numerous collective bargaining sessions and/or
<br />management meetings in preparation for collective bargaining sessions for several
<br />different union groups. During the past two weeks, he has devoted approximately 40
<br />hours of time to these meetings and preparation for them.
<br />2) On November 11, he attended a directors' meeting and Board of Control meetings on
<br />November 11 and 13.
<br />3) On November 17, he approved the contract awarded for providing shelving for the
<br />new library.
<br />Councilman McKay, chairperson of the Finance Committee: 1) The committee met on
<br />Tuesday, November 11. Present were all Council members, Mayor Musial, Council
<br />President O'Grady, Finance Director Copfer, Law Director Dubelko, Service Director
<br />Driscoll, Personnel Director Farver, Human Resources Director Copeland, Fire Chief
<br />Klecan, Assistant Fire Robertson, and several residents. The following items were
<br />discussed:
<br />^ Ordinance 2003-150, an ordinance to make and transfer appropriations for current
<br />expenses and other expenditures for the City of North Olmsted for the year ending
<br />December 31, 2003. Transfers will occur in the following line items: Department of
<br />Planning, Director ($24,000), Operations $6,000; Division of Fire, staffing $46,000,
<br />EMS billing $1,500; Department of Public Service, administration ($8,000); Division
<br />of General Service, Operations $2,500, Public Service ($2,500); General
<br />Administration, Personnel ($21,500), Endowment & Grant $26,200. The grand total
<br />is $65,051,724.71. The committee recommended approval and suspension of the rule
<br />requiring three readings.
<br />^ Resolution 2003-151, a resolution accepting the amounts and rates as determined by
<br />the Budget Commission and authorizing the necessary tax levies and certifying them
<br />to the County Auditor. The committee recommended approval.
<br />^ Ordinance 2003-155, an ordinance authorizing the Director of Public Safety to
<br />purchase two new rescue squads, three new utility vehicles and other related
<br />equipment for the North Olmsted Fire Department through the state purchasing
<br />program; further authorizing the Mayor to execute necessary contract documents and
<br />declaring an emergency. The vehicles that need to be replaced are squads one and
<br />two, utility vehicles number one, number two, and number three as well as equipment
<br />of lights, sirens, radios, two defibrillators, rescue tools, miscellaneous equipment and
<br />a command unit insert. The two squads were scheduled to be replaced three years
<br />ago. Two utility vehicles were retired this year, and a third is ten years old. The cost
<br />of repairing and the reliability of these vehicles prompt replacement. The committee
<br />recommended approval.
<br />^ Ordinance 2003-156, an ordinance providing for the issuance and sale of $550,000 of
<br />notes in anticipation of the issuance of bonds to pay the cost of acquiring emergency
<br />rescue squad and other motor vehicles and related equipment for the city Fire
<br />Department. This is necessary to issue bonds for the city in the aggregate principal
<br />amount of $550,000 to pay the cost of the emergency rescue squad and other motor
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