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Council Minutes of 9/16/20(13 total $394,000. Those funds included the HoteVMotel Tax, EMS, Rocky River Court (STOP), Casualty Loss. Revenue actual year-to-date July 2002 to 2003, the estimated income tax revenue for 2003 was 1% over last year. Local government was reduced by $86,105. Estate taxes for the second half filing will be $104,600, which was added to the estimated resources to offset the local government cuts. HoteUMotel is below plan with 48% being realized through July where it was 58.3% last year. All hotels are current with their taxes, but they are lagging behind in their business. EMS billing is expected to exceed plan by the end of the year by $25,000. Prisoner care will be reduced approximately $10,000. The STOP funds are $29,000 above estimate. Parking fines are over plan and could be $16,000 over by the end of the year. Administrative fees are below plan--expected to be $17,000. School district gas reimbursement is at 82.8% of the plan at the end of July. The high gas and oil prices will increase the city's gas and oil expenses. The schools reimburse the city for what they buy, but it does raise the overall cost. Building permits are $6,000 less than July 2002. Casualty loss insurance is expected to be $20,000 short. Expenditures July 2003 versus 2002 are below $900,000. Shared income tax paid in July 2002 was $200,000, while $268,000 was paid in August of 2003. Wages were $412,000 less in 2003. Retiremenbvacation and no sick bonuses appear to be less than expected. County deductions held in assumption of a special election are $20,000. This will not be used as the special election will not be held. The year-end carryover is expected to be approximately $300,000. ^ Ordinance 2003-125, an ordinance to make and transfer appropriations for current expenses and other expenditures for the City of North Olmsted for the year ending December 31, 2003. This ordinance is necessary to meet the curretrt and other expenses during the year ending 2003. Transfers were made in the following areas: Emergency Central Dispatch, Division of Building, Division of Fire, Division of Police, Division of Engineering, Division of Fleet Management, Division of General Services, General Administration, NOMBL, Permanent Improvements. The committee recommended approval of the ordinance. ^ On the advice of Law Director Dubelko, comp time for city employees was reviewed. Mr. Dubelko had advised Council that a change in the salary ordinance Section 16 was needed due to a change in overtime policy and to be brought in line with the Fair Labor Standards. The comp time policy of the administration was supplied to the Finance Committee around the first of the year. Council chose to amend the policy to exclude overtime or comp time for the city directors only. Law Director Dubelko further studied the federal regulations and recommended that the Finance Committee again review the comp time policy of the city. The state law may make the definition of an employee more restrictive than the federal guidelines. We need to know the job description and status of each employee to determine if they are eligible for overtime or comp time. Councilwoman Kasler made a motion that the matter be reviewed by the Law Director and Personnel Director for a better understanding, and the motion was seconded by Councilman Limpert and passed. Councilman Limpert, chairperson of the Streets & Drainage Committee: The committee met on September 9. Present were committee members Miller and Limpert; Ward II '" Councilman Dailey and Ward IV Councilman McKay; Service Director Driscoll and City 5