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Council Minutes of 5/7/2003 Councilman McKay, chairperson of the Finance Committee: 1) The Finance Committee met on Tuesday, April 29. Present were committee members Kasler, Limpert, McKay; Councilpersons Gareau, Dailey, Nashar and Miller; Council President O'Grady; Law Director Dubelko, Finance Director Copfer, Personnel Director Farver, Human Resources Director Copeland, Senior Center Administrator Bock. The following items were discussed: Resolution 2003-66, which is a resolution expressing this Council's commitment to appropriate and transfer fiscal year 2003 carryover funds in fiscal year 2004 to the city's four special funds from which funds were legislatively redirected in fiscal year 2003, if it fiscally responsible in 2004 to do so. In order to balance the city's budget for 2003 and without increasing taxes or having mass employee layoffs, money was transferred from four special funds. This resolution expresses Council's commitment to restore the money to these funds in 2004 if it is fiscally responsible to do so. Although this resolution is not legally binding, it still remains Council's wish to replenish these funds. The committee voted for approval 2 to 1. Ordinance 2003-67, which is an ordinance creating a new Section 163.03 of Chapter 163 of the Administrative Code of the City of North Olmsted entitled "Department of Human Resources" for the purpose of establishing new positions of Nutritional Aide 1 and Nutritional Aide 2 within the organizational chart of the city's Department of Human Resources and declaring an emergency. The city has entered into a contract with the Western Reserve Agency on Aging to provide money to the city for its nutritional programs. This requires the city to employ two nutritional aides. Council wishes to establish within the organizational chart of the Department of Human Resources the part-time positions of Nutritional Aide 1 and Nutritional Aide 2 to meet the contract obligations. The committee recommended approval. A discussion of comp time. (Now in written form as Ordinance 2003-50.) This is an ordinance dealing with comp time for directors. Councilwoman Kasler requested this ordinance to be in place to eliminate comp time for all city directors. Council President O'Grady stated he would prefer to see an ordinance in regard to similar positions along with the directors' positions. Due to the fact that it has taken much time and much discussion to get to this point, the majority of Council wants to move forward on the directors' comp time and still continue to compose rules and regulations for those who are qualified to use comp time. Councilman Miller suggested passing the ordinance on suspension of the rules as a new Service Director will soon be hired. The committee agreed and will meet again on Wednesday, May 7, to review the ordinance in written form. Ordinance 2003-71, 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 is for the purpose of funding an engineering inspector for approximately 14 weeks to replace the present engineering inspector who is on sick leave. The funds to be transferred are $8,000 to outside operations for the purpose of funding R. E. Warner services, and $10,000 to be transferred from unemployment to the Engineering Dept. to cover the wages for the recalled inspector. This will be further reviewed at the May 7 committee meeting as the ordinance in written form was not available.