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Council Minutes of 3/4/2003 affirmative action, either by Charter or ordinance, establish our own local procedures. We can borrow from the various state procedures, but we have to do so affirmatively as Article II of the Charter requires. Finance Director: 1) The January revenue and expenditures were closed, but the reports for Council were not run as the procedure to close the fiscal year must first be done. Until that is completed, the reports will be distorted and will not be accurate. 2) An update on the February year-to-date RITA collections shows they are actually down $63,000 from the prior year, $50,000 is in net profits, $24,000 of the decrease is in individuals and there is an $11,00 increase in the withholding portion of that. That is 3 1 /2% below the prior year actual. 3) The State Senate has passed a cut in the local government funding. Figures on the loss broken down by municipality are not available. However, the latest Ohio Municipal League bulletin said that, as an estimate, it would be 33% of last July's checks. This would be about a $28,400 reduction in revenue for this period which would occur in July. After the Governor signs a bill into law, there is a 90 day wait period. So we will have a little time and possibly, if income tax collections pick up or if EMS revenues look better than what we expected, we may be able to revise it within our means right now. 3) The Olmsted Township and Fairview Park sewer agreements are being worked on by her, the Law Director, the Mayor and a representative from R. E. Warner. There is a requirement that the city meet with these entities by March 15. The 2003 plan is being finalized. We are required to adjust the rate for Olmsted Township on an annual basis for the operating portion of it. 4) She has been working on various follow-up issues that have come up during the budget hearings. (Mrs. Kesler said she had just directed a question to Mr. McKay asking to have awrap-up meeting. Mr. McKay agreed to have the appropriations wrap-up meeting on Tuesday, March 11, immediately following the regular Finance Committee meeting.) Councilman McKay, chairperson of the Finance Committee: 1) The Finance Committee met on Tuesday, February 25. Present were committee members Kesler, Limpert and McKay; Councilpersons Gareau, Nashar, Dailey and Miller; Council President O'Grady; Mayor Musial, Law Director Dubelko, Safety Director Jesse, Building Commissioner Conway. The following items were discussed: Resolution 2003-23, a resolution authorizing the Director of Public Safety to advertise for bids for the printing of the spring/summer and autumn/winter North Olmsted Parks and Recreation Department brochures as per specifications now on file in his office and authorizing the Mayor to contract for the same. This is a resolution to get the bids for the brochures for the year 2003, and the committee recommended approval and suspension of the rule requiring three readings. Resolution 2003-24, a resolution authorizing the Director of Public Service to advertise for bids for the award of a contract to provide new pavement markings to various streets at the various locations in the city as detailed in the specifications on file in the Engineering Department and authorizing the Mayor, following the approval