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Special Council Minutes of 5/26/2004 a~N he has to. Councilman Gareau moved to adopt Resolution 2004-95, and the motion was ~~ ~~ seconded by Councilman McKay. Roll call: Gazeau, yes; McKay, yes; Dailey, yes with comment that it sickens him that the taxpayers' dollars have to be spent in this way, but we have to get it done. He is just plain disappointed in Norman T. Musial. Roll call continued: Miller, yes, commenting he would concur with Mr. bailey's commetrts and saying it's a shame that the leader of the city has chosen to try to file suit against the soldiers that he expects to follow him. It's clearly a conflict when you want to be the leader and you want the soldiers to follow you, but then you turn and you draw fire on them. Roll call continued: Nashaz, yes; Limpert, yes with a comment that he would like very much if perhaps this could be arbitrated or somehow worked out so we don't have to go to this extent. But he has a real problem when Council members do not follow the advice of their Law Director, so he is voting yes. Roll call continued: Kasler, yes. The motion passed unanimously. Resolution No. 2004-95 adopted. Ordinance No. 2004-96 was introduced and placed on first reading by Councilman Gazeau. 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, 2004. Councilman Gareau moved to suspend the Hiles requiring three readings and formal committee review, and the motion was seconded by Councilman McKay. Roll call: Gareau, yes; McKay, yes; Kasler, yes; Miller, yes; Limpert, yes and asked why the rules were being suspended. It was explained it was the funding source. Roil call continued: Dailey, yes; Nashar, yes. The motion passed unanimously. Councilman Limpert said he realized the importance of a transfer ordinance, but asked the Finance Director, what was being shifted. Finance Director Copfer said monies were being moved out of the General Fund employer's share contribution to the Other Legal line item to contract with attorneys and other supporting litigation consultants that may be needed. Law Director Dubelko commented that, when a contract is entered into, the Finance Director needs to be able to sign a certificate of fiscal officer indicating that sufficient monies are appropriated for that. Without transferring monies over, she'd have difficulty signing that certificate. Councilwoman Kasler said she did not understand exactly where the money is coming from. She sees it is coming out of General Administration under Personnel. Finance Director Copfer said the city pays a 10% aggregate stop-loss over and above the expected cost of claims. She is banking on the fact that we're not going to hit that 10%. However, she may be coming back in November and December and finding that we do nod it for hospitalization. As of right now, she thinks we'll be okay and it'll be sufficient to cover both the health care expense for the General Fund employees and the litigation. As we get closer to the end of the year, things will fall into place and we will know if monies will have to be moved. Right now, the immediate need is being met. Mrs. Kasler said she respected what Mrs. Copfer did and hopes she is right. She is not questioning what was done. Councilman Miller asked Personnel Director Farver if she concurred with what was being done, and she said yes. Councilman Gazeau moved to adopt Ordinance 2004-96, and the motion was seconded by Councilman McKay. Roll call: Gazeau, yes; McKay, yes; Kasler, yes with comment that for all the time that this Finance Committee spent and the rest of Council spent this year going over the appropriations, to have to make this kind of a transfer from any line item in this budget and to have to touch hospitalization, which was a very difficult area for the 10