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Council Minutes of 4/20/2004 Law Director Dubelko: 1) The Law Department received notice on April 7 that there had been a voluntary dismissal of Michael Plute vs. the City of North Olmsted. This was an employment-related case being defended by the city's insurance defense counsel. 2) April 12, he met with the Mayor and the Safety Director regazding real property maintenance in the city. That meeting resulted in a legislative request from the Mayor, which is Ordinance 2004-80. 3) The labor contract with NOMBL employees was executed on April 12. 4) On April 13, Assistant Law Director O'Malley filed atwo-count complairn in Rocky River Municipal Court against the owner of the multi-family premises at 3784 Claque Road for violations of the city's refuse code. That matter has been set for initial appearance hearing on May 4. 5) April 15, he issued a memo to all directors and division heads as a reminder of Council Rule 40 which requires that all exhibits be attached to legislative requests, particulazly contracts when the administration is seeking Council authorization. 6) April 15, he attended a Fair Housing Review Boazd meeting. The board voted at that meeting to recommend to the Mayor that Don Copeland be appointed as the first administrator of the city's Fair Housing Board. 7) On April 16, city Prosecutor Dan Ryan filed an appellee brief in the Court of Appeals in the case of City of North Olmsted vs. Robert I~iimes. This case involves a double jeopazdy question. 8) April 16, he conducted law clerk interviews. 9) April 19, Assistant Law Director O'Malley attended a sentencing in another real property maintenance case in Rocky River Municipal Court. The owner of property at 4107 Columbia Road was sentenced on four counts of violating the city's real property maintenance code and fined a total of $300 plus costs. The city is continuing to work on getting that property up to code. 10) April 19, he issued legal opinion 2004-2 in response to a request from Councilman Limpert regazding the line between Council's legislative authority and the administration's administrative authority regarding operations in the city's Service Department. 11) Attended various meetings including a mediation session with fire fighters, afact- finding hearing with fire fighters, a management meeting in preparation for collective bargaining with Service and Clerical-Technical employees, a Board of Control meeting and a directors' meeting. Finance Director Copfer: 1) Since she could not attend the library opening on Sunday, she and her son visited on Monday evening. It was a hopping place! Everyone was smiling and happy. The younger children were very happy with their story room, and the teenagers were amazed at the technology. It was exciting to see. Thank you to the residents for supporting the new library. 2) The renewal bond anticipation notes were sold today, and we received a 1.55% rate of interest, which is good. 3) One member of her staff spent the day beginning to enter the first quarter of the sewer credit issue. In must be complete by May I to get it on the next billing of the Cleveland Division of Water. An electronic list will be provided to them. It is a tedious process as ,~ the account code, address and name have to be entered. Hopefully, the subsequent quarters will be quicker because there will be repeats. 2 is-. _~..... ,snA~ I