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Council Minutes of 3/16/2004 Councilman Limpert, chairperson of the Intra-Governmental Relations Committee: 1) The committee met on March 9. Present were committee members Limpert and Miller; Council President O'Grady; Council members Dailey, McKay, Nashaz and Gazeau; Mayor, Finance Director, Safety Director, Law Director, Safety Director and Service Director. Agenda items were as follows: • Interview the Mayor's appointments to the Landmazks Commission: Mr. Thomas Schock and Mr. Donald Rerko to the term of January 4, 2004 through December 31, 2005. Both gernlemen are excellern choices and meet the city's Charter requirements as preservation related specialists. They aze qualified electors to the City of North Olmsted. Their addition to the commission should aid in making the commission potentially competitive for money grams. The committee recommended both gentlemen. Councilman Limpert moved that Council approve the appointment of Mr. Thomas Schock to the Landmarks Commission for the term of January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2005. The motion was seconded by Councilman Nashaz and passed unanimously. Councilman Limpert moved that Council approve the appointment of Mr. Donald Rerko to the Landmazks Commission for the term of January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2005. The motion was seconded by Councilman Nashar and passed unanimously. • Ordinance 2004-43, a Charter amendmern to change the wording of the requirements of the Landmarks Commission to basically twin federal requirements. With this in place, when the federal government changes requirements, the city will meet their new requirements without having to go through the expense of a ballot issue. The committee has agreed to pass it on to the new Charter Review Commission for their consideration once they have organized in April. 2) As new business, the committee has three recommendations for Charter changes, which were suggested by the President of Council, to review and probably pass on to the Charter Review Commission. The suggestions are: 1) Should the President of Council be a sepazately elected position? 2) Should there continue to be staggered elections in North Olmsted? Currently, Wazd Council members, the Mayor, Law Director and Finance Director aze voted on at one point in time and then two yeazs later the three Council-at-large members are voted on. 3) Should there continue to be three at-large positions on Council? These matters will be considered. (Councilman Limpert asked that the Clerk distribute the recommendations to the members of the committee. He would like to discuss them at the first meeting in April.) Councilman Gareau commented that he doesn't see any problem with discussing the recommendations in committee, but he does not think a referral to the Charter Review Commission would be in order unless legislation has been introduced. It may be prudent to discuss it before legislation is introduced to see if there is some support for it before it is sent to the Charter Review Commission. His recollection is that, before it would go to Charter Review, it would actually be in the form of legislation. Law Director Dubelko said he thought Mr. Limpert was simply indicating that he wanted the Intra-Governmental Relations Committee to consider the recommendations and not 4 A., ~- , _ .., .,~.~ .y.., . ,_,