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Council Minutes of 1/4/2(K?5 President O'Grady announced that at this point in the meeting, before moving into committee reports, there would be a pause to do some administrative housekeeping for Council. One of the things done at the first meeting of each year is to nominate and elect a President of Council Pro Tempore who sits in place of the President of Council should he not be in attendance. Councilman Limpert made a motion to nominate Councilman Gazeau as President Pro Tem for 2005 as under the rules it would be his turn. The motion was seconded by Councilman Dailey. President O'Grady called for discussion and recognized Councilman Miller why said he had indicated in caucus that there was a committee approval to change the rules for the method of selection. He believed it has been past practice to select the President Pro Tem during the Miscellaneous Business portion of Council meetings. In anticipation of that, he had planned to put forth a motion to change the rules for selection of President Pro Tem. He asked that Mr. Limpert withdraw his nomination at this time and that Council first vote on the proposed change of the rules as to the selection method, then go forwazd with the nomination of Mr. Gareau. President O'Grady asked for further discussion. As there was none, he requested the roll call on Mr. Limpert's motion. Roll call: Limpert, yes; Dailey, yes, with a brief comment so the public knows that Councilman Gazeau is not getting nominated because he was not in attendance. During caucus, Mr. Miller had stated that Mr. Gazeau was interested in the position for this yeaz. Roll call continued: McKay, yes; Kasler, yes for Mr. Gareau but with a comment that she would have preferred that the procedure be done differently and that the rule be addressed prior to discussing the new Pro Tem. Roll call continued: Miller, yes for Mr. Gazeau, and comment that he anticipated later in the meeting asking for a vote on the rule change which would then require going through ties process again. Roll call continued: Nashaz, yes. The motion passed unanimously. Councilman Gareau is the President Pro Tem for 2005. (At this point, there was a discussion between Mr. O'Grady and Mr. Miller regazding the procedure for the rule change. Mr. O'Grady believed the issue should be returned to committee because the specific verbiage had not been recommended. Mr. Miller noted this matter had been discussed in committee a month ago and the wording was agreed upon. The typed page was presented this evening at the appropriate time during caucus.) Councilman Miller, chairperson of the Public Safety, Health & Welfaze Committee: 1) The committee met on January 3. In attendance were the committee members, Police Chief Ruple, Law Director Dubelko, Councilman Limpert, President of Couneil O'Grady. The following legislation was discussed: • Resolution 2004-203, a resolution authorizing the Director of Public Safety to purchase three new Crown Victoria Interceptor cruisers and one Excursion and related police equipment for the North Olmsted Police Department through the state purchase program; further authorizing the Mayor to execute all necessary contract documents and declaring an emergency. It was explained that the three Crown Victoria vehicles would be replaced as they are the oldest police cruisers in the department, and Fleet Maintenance has extended their lives as faz as they can be for police purposes. It is possible that the three vehicles may be passed down to other departments based on a determination from the Fleet Maintenance Department. As to the Ford Excursion, it was explained that the Expedition which the department now 6