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Council Minutes of 11/7/2007 a concern about something for which there is an immediate threat to property or person, they should contact the Police Department. 2) He will not report out on the legislation concerning use of the public right-of--way as, at the request of the Law Director and the administration, that has been removed from the agenda. He will report on it at a later date. Councilman Tallon, chairperson of the Finance Committee: 1) The committee met on October 30, 2007. In attendance were chairman Tallon, Councilmen Miller and Ryan, Mayor O'Grady, directors and guests. Agenda items included the following: • Ordinance 2007-116, an ordinance to approve the Codified Ordinances by adopting current replacement pages and declaring an emergency. After discussion, the committee unanimously recommended approval to Council. • Ordinance 2007-118, an ordinance authorizing the Director of Human Resources to solicit proposals for personal services of a third party administrator, TPA, to process health insurance claims and including the purchase of excess insurance coverage for the city health care and hospitalization plans for 2008; further authorizing the Mayor, subject to approval of the Board of Control, to enter into a contract for said services and insurances, and declaring an emergency. After a brief overview by Director Farver, a discussion was held and the committee unanimously recommended approval by Council. • Resolution 2007-121, a resolution authorizing the Mayor on behalf of the City of North Olmsted to enter into a contract with the Westlife Publishing Co. for the purpose of publishing the North Olmsted Magazine for the 2008 calendar year. After a brief overview by the Mayor and a discussion, the committee unanimously recommended approval by Council. This magazine-type production will be free to the city, but the city will be allowed to provide the information. The costs will be paid for through advertisements. • Ordinance 2007-123, an ordinance amending Section 915.04 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of North Olmsted to establish revised charges for the use of the municipal sanitary sewer system; repealing existing Section 915.04 of the Codified Ordinances; and declaring an emergency. After an overview and input by the Mayor, Service Director, Finance Director, Law Director, along with the WWTP administrative personnel, the committee unanimously recommended approval by Council with the following amendments: In the third paragraph of page 7 following 2005, insert: "and ending on the billing quarter that ends on December 31, 2007." The rest of the paragraph would remain. After that paragraph, insert a new paragraph, "Effective for billing quarters commencing on January 1, 2008, such users shall only qualify for entitlement to a refund or credit for such quarters if they demonstrate with evidence satisfactory to the Director of Finance that they qualify for the Cleveland Division of Water homestead or disabled water rate reduction program, as that program may be amended by the City of Cleveland from time to time." Councilman Tallon moved to amend Ordinance 2007-123 as stated above. The motion was seconded by Councilman Ryan and passed unanimously. Ordinance No. 2007-123 amended. 5