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Council Minutes of 12/16/2008 Councilman Kearney, chairperson of the Public Safety, Health & Welfare Committee: 1} The committee met on December 8, 2008 at 7 p.m. Present were committee members Orlowski, Mahoney, and Kearney; Council Members Gareau and Barker; the Mayor, Law Director, Finance Director, Safety Director, Police Chief, Fire Chief, and Assistant Chief; numerous members of the Police and Fire Departments and guests. Agenda items included the following: • Ordinance 2008-155, sponsored by the Mayor, amending Sections 3 and 8 of Ordinance No. 2002-103 which inter alia established fees and charges for emergency medical services rendered by the North Olmsted Fire Department as previously amended by Ordinance No. 2002-154 in order to increase fees and charges and further provide for all billing revenues to be paid into the General Fund. This new ordinance would bring up the rates: basic life support from $350 to $450; basic life support with oxygen from $370 to $470; advanced life support from $450 to $600; one-way mileage from $6 to $10. Presently 75% of this fund that is garnered from residents goes to the General Fund, and 25% of it goes to a special fund established for emergency medical services. All the monies garnered from non-residents presently goes to the Hotel-Motel Fund and are used only for the purchase of safety equipment. This ordinance states that all funds received by the city from emergency medical services and ambulance transportation shall be designated to the General Fund and expended to meet any of the general needs of the city. Pros and cons were discussed. In committee, Councilman Kearney made a motion to recommend approval of the ordinance to Council, and the motion was seconded by Councilman Mahoney. The committee voted 2-1 to recommend approval, with Councilman Orlowski voting no. Councilman Kearney moved to amend Ordinance 2008-155 to add an emergency clause. The motion was seconded by Councilman Mahoney and passed unanimously. Ordinance No. 2008-155 amended. • Ordinance 2008-1 S9, sponsored by the Mayor, establishing the organization of the Fire Division of the Department of Public Safety and declaring an emergency. Ordinance 2008-160, sponsored by the Mayor, establishing the organization of the Police Division of the Department of Public Safety and declaring an emergency. Pros and cons were discussed. The committee unanimously voted to hold both ordinances in committee. 2) The Public Safety Committee met on at 8 p.m. on December 15 to discuss Ordinances 2008-159 and 2008-160. Present were committee members Kearney, Orlowski, Mahoney; all of Council; the Mayor, Safety Director, Law Director, Human Resources Director, Police Chief, Assistant Fire Chief; guests. Once again, pros and cans were discussed. Councilman Kearney asked the committee to recommend approval to Council of each ordinance separately. The vote was 3-0 against recommending both ordinances. AUDIENCE PA.R.TIC,~~'AT~ON 1) Lee Charboneau, 5421 Columbia Road, said his wife participated in a police ride- along. The officers were non-stop trying to handle problems while prioritizing some of 6