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Council Minutes of 12/2/2008
<br />them in the past: labor law, employment law, telecommunications-all those specialized
<br />areas that the average municipal lawyer is not going to well serve the city by trying to
<br />handle it himself or herself. His support for this legislation has been conditioned upon
<br />the institution of the Law Dept. he has tried to establish over the last seven years.
<br />Council Member Dailey Jones moved for adoption. The motion was seconded by
<br />Councilman Orlowski and passed unanimously. Ordinance No. 2008-144 adopted.
<br />Ordinance No. 2008-145 introduced by Council Members Barker, Jones, Kearney,
<br />Mahoney, and Orlowski was given its second reading. An ordinance establishing and
<br />fixing the compensation for the Director of Finance of the City of North Olmsted for the
<br />term of office commencing January 1, 2010 and ending December 31, 2013, and
<br />declaring an emergency, as amended. Councilman Barker moved for suspension of the
<br />rule requiring three readings noting the legislation had been reviewed in committee, and
<br />the motion was seconded by Councilman Kearney. Roll call: Barker, yes; Kearney, yes;
<br />Jones, yes; Mahoney, no; Ryan, no; Gareau, yes; Orlowski, yes. The motion passed with
<br />five yes votes and two no votes. Councilman Barker moved for adoption, and the motion
<br />was seconded by Councilman Kearney. Roll call: Barker, yes; Kearney, yes; Ryan, no;
<br />Gareau, yes; Orlowski, yes; Mahoney, yes; Jones, yes. The motion passed with six yes
<br />votes and one no vote. Ordinance No. 2008-145 adopted.
<br />Ordinance No. 2008-146 introduced by Council Members Barker, Jones, Kearney,
<br />Mahoney, and Orlowski was given its second reading. An ordinance establishing and
<br />fixing the compensation for the Mayor of the City of North Olmsted for the term of office
<br />commencing January 1, 2010 and ending December 31, 2013 and declaring an
<br />emergency, as amended. Councilman Barker moved for suspension of the rule requiring
<br />three readings noting the legislation had been discussed in committee, and the motion
<br />was seconded by Councilman Kearney. Roll call: Barker, yes; Kearney, yes; Mahoney,
<br />no; Jones, yes; Orlowski, yes; Gareau, yes; Ryan, no. The motion passed with five yes
<br />votes and one no vote. Dennis Lambert, 25057 Carey Lane, said the cut in the mayor's
<br />salary is less than $5,000 of what is being earned now. He is highly offended being
<br />called him a liar by the Mayor and saying that he never said that he was underpaid. He
<br />suggests the Mayor go back and listen to the tapes and he will hear himself specifically
<br />state his experience in the business world, his experience in the military, that he deserves
<br />much more money than he's getting now based on his experience and he feels he is
<br />underpaid. It's on the tape; it's on the record. Councilman Barker moved for adoption,
<br />and the motion was seconded by Councilman Orlowski. Roll call: Barker, yes,
<br />Orlowski, yes; Kearney, yes; Ryan, no; Mahoney, yes, with comment. In regards to the
<br />five P's, there's one P that was missing during the earlier comments and that is principle.
<br />There is great merit in the notion of leadership by example. Good government is leading
<br />by example, and that is what is being done in his perspective in terms of all of the
<br />previous legislation, first cutting the pay for the elected officials of the city and then
<br />freezing it for the remainder of the term. Given the economic situation we know now, he
<br />is convinced more than ever that is the right thing to do. Speaking for himself, no one is
<br />suggesting that by cutting Council's pay we'll somehow solve the economic hardship of
<br />the city. But at least it gives some notion to the idea that we understand what is going on
<br />and that, if sacrifices have to be made, they will be made by Council as well. Roll call
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