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Council Minutes of 11/18/2008 short on manpower. The situation was to create a backup of emergency drivers and emergency plowing-at least find out through the bidding process what that would cost. However, the committee again was not convinced on this particular program. In committee, Councilman Gareau made a motion to recommend approval; it was seconded by Councilman Barker. By a vote of 1-2 (1 yes and 2 no), the committee recommended against approval of Resolution 2008-128, with Councilman Barker voting yes. • Resolution 2008-148, a resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into a contract with Richard L. Bowen + Associates, providing for the latter to electronically scan all plans and drawings of the North Olmsted Engineering Division and declaring an emergency. The cost is $20,889 for Bowen to take what is otherwise an archaic, outdated system of engineering maps and to scan them and make them available digitally, which would allow for a more efficient service in our Engineering Dept. as well as a more efficient service to our Building Dept. We can make this information more available to our residents. When they need information, they would print and scan and cut documents down into detail for what they wish to have printed. In terms of efficiency and convenience to our residents and our staff, the committee felt this was a good use of our dollars and will yield a benefit very quickly. In committee, Councilman Gareau made a motion to recommend approval. The committee motion was seconded by Councilman Barker, and the committee unanimously voted to recommended approval with a request to suspend in order to move forward on this legislation. • Ordinances 2008-142, 2008-143, 2008-144, 2008-145, and 2008-146. These pieces of legislation dealt with establishing the compensation for the President of Council, the four Ward Council Members, the Mayor, the Finance Director and the Law Director. The proposal was to have a pay reduction for Law, Finance and Mayor and also a pay freeze for the Ward Council Members and President. Information was provided by the administration as to the appropriate range of salary for elected officials. Councilman Gareau made a motion to hold all five pieces of legislation in committee. The motion was seconded by Councilman Kearney and unanimously passed. Mayor O'Grady commented that the issue of potentially subcontracting for lawn services can wait. The issue on subcontracting for additional drivers for the snow plows cannoi wait. We no longer have NOMBL which provided a pool of available drivers, so we have to find other resources and other ways of doing business. There is the potential, during a major snow event, that employees will have worked their maximum hours and the city could be without drivers. If we don't have another plan, we could shut down the city. That is not something he would easily accept and expects neither would Council. He will ask the Service Director to put together a memo to all of Council, with copies to all directors, highlighting some of these issues prior to the vote at the next Council meeting. He asks Council to keep an open mind and understand the potential impact of a major snow event. Councilman Kearney, chairperson of the Public Safety, Health & Welfare Committee: 1) The committee met on November 11, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. Present were Council President 6