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Council Minutes of 11/18/2008 Kennedy, committee members Orlowski, Kearney, Mahoney; Councilmen Barker, Jones, and Gareau; the Law Director, Finance Director, Service Director, and Safety Director. On the agenda was a liquor transfer for Fuzzy's Tavern, located at 31635 Lorain Road. It was a simple license transfer between spouses due to the death of the wife. The license in now in the husband's name. The committee voted 3-0 to not object. Councilman Kearney moved that Council not object to the liquor license (stock transfer) at Fuzzy's Tavern at 31635 Lorain Road. The motion was seconded by Councilman Orlowski and passed unanimously. Councilman Mahoney, chairperson of the Recreation, Public Parks & Buildings Committee: 1) The committee met on November 11, 2008 at 7 p.m. Present were committee members Mahoney and Dailey Jones; President of Council Kennedy and Councilmen Gareau, Kearney, Barker and Orlowski; Law Director Dubelko, Service Director Limpert, Community Life Services Director Dailey, and Recreation Commissioner DiSalvo. On the agenda was Ordinance 2008-149, an ordinance revising the organizational chart of the Division of Parks and Recreation by abolishing the position of Maintenance foreman in order to deliver in a more efficient and economical manner services to the city. The purpose stated in the ordinance is to abolish the position of the maintenance supervisor in the Division of Parks & Recreation in order to promote greater efficiency in the Rec division as well as the expenditure of tax dollars. The position is a Civil Service position and anon-bargaining unit position. The discussion was led by Community Life Services Director John Dailey who pointed out that the current person holding this position has applied for retirement and indicated so prior to the committee meeting. However, it was the city administration position that they go forward with Ordinance 2008-149, and go forward obviously with the reorganization of the Recreation Dept. Mr. Dailey handed out a memorandum that he had delivered to the Civil Service Commission and indicated therein the rationale for the change. During the course of the discussion as indicated in the memo, Community Life Services Director Dailey indicated that, by way of the wages and benefits savings, he projects afive-year savings of approximately $370,000 with the abolishment of this position. It was also indicated by Community Life Services Director Dailey in terms of the tasks and the responsibilities for the position of the maintenance supervisor, those would be reassigned and handled by three agencies: the Rec Commissioner Ted DiSalvo, the Assistant Commissioner Betsy Drenski, and the Service Department. Discussion was had between Council members, committee members, as well as Mr. Dailey. The Law Director commented that two amendments should be considered: first, to add an emergency clause to the ordinance; second, to add language to make the ordinance effective January 1, 2009. After discussion, a committee motion was made by Councilman Mahoney, seconded by Councilwoman Dailey Jones, to recommend Ordinance 2008-149 with the amendments as outlined. The committee motion passed 2-0. Councilman Mahoney made a motion to amend Ordinance 2008-149 to add an emergency clause and to amend Section 1 of the ordinance to include language that it is effective January 1, 2009. The motion was seconded by Council Member Dailey Jones and passed unanimously. Ordinance 2008-149 amended. 7