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<br />Council Minutes of 6/3/2008
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<br />Resolution 2008-79, is a resolution authorizing the Chief of Police to apply for
<br />Law Enforcement Grant funds from the State of Ohio for Drug Abuse Resistance
<br />Education (DARE) for fisea12008-2009 and, if the application is granted, further
<br />authorizing the Mayor to enter into an agreement with the State of Ohio, or the
<br />appropriate State of Ohio law enforcement agency, to accept said grant funding
<br />on behalf of the city, and declaring an emergency. The committee unanimously
<br />recommended Resolution 2008-79.
<br />Ordinance 2008-79, an ordinance amending Sections 1701.01, 1701.04, 1701.10,
<br />and 1701.13 of Chapter 17Q1 (Fire Code) of the Fire Prevention Code in order to
<br />incorporate changes in the Ohio Fire Code, specifically for certification of fire
<br />safety inspectors and contractors, and to add fees for fire safety inspections. This
<br />ordinance raises the inspection fee for a second re-inspection to $50 and a third or
<br />more re-inspection to $100. These fees have not been raised in many years and
<br />the committee voted unanimously to recommend the legislation.
<br />Councilman Mahoney, member of the Parks & Recreation Commission: 1) The
<br />commission met yesterday, Monday, June 2, 2008. All members were present. Ted
<br />DiSalvo, Recreation Commissioner, reported that the spring ice show was a complete
<br />success. It included anall-time paid admission attendance record: Friday, May 16, was
<br />399; Saturday, May 17, was 497; Sunday, May 18, was .510. There were over 160
<br />participants in this year's event, which was compared to only 100 in 2007. Summer
<br />camp begins Monday, June 9. They have registered 218 campers, with the idea that the
<br />maximum amount of campers is 223, so they are well on target for the goal for the year.
<br />The outdoor pool facility opens Monday, June 9. 'The new outdoor pool filter, which was
<br />approved by Council, is working just fine. The Independence Day parade, bike contest,
<br />and picnic event is scheduled for Friday, July 4. All are welcome to attend, and the
<br />parade begins at 10:30 a.m.
<br />Mayor O'Grady asked for a moment of silence in memory of Joe Hyland, the grounds
<br />director for the North Olmsted City Schools, who was injured in a motorcycle accident
<br />over the holiday weekend and passed away last week.
<br />AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
<br />1) Dennis Lambert, 25057 Carey Lane, felt that the Mayor's comments regarding what
<br />occurred in the debate and discussion of the Rec Center left the citizens out of the loop.
<br />He commends Council for corning forward stating what they think as it is important for
<br />citizens to know where Council stands on issues. This is what makes this country a
<br />democracy, and North Olmsted is a microcosm of that democracy. Regarding Ordinance
<br />2008-67 which is about directors showing up at meetings, there is another secondary
<br />issue-accountability to Council. Council has to evaluate people, and raises come forth
<br />through Council. One way of evaluating those who serve are how committed they are to
<br />performing their duties. Documentation is the biggest part of that, and attendance records
<br />are part of that. It is important to look at how they fulfill their job responsibilities. One
<br />of the good things about the (original) ordinance, there is a job responsibility to the
<br />people. of the community and to Council. In tight times, if we have a director who
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