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Council Minutes of 4/15/2008 the criminal side of nuisance odor complaints, today there was apre-trial held in Rocky River Municipal Court which was attended by Asst. Law Director O'Malley and discussion was had on the defendant's motion to dismiss and no action was taken. An oral hearing set on that motion was continued to May 6. Regarding Laser Wash, a trial is presently scheduled for April 17 but is going to be continued. He expects it to be resolved in court with a plea change as a minor change that was submitted has been approved through Planning. Finance Director Copfer: 1) Attended several meetings, one with YMCA personnel to prepaze for last Thursday's presentation to Council regazding her involvement in the financial aspects of the Rec Plan. The Planning Director did an excellent job of taking three yeazs worth of information and compiling it into a very concise slide presentation. We aze very fortunate to have such a fine professional. 2) Also participated in the prepazation for collective bazgaining with the ClericaUTechnical unit and participated in negotiations today. 3) Finance has gotten Council caught up on the monthly revenues and expenditure and compazative summaries through March. The reports were held up until the budget was entered at the end of Macch and last yeaz was closed and the balances rolled forward as some of the reports were sheer gibberish to an untrained eye. She just received March's reconciliation today and has begun to review it. The detail for March will be e-mailed to Council tomorrow, and paper copies will be put in mailboxes. She urges all to use a-mail versions as we aze attempting to cut down on paper usage. Councilman Bazker noted that Ordinance 2008-44 had been slated for passage under suspension of the rule, but it has been decided not to do so and to let it run its natural course to third reading. Councilman Gazeau, chairperson of the Finance Committee: 1) Finance Committee met on April 8, 2(}08 at 8 p.m. Present were Council President Kennedy, Councilwoman Jones, Councilmen Orlowski, Gazeau, Keazney, Mahoney; Finance, Service and Human Resources Directors. Reviewed was Ordinance;2008-49, an ordinance establishing rates of compensation for various administrative and legislative personnel for the year 2008 and declaring an emergency as amended. The legislation establishes compensation ranges within which the administration each year will propose to the Council in the appropriations ordinance each individual in the administrative and legislative non- bargaining unit what their compensation will be for a particular yeaz. It also sets forth some other policies with respect to terms of employment, boot allowances, bonus days, vacation days, holiday, longevity. If the ranges aze not adjusted from time to time, employees cannot receive pay adjustments if they aze at the top of the range. The legislation adjusted the rate ranges so that the administration can propose pay and compensation for its employees next year. There was an adjustment on the down side and the top side of the ranges so that the city could continue to be competitive in the mazketplace. An amendment to the legislation included the issue of longevity pay, which had at its origin a time when perhaps working for government was not financially lucrative. The city offered incentives or bonuses to employees based on their tenure. The city-wide longevity pay in 2007 was $622,000, and for 2008 it is $666,000. In 4