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Council Minutes of 10-20-2009 2) The September monthly and year to date financial statements were E-mailed to Council or in the mailboxes today. She just received them, so there is no quarterly review complete yet. 3) Resolution 2009-128 is before Council this evening. It has to be passed on suspension tonight because the County wants it back in the beginning of November to set the rates. The rates that they have determined for the city are the same as last year. Councilman Gareau, Chairman of the Finance Committee: The Finance Committee met on October 13, 2009 at 8:15 p.m. and concluded at 8:44 p.m. Present that evening were Council committee members Gareau, Barker, and Kearney; Council President Kennedy, Councilwoman Jones, Councilman Orlowski, Human Resources Director Farver and Planning Director Wenger. 1) 2009-117 is a Resolution approving of and authorizing the Mayor to enter into a collective bargaining agreement with the American Federation of State, County and Mucinipal Employees ("AFSCME"), Ohio Council 8, Local 2681, for the Service Unit Employees, for the period July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2012, and declaring an emergency. The Administration has been negotiating for some period of time now with the various bargaining units in the city of North Olmsted. The Administration presented to Council an agreed-upon, worked out resolution which will help the city of North Olmsted as the city continues to work through what is clearly a very difficult financial time. Some of the cost saving efforts that were brought forward and agreed to by the men and women of the AFSCME Service Department are a reduced work week from forty hours to thirty-six and a quarter for ninety-two consecutive weeks and no increase in wage rates, vacation may not be sold back, and sick leave bonus days may only be taken as time off, not cash, from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2011. Those were the significant changes that were made to the AFSCME contract. The contract has been approved by the members of the bargaining unit, and is now before City Council. Councilman Gareau made a motion for approval. The motion was seconded by Councilman Barker, and by a vote of 3-0, the committee recommended approval with a request for a suspension of the rules. 2) 2009-118 is a Resolution approving of and authorizing the Mayor to enter into collective bargaining agreements with the Fraternal Order of Police ("FOP")/Ohio Labor Council, for the police officers and corrections officers, for the period January 1, 2009 through December 31, 201 1, and declaring an emergency. Some of the pertinent changes that were agreed to by the men and women of the FOP and our Administration and brought forward in this agreement are thirteen furlough days, a prohibition for cash payments for holidays, suspension of detective, evidence techs, SWAT, and shift differential payments for 2010 to 2011, a limit on vacation buy back to only one week, a clothing allowance suspension for 2010 and 2011, and no cashing out of sick bonus days. Non-economic changes included discipline language as well as suspension of firearms proficiency benefit for 2010 and 2011. Councilman Gareau made a motion for approval. The motion was seconded by Councilman Barker, and by a vote of 3-0, the committee recommended approval with a request for suspension of the rules. 3) 2009-121 is a Resolution authorizing and directing the Director of Planning to make application on behalf of the City of North Olmsted for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for the fiscal year 2010 for the emergency food cupboard relocation 3 ~.