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,. ~_. ,~.:, ~. +. ~~ (fit#~ ~f .ax#~ f1~~~ts#~e~ ROBERT W. SWIETYNIOWSKI MAYOR T0: NORTH OLMSTED CITY 0 10 44070 OFFIC OF THE MAYOR Augu t 7, 1980 COUNCIL FROM: ROBERT W. SWIETYNIOWSKI, MAYOR RE: VETO OF ORDINANCE N0. 80-91 IN PART Dear Mrs. Campbell: Phone: 777-8000 I am returning to you Ordinance No. 80-91, which I am vetoing in part. The specific section which I am vetoing is Section 2, Paragraph C, which specifies a range in numbers for Paramedics and stipulates a $400 premium or bonus, for all Firemen/Paramedics as of September 1, 1980. On July 11, 1980, I vetoed Ordinance No. 80-71, the first of two wage ordinances for the Fire Department. I stated at that time, and wish to state again, that this action did not, and does not, in any way reflect upon the value of the Paramedic program or the high regard toward this program which is shared by Council, the Administration, and the people of North Olmsted. Following my July 11, 1980, veto of Ordinance 80-71, Council upheld that veto at a meeting on July 25, 1980. The veto was based on finan- cial constraints, the fact that Fire Department pay in North Olmsted is already as high or higher than other communities around the State of Ohio, and my basic disagreement with the concept of bonus pay. On July 28, 1980, at a special Council meeting, Council reversed its earlier support of my veto by amending the new wage ordinance, 80-91, to reinsert the $400 bonus provision. Now, on August 7, 1980, I am again vetoing the proposal to add $400 to the pay of each Fireman/ Paramedic. This has been a most controversial matter. It has caused me considera- ble distress to see a dollars-and-cents issue become muddled and con- fused through politics and special interests. Certain members of Council have publicly attempted to portray me as the Mayor who does not recognize 'the value of the Paramedic program. It should be noted here that this Administration has conducted successful negotiations, without outside assistance, with the North Olmsted Police Department, and with the AFL/CIO chapter representing the City's Service Depart- ment, in each case arriving at fair and conservative wage agreements which fell within budgetary limitations. Fi~e,Department negotiations in progress this year were also moving to~!a`r~i_~'fair and conservative wage agreement, before certain members of"Council interfered with the negotiating process.