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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED JANUARY 7, 2014 Present: Council President Jones, Council Members Barker, Brossard, Hemann, Limpert, Kearney and Schumann Also Present: Mayor Kennedy, Director of Law Gareau, Director of Finance Copfer, Clerk of Council Gallo, Director of Planning/Development Wenger and Director of Human Resources Farver Absent: Council Member Williamson Council President Jones called the meeting to order at 8:00 p.m. in Council Chambers, 5200 Dover Center Road, North Olmsted, Ohio. Members of the audience were invited to join Council in the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance. The Council meeting minutes of November 19, 2013 were approved as written. No legislation will be considered for passage under suspension of the rules this evening. REPORTS Mayor Kennedy: • He thanked Council for considering the reappointments of Planning and Development Director, Kim Wenger, and Human Resources Director, Cheryl Farver. • Please be advised that trash, recycle and bulk collection will be delayed one day this week due to the weather conditions. • The State of the City address is scheduled for Thursday January 16, 2014 at 11:30 a.m. at the Radisson. The event is sponsored by the North Olmsted Chamber of Commerce. Please make reservations with them. • Springvale Golf Course Superintendent, Marty Young, is leaving the City of North Olmsted. He is taking another golf-related job, and he will be missed. Director of Law Gareau: • He is pleased to announce that Bryan O'Malley and Carole Heyward will both continue to serve as Assistant Directors of Law for the City of North Olmsted during this term in the Law Dept. Michael Gordillo will continue to serve as Prosecuting Attorney, and Annie Kilbane will continue to serve as his Assistant. • The Law Dept. will represent the Administration in a combined arbitration tomorrow regarding former North Olmsted Police Officer Brian Bielozer and current Police Officer Jennifer Hayner. Arbitration concerns a pay dispute over whether certain alleged injuries weren't what is traditionally known as Valor Pay. The city has denied those claims, the FOP grieved that and it is now scheduled for arbitration tomorrow.