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Council Minutes of 02-02-2016 • A robbery took place at Great Northern Mall and an apprehension of two suspects were made. This is the third high profile crime in North Olmsted with action taken almost immediately by the Police Dept. to apprehend the suspects due to good police work. • Mr. Bielozer was convicted in Common Pleas Court today. He made a plea agreement with the Cuyahoga County Prosecutors Office; he plead to a misdemeanor and agreed to never work as a police officer in the State of Ohio again. Director of Finance Copfer: • On January 26, 2016, the year-to-date expenditure and revenue summary and detail reports were E-mailed to Council and the Administration. She will be discussing the results in conjunction with the budget hearings as well as the 2016 assumptions and availability of funds at that time. • The Finance Dept. has prepared and mailed out W-2's. They were able to prepare the 1095 C's which is a new reporting requirement that shows the city is offering health insurance to employees and dependents that qualify for this. • She pointed out to Council that if they are looking at last year's expenditures, there were twenty-seven pays. So, please keep this in mind because salaries will seem higher. Councilman Kearney, Chairman of the Finance Committee: The Finance Committee met Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at 7:20 p.m. Present were committee members Kearney, Schumann and Barker; Council members Brossard, Hemann Limpert and Williamson; Mayor Kennedy, Finance Director Copfer and Planning & Development Director Wenger. • Discussed first was Ordinance 2016-1 which is an Ordinance providing for the issuance and sale of not to exceed $1,605,000 of Notes, in anticipation of the issuance of Bonds, to provide funds to pay costs of improving Barton Road and certain other designated streets between certain termini in the city by reconstructing and rehabilitating the pavement base, adjusting, constructing and reconstructing catch basins, curbs and curb ramps, manholes and utility valve and monument boxes, where necessary, preparing the surface and resurfacing, in each case together with necessary appurtenances and work incidental thereto. The money will be used for much needed improvement on North Olmsted's streets. The committee voted 3-0 to recommend approval of Ordinance 2016-1. • Discussed last was Resolution 2016-2 which is an Ordinance to make and transfer appropriations for current expenses and other expenditures for the City of North Olmsted for the year ending December 31, 2016, and declaring an emergency. The two major transfers were into the Bond Retirement Fund and Sewer Revenue Fund for the Bradley Lift Station (worksheet attached). The committee voted 3-0 to recommend approval of Resolution 2016-2 with suspension. Councilwoman Williamson, Vice-Chairwoman of the Public Safety, Health & Welfare Committee: 2