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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED MAY 3, 2016 Present: Council President Jones, Council Members Barker, Brossard, Hemann, Kearney, Limpert, Schumann and Williamson Also Present: Mayor Kennedy, Director of Finance Copfer, Director of Law Gareau, Clerk of Council Gallo, Director of Safety & Service Glauner, Director of Planning & Development Wenger & Director of Human Resources Farver 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 April 19, 2016 were approved as written. The following legislation will be considered for passage under suspension of the rules this evening: Second Reading—Ordinance 2016-46; First Reading—Resolution 2016-53 REPORTS Mayor Kennedy: • He presented several high school students with scholarships from his annual Mayor's 5K Run (winners attached to these minutes). Director of Law Gareau: • He announced that his department has hired a new Law Clerk. She is a first year student at the Cleveland Marshall College of Law. • He announced a decision that was released by the Ohio Supreme Court in a school board case outside of Columbus where it was alleged that a number of the members communicating electronically by E-mail violated the Open Meetings Law. The Supreme Court stated today that there cannot be communication even if you send an E-mail to six people and they communicate amongst themselves. That, in itself, is a violation of the Open Meetings Law. Before today, North Olmsted has always erred on the side of caution. Now, the city has a clear cut answer. Director of Finance Copfer: • They were successful in changing the city's credit card processing company to Omega Processing for the Recreation Center and Springvale. As Council may recall, the estimated annual savings would be $3,000 for the Recreation Center and $10,000 for Springvale respectively. Councilman Kearney, Chairman of the Finance Committee: