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Council Minutes of 12-6-2016 Councilman Barker, Chairman of the Public Safety, Health & Welfare Committee: The Public Safety, Health & Welfare Committee met on Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. Present were committee members Barker, Williamson and Brossard; Council members Kearney, Schumann and Limpert; Mayor Kennedy, Finance Director Copfer, Law Director Gareau, Safety & Service Director Glauner, Planning & Development Director Wenger and guests. • Discussed was 2016-128 an Ordinance accepting a permanent easement on permanent parcel number 234-15-008 from the North Olmsted Board of Education for the purpose of installing and maintaining traffic signal equipment, and declaring an emergency. For Phase 1 of the Traffic Signalization Project it was determined that a portion of some new equipment to be installed at Chestnut School is on school property. So an easement is required to complete that area. Communication has been sent to the School Board and it is being reviewed by the school's legal counsel. A motion was made by Councilman Barker and seconded by Councilwoman Williamson to recommend approval to Council with suspension. The vote was 3 to 0 in favor. Councilman Kearney, Chairman of the Finance Committee: The Finance Committee met on Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at 7:35 p.m. Present were committee members Kearney, Schumann and Barker; Council members Brossard, Limpert, Williamson; Council President Jones; Mayor Kennedy, Finance Director Copfer, Law Director Gareau, Safety & Service Director Glauner and guests. • Discussed was Ordinance 2016-127. 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. This often occurs at the end of the year where the administration must move money around to tweak the budget to finish out the year. The committee voted 3-0 in favor as amended with suspension. The Finance Committee also met on November 9th, 19th and 291h to discuss 2016-122. Present during some or all of these meetings were all of Council, Council President Jones, Mayor Kennedy, Finance Director Copfer, Assistant Finance Director Keith Sperling, Safety & Service Director Glauner, Human Resources Director Gallo, Planning & Development Director Wenger, Springvale Facility Manager Sarah Metcalf, Mayor's Administrative Assistant Becki Kovach, Clerk of Mayor's Court Kathi Cole, City Engineer Pete DiFranco, Waste Water Treatment Plant Superintendent Brian Blum, Road Foreman Dave Demaline, Forestry Foreman Dave Wendell, Safety & Service Administrative Assistant Renee Overstreet, Recreation Center Assistant Commissioner Chris Wetmore and guests. • Discussed was Ordinance 2016-122 which is an Ordinance to make temporary appropriations for current expenses and other expenditures for the City of North Olmsted for the year ending December 31, 2017, and declaring an emergency, as amended. The Mayor and all of the Directors gave a thorough report on the upcoming 2017 budget. Council was informed on the needs for different departments and two percent raises for almost all of the employees. Many facts 4