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Council Minutes of 6-20-2017 Mr. Burns stated the Alternative Tax Budget which is before Council is a document that authorizes the collection of property taxes for the coming year. The only exception to it is the voted levy taxes. He said voted levies are voters giving the City the right to collect enough money to pay the debt service on that particular debt, no more and no less. He said in the past, the City had a situation where it ended up with a large balance in the voted levy fund. He said it looks to him based on the current numbers in the tax budget the City is heading that way again on two voted levy funds in existence today. Mr. Burns asked that Ordinance 2017-44 be sent back in Committee so it can be discussed. If Council felt it has to pass tonight he requested time be set aside in a Finance Committee meeting where this can be discussed. He stated it can be put back in committee because while the filing deadline is around July 201h he believed a three month suspension until September could be granted to file it. Therefore, it can be discussed and voted on in August. Mr. Burns stated his second problem is the June 6 Council meeting, which five items were on first reading on the agenda, was followed by a Committee meeting on June 7. Four of the five items were discussed at the Committee meeting and are subject to suspension tonight. Typically, Council uses the middle Tuesday between the two meetings to hold their committee meetings. He stated people would have been expecting the Committee meeting on this to be June 13 instead of June 7t". The week gives the public and interested parties that might be subject to the ordinances time to get a copy and to review and make recommendations. He thought it was unfair the Committee meetings were held that soon after the Council meeting without giving the public and interested parties time to find out what is in them. LEGISLATION Ordinance 2017-40 introduced by Mayor Kennedy and was given its second reading. 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, 2017, and declaring an emergency. Councilman Kearney made a motion to suspend the rules requiring three readings as this was discussed in Committee and is time sensitive. The motion was seconded by Councilman Schumann and passed unanimously. Councilman Kearney moved for adoption. The motion was seconded by Councilman Schumann and passed unanimously. Ordinance 2017-40 adopted 6-0. Resolution 2017-41 introduced by Council President Jones on behalf of herself, Councilmembers Hemann, Kearney, Limpert, Rahm, Schumann and Williamson and was given its second reading. A Resolution opposing proposed reductions in funding for Federal programs that are critical to municipal services and essential to the residents of the City of North Olmsted, Ohio, and declaring an emergency. Councilwoman Hemann made a motion to suspend the rules requiring three readings as this was discussed in Committee and discussed in Caucus this evening. The motion was seconded by Councilman Limpert and passed unanimously. Councilwoman Hemann moved for adoption. The motion was seconded by Councilman Limpert and passed unanimously. Resolution 2017-41 adopted 6-0. rd