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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED MARCH 6, 2018 Present: Council President Jones, Council Members Brossard, Glassburn, Hemann, Limpert, Schumann & Williamson Also Present: Mayor Kennedy, Director of Finance Copfer, Director of Human Resources Gallo, Director of Safety & Service Glauner, Director of Planning & Development Lieber, and Clerk of Council Massarolo Absent: Councilman Kearney 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. Councilman Brossard moved to remove Resolution 2018-25 from the agenda. The motion was seconded by Councilman Schumann and passed unanimously. Resolution 2018-25 removed by a vote of 6-0. The Council meeting minutes of February 20, 2018 were approved as written. The following legislation will be considered for passage under suspension of the rules this evening: Second Reading — Ordinance 2018-17, Resolution 2018-21, and Resolution 2018-22; First Reading — Resolution 2018-27, Resolution 2018-28, Resolution 2018-29, Resolution 2018-30 and Resolution 2018-31. REPORTS Mayor Kennedy: • Residents will be getting information soon regarding four public meetings for the Recreation Center upgrades. There will be four "interactive" meetings so one can check out different phases and ask questions. It will not be one presentation, so people can come at any time during the Open House. Director of Law Gareau: The City took action a while ago to terminate the employment of Patrolman Fox. Since that time, Mr. Fox has applied for unemployment compensation and the City objected, so it went to a hearing. That forum tends to be more inclined to award unemployment and they awarded him unemployment. The City requested a full review and it was denied. The City is now going to proceed to the Court of Common Pleas to challenge the decision. If the City is not successful there, I will challenge it at the Court of Appeals because I feel that strongly about it. The City also received a letter from Mr. Fox's attorney who is claiming his discharge is a violation of federal law. I also object to that and will vigorously defend the City