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Council Minutes of 5-21-2019 cause. The City appealed the decision to the panel and they did not agree with the City. It was appealed to the Court of Common Pleas and they did not agree with the City. Now, half a decade after this all started the Eighth District Court of Appeals decision affirmed the decision of the trial court. So the City did not win this issue. Mr. Fox stopped collecting any benefit he could get from unemployment long ago. However, there is the point of it. The Law Department is going to defend a position because we believe it is the right position, not because it would be expedient otherwise. Anyone who gets terminated under circumstances such as his, the department will do anything we have to do to ensure it is fully litigated. Director Gareau said he does not think this is right, however, he said he is not a judge and does not sit in judgment on these proceedings. He said he isn't surprised or necessarily disappointed, but he wants Council to know it's the point of it. It's about going out and making sure there is a record of what the City did. It's on the record forever about what the City did and conversely it's how he handled himself. Director Gareau says he thinks it's closed. The principle behind this will go on and the Law Department is going to do the right thing. Councilman Brossard Chairman of the Public Safety, Health and Welfare Committee: The Public Safety, Health and Welfare Committee met on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at 7:03 p.m. Present were committee members Brossard, Williamson and Limpert; Council members Glassburn, Hemann, Kearney and Schumann; Mayor Kennedy, Director of Human Resources Gallo, Director of Safety & Service Glauner, Youth and Family Service Administrator Allegra and guests. • Discussed was Ordinance 2019-59. An Ordinance establishing a new and revised fee schedule for participation in the City's Community Diversion Program ("CDP") and declaring an emergency. This will revise the current fee schedule and include language to ensure the Juvenile Traffic Intervention Program and the Community Diversion Program remain separate programs. The Community Diversion Program was established in 1998, and is no longer a first offense diversion program. It is also a repeat offender program. Furthermore, felony level cases such as sexting, THC vaping and misuse of credit cards are now being addressed by this program. Due to these changes, revising the flat rate $80 fee to a range of $80 to $120 would allow for more flexibility to have higher fees for repeat offenders and felony level cases, which also require closer monitoring and more interventions. After discussion, the committee voted to recommend to Council 3-0. Councilman Schumann Chairman of the Finance Committee: The Finance Committee met on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at 7:13 p.m. Present were committee members Schumann, Brossard and Kearney; Council members Glassbum, Hemann, Limpert and Williamson; Director of Human Resources Gallo, Director of Safety & Service Glauner and guests. 2