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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED MARCH 16, 2021 Present: Council Members Brossard, Glassburn, Hemann, Kelly, Limpert Schumann & Williamson Also Present: Mayor Kennedy, Director of Finance Copfer, Director of Human Resources Gallo, Director of Law Gareau, Director of Planning & Community Development Lieber and Clerk of Council Massarolo Absent: Council President Jones Council President Pro -Tem Glassburn called the meeting to order at 8:00 p.m. through GoToMeeting. Due to the meeting being a virtual meeting, Council President Pro -Tem Glassburn requested if any member of the public using a computer wished to address Council to notify the Clerk via the chat feature in GoToMeeting and they would be called on later in the meeting. For those dialing in via phone, the lines would be unmuted during the appropriate portion of the meeting. The Council Meeting Minutes of March 2, 2021 were approved as written. The following legislation will be considered for passage under suspension of the rules this evening: None. REPORTS Mayor Kennedy: • The Mayor urged Council to vote for Councilman Schumann's two proposed amendments that were discussed in Caucus. Director of Law Gareau: • No report. Director of Finance Copfer: • La Quinta has paid its hotel/motel tax. There are ongoing discussions to put money into escrow in the future so the tax money will get remitted to us rather than being used as cash flow for the hotel. • Due to legislation passed by the Ohio General Assembly last March, employers have continued to withhold tax from their employees' wages for their normal workplace municipalities while employees have been working from home due to COVID. One of the biggest unanswered questions from a pending lawsuit is whether or not employees can receive a refund of this withholding if they did not perform the work in those locations. Employees are requesting refunds and RITA has advised these refund requests will be on hold in a suspended status until the litigation is complete.