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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED JUNE 20, 2023 Present: Council President Brossard, Council Members Gilchrist, Glassburn, Hemann, Limpert, Madden, Scarl and Williamson. Also Present: Mayor Nicole Dailey Jones and Assistant Director of law O'Malley and Assistant Director of Finance Sperling, H. R. Director, Safety Director, Service Director, Recreation Director, and guests. Absent: None Council President Brossard 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 The Council Meeting Minutes of June 6, 2023 were approved as written. The following legislation was considered for suspension of the rules. On second reading Ordinance 2023- 74, and on first reading Ordinance 2023-75 Resolution 2023-82 and Resolution 2023-84. REPORTS Mayor Jones: • Mayor Jones began her report by reading the following passage of the Senate version of Sub. House Bill 33, regarding the 2024-2025 State Operating Budget Bill: "The Ohio Municipal League appreciates that the Senate version of the state operating budget addresses many issues that are critical to our member cities and villages, including those for economic development, affordable housing tax credits, the funding of community projects and public safety. We're also grateful for language allowing municipalities to exercise cost-saving measures by publishing required summaries of their ordinances and resolutions through new technologies rather than just newspapers, enabling them to continue to be good stewards of municipal taxpayer dollars. However other portions of the Senate's version of the budget are disappointing and will create significant challenges in areas where improvements can and should be made. New language, which has not been introduced in separate legislation or previously vetted, was added at the 11th hour, exempting stock options and deferred compensation from the municipal income tax. This language will immediately reduce municipal revenues that go directly to supporting Ohio's first responders. This action should be handled outside of the budget with input from local officials so that impacts con be addressed. There is no proposed change to the Local Government Fund percentage in the Senate bill, the LGF percentage currently remains at the 1.7% of the General Revenue Fund as proposed by the governor and retained by the House. The Senate version of the budget also neglects to correct the effective decrease in Local Government Fund distributions that will occur as o result of the state income tax