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Council Clerk: Mr. Glassburn: Yes Mr. Limpert: Yes Ms. Gilchrist: Yes Mr. Scarl: Yes Mr. Shymske: Yes Mr. Madden: Yes Council President Brossard: Ordinance 2024-75 is amended by a vote of 6-0. Councilman Glassburn: • Next was 2024-76, which allows the City to purchase stop loss insurance for 2025. This is annual insurance for catastrophic circumstances for the City. Since we are self-insured, this is an absolute necessity and was favorably recommended 2-0. • Last listed was 2024-81, but due to myself not being able to participate, there was no quorum for that legislation, and so it was held. Finance was concluded at 8:19 p.m. Thank you. Council President Brossard: Councilman Scarl, Chairman of the Public Safety, Health and Welfare Committee, do you have a report this evening? I do, Mr. President, thank you. Councilman Scarl: Public Safety, Health and Welfare Committee met on August 13, 2024 at 8:19 p.m. Present were Committee Members Scarl, Hemann, and Madden, Council Members Gilchrist, Glassburn, and Shymske, the Directors of Law, Finance, Economic Development, Safety, Service, Recreation, Special Assistant to the Mayor, as well as Lieutenant Fioritto from Police and Captain Peters from Fire. • First item on the agenda was Resolution 2024-83, which authorizes the Mayor to enter into an agreement with Harrington Electric to install a very necessary battery backup system for the North Olmsted Police Department and Dispatch Center at a cost of $108,000.00. The resolution was discussed in detail, emphasizing the need for emergency approval due to the critical nature of maintaining operational capacity during power outages. The resolution was favorably recommended to council by a vote of 3-0. • Next was Ordinance 2024-84, which authorizes the mayor to purchase new Eventide recorders for the Dispatch Center for the state purchase price of $263,000.00. These recorders are essential for recording and managing communication lines. Lieutenant Ficritto explained they are a necessary upgrade due to increased demand and the expansion of dispatch services. This ordinance was favorably recommended to council by a vote of 3-0. • Next on the agenda was Resolution 2024-85, which authorizes a three-year contract with Olmsted Township for police and fire dispatch services, wherein the township will pay North Olmsted 300,000.00 the first year in an annual 3% increase each year thereafter. The Committee discussed the operational staffing needs associated with the new contract, which was modeled after a similar agreement with Fairview Park. The resolution was favorably recommended to council by a vote of 3-0. 08-20-24 Council Meeting Minutes - Page 7