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Thank you. We'll now move into audience participation. Thank you for attending tonight's
<br />Council meeting. Public comment offers the opportunity for members of the public to share
<br />information and bring issues or concerns to the attention of City Council members. It is not a
<br />debate and public comment speakers should not expect a back and forth exchange. Also, those
<br />attending City Council meetings should show the same respect to others that they wish to have
<br />shown to them. If there is anyone in the audience who would like to address Council, please
<br />come to the podium. State and spell your name and address for the Clerk. If you live in a city
<br />other than North Olmsted, please state the name of that city and then proceed with your
<br />comments, you will have up to five minutes.
<br />Dan Barrett:
<br />Good evening. Thanks for allowing me this time. My name is Dan Barrett. I live at 4630 Michael
<br />Avenue. My last name is spelled B -A -R -R -E -T -T.
<br />I've been a resident for about 30 years... 35 years, and I've had an unfortunate run-in with the
<br />Regional Income Tax Agency. Unfortunately, I made the mistake of filing multiple returns in a
<br />single envelope, and in that return was a return from my wife and I, and then my daughter, and
<br />then my son and daughter-in-law. On each return, I signed it, attached the W-2, attached the
<br />check and put all three returns in one envelope. So when somebody at RITA opened the
<br />envelope, they saw my return, it tied, they flipped it. Then they went to my daughter's return,
<br />and she lives in Westlake. So her liability was half of what is due to the City of North Olmsted.
<br />They didn't realize that, flipped the page, took my son's check, applied it to my daughter, and
<br />then started sending my son and daughter-in-law notices. Not to their address, to my address.
<br />Now, I understand city taxes completely. You pay taxes to the city you work in, you file taxes to
<br />the city you live in. If there's reciprocity, you pay the difference. Simple. These guys sent out a
<br />four-page, small -type form, and they don't hesitate to bombard you with mail, and I'll admit, I
<br />tossed the notices. Then I got a notice from Rocky River Court addressed to my son and my
<br />daughter-in-law, to my house. That day, I called RITA, and I was lucky enough to get somebody
<br />in the Law Department who took the time to go through my file. I could hear the bulb go off
<br />over her head, and she said, oh, this is what they did, and went through the return. We got it
<br />all squared away, she goes, you owe 20 bucks. At that point, I didn't want to debate her, I paid
<br />the 20 bucks and moved on. So again, my son and daughter-in-law know nothing of what's
<br />happened here. So then, a month later, I get a notice from Rocky River Court saying, hey, John
<br />and Kristen, weresolved this case, but you got this mark on your record now, and I'm here to
<br />complain about that. Because these kids don't deserve that. They don't deserve to go buying a
<br />car 30 years from now and having this show up on their records, because some lazy,
<br />incompetent people that represent you guys. Thank you for your time.
<br />Council President Brossard:
<br />Thank you, Dan.
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