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. r MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COtTNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED APRIL 5, 1983 Present: President James Boehmer, Councilmen Bierman, Logan, McKay, Petrigac, Saringer, Wilamosky, Woerpel. Also present: Mayor Robert Swietyniowski, Law Director Michael Gareau, Finance Director Edward Bayle, Service Director Joseph Corrigan, Clerk of Council Florence Campbell. Meeting was called to order by President Boehmer at 8:05 P.M. Members of the audience were invited to join Members of Council in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. Minutes of regular Coim cil Meeting of March 15, 1983, were approved. Minutes of special Council Meeting of March 28, 1983, were approved. Minutes of special Council Meeting of March 29, 1983, were approved. Minutes of special Council Meeting of Ma.rch 31, 1983, were approved. Before proceeding with regular business, President Boehmer announced that Ordin- ance No. 83-16, an ordinance establishing a new Section 107.15 of the Codified Ordinances entitled "Financial Disclosure Statement Required" of Chapter 107 entitled "Code of Ethics", as amended, had been removed from the agenda. Ma.yor Swietyniawski reported: 1) Federal Revenue Sharing must be renewed for 1983; has taken appropriate steps to forward his opinion to continue the program for the next three year period. This issue will be voted on in September; will keep Council advised if there is any danger of non-renewal. 2) Senate Bill 133, the collective bargaining bill for public employees, was introduced in the Ohio Senate on March 17th. This is of prime importance to all public employees since its passage would grant Ohio public employees the right to collectively bargain with their employees. Mayor has a copy of the bill, available for inspection. Service Director Corrigan coimnented that Senate Bi11 133 is the most pernicious bill relative to the home rule amendment of the Ohio constitution which allows local charter cities in the State of Ohio to control their own economic destiny. In effect, the bill has provisions that ma.ndate binding arb3.tration. For example, if an employee chooses not to join a specific union, which is mandated to be recognized by the legislative bodies of the cities, he is required to pay a service fee equal to the dues. Mr. Corrigan feels this may skirt the issue of compulsory unionism. The service fees paid into the coffers of the union could be used to sponsor candidates that might be repugnant to the person forced to pay this service fee to the union. Fee1s this bill should be very closely scrutinized by the legislative bodies of every tawn in Ohio and would hope the Council of the City of North Olmsted would have some positive statement,either supporting or opposing the bill,after a careful analysis. In the absence of City Engineer Zurawski, Ma.yor Swietyniowslci coimnented that a consent ordinance, Ordinance No. 83-39, is being introduced tonight. This covers the resurfacing of Lorain Road from Brookpark Road to the west corp line - all five lanes. The City of North Olmsted has to cover 10Y of this cost.