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l :I ~J MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2008 Present: President of Council Kennedy, Council Members Barker, Gareau, Dailey Jones, Kearney, Mahoney, Orlowski Also Present: Mayor O'Grady, Law Director Dubelko, Clerk of Council Seman Absent: Councilman Ryan President Kennedy called the meeting to order at 8 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. President Kennedy welcomed new Council Members Kevin Kearney and Mark Mahoney and said he was looking forward to serving with them for many years. President Kennedy announced the following legislation would be passed under suspension of the rules: second reading, Resolutions 2007-142, 2007-147. Councilman Gareau made a motion to adopt the Rules of Council. The motion was seconded by Council Member Jones and passed unanimously. REPORTS Mayor O'Grady: 1) Happy New Year to all. Welcome back to all of Council and special greetings to our newly elected Council members Kevin Kearney and Mark Mahoney. 2) On December 19, he joined with Finance Director Carrie Copfer and Assistant Finance Director Leslie Bruxvoort to accept the Making Your Tax Dollars Count award from the State Auditor. The Auditor's award goes to fewer than 5% of all governmental agencies that all eligible. This award which recognizes our city leaders for being "trustworthy stewards of taxpayers' dollars" follows on the heels of actions by Moody's Investment Service to upgrade our general obligation tax rating during their review in 2006. Moody's report stated: "Due to management's history of conservative budgeting and emphasis on seeking operational efficiencies so as to control costs, the city has achieved a series of moderate surpluses over the last few years despite the recent economic recession." He assures everyone that, as we continue with construction and rehabilitation of city facilities, as we continue with our improved and innovative street maintenance program, as we continue with the reorganization of city departments and divisions, we continue to do these things in a fiscally responsible way.