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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED MARCH 21, 2017 Present: Council President Jones, Council Members Brossard, Hemann, Kearney, Limpert, Rahm, Schumann & Williamson Also Present: Mayor Kennedy, Director of Finance Copfer, Director of Human Resources Gallo, Director of Law Gareau, Director of Safety & Service Glauner, Clerk of Council Massarolo, and Director of Planning & Development Wenger Council President Jones 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. Council Appointee to the Ward II Council Seat Daniel H. Rahm was sworn in/given the Oath of Office by Director of Law Gareau. A copy is attached to the minutes. The Council meeting minutes of March 7, 2017 were approved as written. The following legislation will be considered for passage under suspension of the rules this evening: Second Reading — Resolution 2017-27; First Reading — Resolution 2017- 33. REPORTS Mayor Kennedy: • No report, but do have two young men to swear in, Rory Kummer with the Police Department and Kevin Scholtz with the Fire Department. • The Mayor administered the Oath of Office to Rory Kummer. A copy is attached to the minutes. Police Chief Gallagher thanked Council, the Administration and the public for attending. He said Mr. Kummer is the ninth hire in the past four years. The nice thing about Mr. Kummer is he is a North Olmsted resident who grew up here and both of his parents were very active in the schools and coaching. We are very fortunate to have him join us. It's a benefit to our community because he knows the people and community. • The Mayor administered the Oath of Office to Kevin Scholtz. A copy is attached to the minutes. Fire Chief Schepp thanked Council for the support they give the Firefighters in the City. He also thanked Mayor Kennedy and the Administration for the support they also give to the Firefighters. He also recognized Director of Safety and Service Glauner, Director of Human Resources Gallo and the Captains of the Fire Department and the help they provided with the hiring process. Mr. Scholtz comes from Columbia Township where he was a Paramedic and Firefighter. He is originally from Strongsville, Ohio. What's interesting is we hired a person a few weeks back and during his interview he told us if he couldn't