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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED SEPTEMBER 5, 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 Safety & Service Glauner, Director of Law Gareau and Clerk of Council Massarolo Absent: Director of Planning & Development Lieber 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. The Council meeting minutes of August 15, 2017 were approved as written. The following legislation will be considered for passage under suspension of the rules this evening: Second Reading — Resolution 2017-57 and Ordinance 2017-58. REPORTS Mayor Kennedy: • The September 11 ceremony will be held at Fire Station number 1 at 9:45 a.m. until 10:15 a.m. • The Mayor swore in Steve Dombek to Sergeant for the North Olmsted Police Department. The oath is attached to the minutes. Director of Law Gareau: • The last time there was a major flooding event in North Olmsted in addition to residential losses there was a significant issue of damage and loss to the Wastewater Treatment Plant and some upgrades taking place there at the time of the flooding. We have had issues with the contractors and who was going to pay for it. For the past three years, the City has said no we are not going to pay for it as we did nothing wrong. The City is hopefully getting close to a resolution in this issue with the contractors and my hope is the City will not end up paying for it. We are still owing on some of the contract money. They just want to get the rest of their money due under the contract and go on their way. • In the matter of Theresa Sullivan v. Regina Opheim. This was a lawsuit filed against the City and its prosecutor. It was filed exclusively based on his duties as a prosecutor. There are at least three sections in the common law which state why he is immune from litigation. There has been a motion filed and a hearing scheduled for tomorrow where the City can hopefully also get this behind it as well.