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,,, , a . MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED January 18, 1966 8:08 P.M. e oAI_t&t Present: Mayor Ralph Christman; President of Council Francis J. 0'Neill; Henry Caster; Carroll Eian; Jack Foltz; Virqinia Hodgins; Dewey Limpert; Alex Manqani; John West. Also present: W. L. Gerlach, Finance Director; J. Bruee Kitchen, Law Director; Del Limpert, Safety-Service Director; Richard Labas, City Enqineer; Margaret West, Clerk. Minutes of the meeting of January 4, 1966 were approved as read. Mayor Christman submitted two recommendafiions for appointments to the Council for approval, Richard Labas as City Enqineer, and William Scheeff to serve or the Board of Zoninq Appeals for a term endinq Qecember 31, 1970. The Mayor requested that Council consider leqislation to assess the cost of street liqhting throuqh the en-Fire city. Studies are being made on the cost of bringing the liqhting on all cifiy streets up to minimum lighting standards. This cannot be provided #or all at once from General Funds, and therefore a levy on property valuation or an assessment per front foot is being suqqested. Mayor Christman requested that provision be made for funds for preparation of the second annual report on the city. It is being drawn up and should be ready ,for mailinq around the end of February. The Safety-Service Director rsquested authority to advertise for 1500 tons of slag and 300 tons of asphalt. He also requested an incrEase in salary for the Superintendent of Operations of the Bus Line, with asalary scals of $7,500 to $8,500 per year beinq provided. Also requested was a change in position to Superintendent of the North Olmsted Municipal Bus Line. Safety-Service Director Limpert further requested consideration of the Table of Orqanization for the Fire Departmen-h, changi'nq''it" to include two captains. John West, on behalf of Council, asked Charles Watts, Superintendent of the Sewaqe Treatment Plant, to step forward, and commended him on the thoroughness of the annual report he had submitted, as well as the reduction of costs which was reported therein. Mr. Foltz, Chairman of the Legislative Committee, reported that they met on January Ilth with Mrs. Hodqins, Dewey Limpert and Law Director Kitchen in attendance. They discussed the CATV franchise request, and are arranginq a meetinq early in February with representatives from Ohio Bell Telephone and a TV station, who will explain the other side of the story. Council will be notified of the date of the meeting, so that they all may attend. ?