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MINtTtISS OF SPECIAL COt~NCIL MEETING OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTBD MAY 14, 1974 Present: President Francis J. O'Neill, Councilmen Goggin, Limpert, Saringer, Sharpe, Wilas~ky. Also present: Mayor Ralph Christr~^a, LsN Director Michael Gareau, Service Director Henry Caster, Clerk of Council Nora Aill. Absent: Councilmen Giessen, hest. Special Meeting of Council was called to order by President O'l~raill at 6:45 P.M. President O'Neill stated this Spacial Meeting of Council was called to review the Segal opinion rendered by the Law Dapartteent of the City of Borth OLstsd regarding the appointment by Mayor Ralph Christman of Mr. 3. Howard Childs to the pasitian of Acting City Engineer; and make inquiry by this Comncl into the appointment by the Mayor, of Mr. J. Aoward Childs to the gositia~ of Acting City Engineer. This Special Meeting was c~.led by Councilmen Wilamosky, Sharpe and Swinger. Mr. Wilamosky stated he had requested the Law Departsent to render a legal opinion regarding the appointment by Mayor Christman of Mr. Aoo-ard Childs to the position of l~ngineer. At a recent Council Meeting Mr. Childs stated he has taken the eza~ituttion to becooe a registered engineer in the State of Ohio. Mr. Wilamosky stated the garter sets the frasmbrork for municigal goverss~ctt and the legal opinion the Law D~artment has rendered on this matter must be coesidere~l. Mr. Wilamosky referred to the Charter and quoted the Preamble. Mr. Wilamosky stated his feeling on this is that the Charter does stipulate the head of Engineering must be registered with the State as a professional eEtginaer and Mr. Childs indicated at last Council Meeting that he wan not registered; sad requested to proceed into t~ legal opinion Council received fresd Lwr Director Gareau and asked Law Director Gareau if he would expand oa aas+rers to questions asked by Mr. Nilamc-s~Cy which are as follaw~a: a) Can the Division of En ring in the City of North Olmsted be hesshed by a City Engineer that is not registered as a professional engineer in the State of Ohio? b) Should a person that is serving as sating City Engineer possess registration in the State of Ohio as a registered professional engineer? c) Is the appointment of a City Bngineer by the Mayor sub3ect to confirmation by City Council2 d) Can the Mayor appoint an acting City &~gineer without confirmwation of City Council? Law Director Gareau stated he has given his opinion vhieh is self explanatory to anyone who has read it -Legal Opinion makes urogressive steps starting out with Article V Section 1 whereby the Department of Public Service is erestsd. When you proceed further into the Charter within the Department of Public Service there is also a Division of Bnginmering, artd in Article V Section 5 - A -."The Division of Engineering shall be headed by a City 8ngineer who sha21 be registered as a professional engineer in the State of Ohio".