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M~NUTE'3 OF THE MEETING OF THE CO'tJiQCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTBD APRIL 5, 1977 Present: Councilmen Beaty, Boehmex, Fairfield, Saringer, Sharpe, Wilamoeky. Also present: Mayor Raiph Christman, Law Director Michael Gareau, Service Director Henry Caster, City Engineer J. Howard Childs, Clerk of Council Nora Hill. Absent: President Lampert, Councilman West. Meeting was called to order by President Pro Tem Saringer at 8:00 P.M. Minutes of Council Meeting of March 15th were approved as read. Mayor Christman reported: 1) requests Ord. No. 75-243, Section 153.03, be amended to increase the salary range for the Director of the Department of Human Resouxces from $8,000 - $15,000 to fxom $11,000 - $18,000. 2) have been discussing the billing for the sewers with Regional Income Tsx Agency and also received prices from a computer outfit in Huron by the name of George T. Saxton Associates, Inc. It is the opinion of Mayor Christman that George T. Saxton Associates, Inc., can do a better job at less cost than R.I.T.A. Wfll be presenting recommendation to Council - an agreement with George T. Saxton Associates, Inc. to enter into a contract so that we can start in with our billing. Met with the Water Department today to make arrangements to receive information needed to bill and should be able to get it under way by the first part of June that would handle the quarter for the period ending April 31st. Service Director Caster requested Ord. Nos. 77-57 and 77-58 be passed under suspension of rules as the fuel at-d oil contracts expire the end of May. Mr. Wilamosky discussed time frame far advertising of bide, etc. with Mr. Caster. 2) Service Director Caster requested the Finance Committee to set up a meeting to review the wage requests far the Engineering Department, the aupervis3+an for the Wastewater Treatment Plant and the supervision for the Service Departmmn;t. Mr. Fairfield, Chairman Recreation, Public Parks & Buildings Committee, reported Committee met with Recreation Commission and members of the Administration on March 22, 1977, and discussed resolutions that had to be passed, some of which are in legislation form tonight which are: (1) to order a destruction of a building at Clague Park and an erection of one next to the existing building; (2) to have the tennis courts repaved at Ciague Park, and also to have the parkixag area repaved. Would like to direct this to the Service Department. Mr. Fairfield has a statement from the Recreation Com~oission ordering the paving of the parking lot and tennis courts - estimates axe $3,000. each. Mr. Caster stated the repaving of the tennis courts should go through the Safety Director and will have to advertise for bids on that. Mayox Christman stated the repaving of the parking lot will be done by the Service Department - the appropriation is there. Will have to advertise for bids for special resurfacing on the tennis courts. Mrs. Saringer said it was her impression last year that the tennis courts were going to be contracted however at the time was told that they were waiting for specs from the Engineering Department, and asked if the specs are ready. Mr. Childs stated he does not know off-hand. Mayor Christman will look into same. 2) Gommittee discussed other recomsneadations from the Recreation Commission but basically looked over the submission that the Finance Director gave on the expenses and income of the Rec Center for last year. Have to make a payment of $160,000 on the interest on the Rec Center bonds by June 14th anal that is one of the problems we are facing with the financing of the Res Center. It is running a