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MLN[TTES OF T::E MEBTING OF THE CdtIDT.CIL -j4F THE CITX OF NORTH 41.XSTED _-_..`_- -APRIL_3,. -1979 Present: Presldent Dewey H. Limpert, Councilmen Beaty, Boehmer, I.ogan, Petrigac, Saringer, ratismasxy. Al,so present: Mayor Robext Swi.etynictwski. Law Mrector Michael Gareau, Fiasace Director Ro'bcrt Brockman, SafetY Director Eugeae Petre, Service Director Jaseph Corrigan, Clerk of Council Florence Gampbell. Absent: Councilman Sharpe. Meeting was called to order by Presfdent Limpert at 8:00 P.M. President Limpert invited menbers of the audience to join Members of Council in re- citing the Pledge of Allegiance. Minutes of Council Meeting of March 20, 1979, were approved. Mayor Swietpniavski reporCed: 1) Reminded Memi?ers of Council and elected officials to send in Fimmcial Disclasure Statements vrhich are due by April 16th. 2) Council wae advised bq letter that Chrf.st the King Chuxch requested a meetiag with Council to present plans snd diecuss cansCructian of a colle$e. Pleuse ad- vise what date would be convenient. Service Director Corrigan regorted: 1) In the public uedia receutly, there has been criticism of the Service Director based an totally inaccurate iaformativn - tlat he has somehaw been contemptuous of Couaeil antl the wishes of Council a$ the lmmgislatfve body in this commmity. Service Director has also served on a City Couucil in the State of Ohio aad hgs zothing but reapect for the tremndous obligatians tfiaC are taken on - the reeponsibility of Council to act intelli.gently oa commity pzoblms - to seek out factuai informatiaa on what the problems are - snd to take a co*rse of action and set policy far tte Admiaistrative Braach of governmeat. V*e no diffetsuces with that concept; eadorses 1t 140%. The qvmstion rose over a tree plaetti" proSram in one instarsce snd in the othez instamce, it arose over a Couaeil Ccmmitte: re- questing certa3.n information from the Servriae Director and the ait e by an emplogee of the Service Departnrant rtt a Couucil Meetiag. As Director af t3eatwice Departzaent, is going to do everqthfng in hie power to carry out all af tlre resquests of Cowacil. But his primary responsfbility, as he views it, is to carry out G1e very essential activities af gavernooat. Based upon manpewer li.mitations> has t4 carry out all the functions baae3 upon the needs of the commmity, psaCtfeulaacly in the area of clsaai.zi8 roads, maintaining ditches, and Sut 8^avernonta1 h"1?h and safety activities aacl 3.a going to have to set priorities to eaxrp then cut. It ia quite possible on December 31st of any year, a particular lina ftem appropr3#tican wi11 not have been diebursed. Ae does not believe at the last nsinute tiiat aftey should be spsnt wantonly just because it haa been apprapriated, in a nomet ttutt would n,ot reallq carry aut the inteat of Cauncil. That' s what Ieadle us to the tree plant3.ag program in 197$ in which thete hav+e been fair}.y grave ??????s on the part of Ct?uucil. The laistorq af the tree pl.anti,ng in 1978 W" thot *ben he re- ported on 3aaa;uary 3, 1978, there were purchaae requisitims on 'itis cl;ssk that h&d not been pracessed - reportedly because ttuere weren' t any fun.ds ava3lAbte is 1$77. Council appYapti.ated $6,000 in 197$ for tree Planting. In ths Spr#ag soutU of 1978• 40 right up untii 3tute 30, 1978, the 3ervfce I'egartment was prim"ilg sopgod, aftex takiag rare of road repair, road refuse pickup, etc., was prim+arily sr?goged in cleaning out leaves from the Fall of 1977. There was no substantial tr" plantia8 program in the 3Pring• Tn the Fall, did have a partial txee glanting pxc+gr+am, a8sin based on manpower priorities. Ia not fu1].y disbursing the fubds appropriat+ed bY