PAINESVILLE COUNCIL MEETING 09/03/13

Really not much to tell you about. Two council people not attending,  Mike DeLeone is still recovering from a serious illness, and Katy Jenkins was also absent. Both were excused by council. With two missing you can not pass legislation.
Five items were on the agenda.
An ordinance to change employee compensation plan, another relating to the definition of a family. I believe the Planning Commission dropped the ball  on their recommendation. Sorry, these aren't 'families' these are businesses.

Number four interested me the most it was the same as last months  about an application for livable communities funding that was on the last meeting as a courtesy? Maybe whats needed is a vote and not just a courtesy,the council has to pass it?

An ordinance relating to the classification and compensation plan.
A resolution accepting amounts and rates determined by budget commission.
All legislation was left on first or second reading.

Prairie State came up when Councilman Flock read an article from Galion about Council-President Hada contacting Galion councilwoman Shirley Clark.  Our council-president told Mr. Flock  "you can't believe everything you read on the Internet." Although he did admit to contacting her he claimed no knowledge of mentioning fear for the city to her? He never did elaborate what there conversation entailed. Something stinks!

There was a presentation by the fire chief even photographs of our new fire truck to be here hopefully by September 11, 2013.

Forget what I mentioned in the visitor recognition, this council is just plain in denial.
Although  City Manager Tony Carson said the information was being collected and I will be receiving it soon. Than I will be able to present the 'facts'. At the last meeting Council-President Hada acknowledged that Moodys had given Prairie State an (A) rating on their bonds. I checked and yes Mr. Hada is 100% correct..... The people that guarantees those Bonds? Communities like Painesville, Galion, Cleveland and all the rest of the communities that bought into this deal. In other words WE are on the hook for the guarantee!
But, another visitor brought up the levies, with a terse comment since the city seems not  to be able to solve any of the different neighborhoods flooding problems no way was he voting yes for any of the new levies. He was interrupted by Councilwoman DiNallo, where she made the comment "if you vote for these levies it will free up more general fund money to resolve problems such as yours."
Now if that's not an admission of these three levies this November being nothing but "glorified general fund levies" nothing else will prove it, Gee Mrs. DiNallo freeing up that general fund money could than go  towards raises, or even into the Main St. streetscape,right? How does this extra revenue  help the police or fire departments? It seems like another rob Peter to pay Paul?