4555 - 48 Agreement w/ Rocky River to exchange fire services

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BY Mr. Fahrenbach AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor on behalf of the City of Lake- wood to enter into an agreement with the City of Rocky River authorizing exchange of fire department service. ~HEREAS, an emergency exists in that the agreement heretofore entered into with Rocky River expired on or about May 1, 1948, necessitating a new agreement to be entered into forthwith if the exchange of fire department service is to be continued, and in that it provides for the public health, welfare and safety and the usual daily operation of a municipal department, now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKEWO~, STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That the Mayor be, and he is hereby, authorized to enter into an agreement on behalf of the City of Lakewood with the City of Rocky River providing for the exchange of fire department service, said agreement to provide substantially as follows: "THIS AGR~:~NT entered into this day of , 1948, by and between the City of Lakewoo~-~o, party' ~of the First Part, and the City of Rocky River, Ohio, party of the Second Part, WI TNES SE TH: "WHEREAS, the parties hereto are adjacent municipalities having a common bou~wyline; and "W~EEEAS, each party maintains and operates a Fire Department; and "WHEREAS, General Code of Ohio, Section 3298-60, authorizes muni- cipalities to enter into such agreements: "NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the benefit whichwill inure to each partyfrom the greater security and safety to the property and lives of its citizens by reason of this agreement, and the ser- vice hereby authorized, it is mutually agreed as follows: #1. In the event of an~unusual fire creating an emergencywitb~ the jurisdiction of either party hereto, such party may call upon the Fire Department of the other party for assistance and se~-vlce, it being agreed that the party so called upon shall give such assis- tance and service in so far as is possiblee "2. This agreement for the exchange of Fire Department service shall be in full force and effect for a term of three years ending April 30~ 1951, provided, however, that this agreement and the Fire Department service herein agreed upon may be termi~ated by either party hereto upon ~inety (~0) days w~itten notice to the other party. "IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have set their hands and official seals t~ duplicates hereof as of the day and year first above written; the City of Lakewood by its Mayor, duly authorized by Ordinance No~ , adopted by the Council of the City of Lakewood on ...... , and the City of Rocky River by its Mayor and Safety-Service Director, duly authorized by Ordinance No~ , adopted by the Council of the City of Rocky River on . CITY OF LAKEWOOD MaYOr Party of the First part CITY OFROCKYRIVER BY ~a~or ~a~e~y-~ervmce Dmrector Party of the Second Part