51-70 Submit to electorate - equal rates of pay for fire & police

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ORDINANCE NO. 51-70 BY: Messrs. Graber, Huffman, Ke!~ley, Usher, Ward, Wendling, Gaydos AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE to prowide for 'the submission to the electorate of an amendment to The Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood, Ohio, by enacting a new Section 8 of Article VI thereof, to provide for equal rates of pay for corresponding ranks in the Fire and Police Forcesof the City of Lakewood, Ohio, WHEREAS, an emergency exists in that this Charter amend- ment is to be presented to the electorate of the City of Lakewood at the general election to be held on the 3rd day of November, 1970, and, WHEREAS, This ordinance constitutes an emergency measure providing for the immediate preservation of the public health, safety and welfare and for the usual daily operation of municipal depart- ments; now, therefore~ BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO, TWO-THIRDS OF ALL MEMBERS ELECTED THERETO CONCURRING: Section 1. That the question of the amendment of The Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood enacting new Section 8 of Article VI, so that same shall be and read as follows: Section 8''. To provide for equal rates of pay for ' corresponding ranks in the Fire and Police Forces of the City of Lakewood, ohiO. "For the year 1971 and thereafter, the Council shall establish the same employment compensation schedules for each corres- ponding rank of the Police Force and Fire Force, as enumer- ated in the Code and Charter of the City of Lakewood, so that the employment compensation schedules shall be the same for the Fire Chief and the Police Chief, for Assistant Fire Chief and Police Captain, for Fire Captain, Fire Marshall and Police Lieutenant, for Firemen-Group 1 and Patrolmen and Policewomen-Group 1, for Firemen-Group 2 and Patrolmen and Policewomen-Group 2, for Firemen-Group 3 and Patrolmen and Policewomen-Group 3. This section shall not apply to employment compensation schedules for special positions established by ordinance° The City shall n6t in any way reduce, delete, or diminish any other fringe benefits heretofore obtained by the Fire .Force and all subsequent fringe benefits obtained shall be equal." be submitted to a vote of the qualified electors of the City at the general election to be held on Tuesday, the 3rd day of November, 1970, at the regular places of voting in the City between the hours of 6:30 a.mo and 6:30 p.m. Section 2. That the ballots for the said election shall, at the top thereof, be entitled "City Charter Amendment Ballot" and the question to be submitted on said ballot shall be in words follow- ing: "Shall the proposed amendment enacting new Section 8 of Article VI of The Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood: ~ For the year 1971 and thereafter, the Council shall establish the same employment compensation schedules ~for each corresponding rank of the Police Force and the Fire Force, as enumerated in the code and Charter of the City of Lakewood, so that the employment compensation schedules shall be the same for the Fire Chief and the Police Chief,