20-84 Engage consultants to evaluate Cox rates

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ORDINANCE NO. 20-84 BY: Brown, Chinnock, Gallagher, Graham, McBride, Salmon, Wendling AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE authorizing and directing the Mayor to engage special consultants to assist in evaluating &irequest of Cox Cable Cleveland Area, Inc. for an increase in its basic cable rate schedule. WHEREAS, Cox Cable Cleveland Area, Inc. has requested~an increase in its basic cable rate schedule pursuant to Section g of Ordinance 34-72 as amended by Ordinance 46-79, and WHEREAS, in order to properly evaluate such request, this Council determines that' the employment of consultants to advise it in such matter is necessary and advisable, and WHEREAS, Messers. Gary Previts and Michael J. Zofchak, 16516 Timber- line Drive, Strongsville, Ohio, 44136, have been examined and found adequate and satisfactory to discharge such task, and WHEREAS, this ordinance constitutes an emergency measure providing for the immediate preservation of the publi~ welfare and for the further reason that such consultants should be retained at the earliest possible time; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That the Mayor be and he is hereby authorized and directed to engage Messers. Gary Previts and Michael J. Zofchak, 16516 Timber- line Drive, Strongsville, Ohio, 44136, as consultants to assist in evaluating a request from Cox Cable Cleveland Area, Inc. for an increase in its basis cable rate schedule. Section 2. That the fees for such consultant shall not exceed the sum of Four Thousand ($4,000) Dollars and shall be paid from the General Fund. : Section 3. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the passage of this ordinance were adopted in an open meeting of this Council, and that all such deliberations of this Council and of any of its committees that resulted in such formal action were in meetings open to the public, in compliance with all legal requirements including Section 121.22 of the Ohio Revised Code. Section 4. That this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure for the reasons stated in the preamble hereof and provided it receives the affirmative vote of two-thirds of all members elected to Council, it shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its adoption and approval by the Mayor; otherwise, it shall take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law. Approved ~~>~ J~.F '~J~