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ORDINANCE NO. 37-90 BY: Boscia, Gallagher, GaZzana, George, Koth AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE amending Chapter 565. of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood by enacting new Section 565.50 entitled Gift-A-Tree Program, establishing a Gift-A-Tree Program for the City of Lakewood. WHEREAS, the establishment of a Gift-A-Tree Program provides interested people with the opportunity to purchase, a living memorial/gift/recognition which shades, beautifies and purifies the environment of the City of Lakewood, and WHEREAS, the establishment of a Gift-A-Tree Program is in the best interest of all citizens of our community by improving our community aesthetically and by perpetuating efforts for a cleaner environment, and WHEREAS, the trees in our community have always been important asset contributing both to the quality of life and maintenance and improvement of our environment, and an the 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 a municipal department; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, .STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That Chapter 565 of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances is hereby amended and supplemented by enacting new Section 565.50 entitled Gift-A-Tree Program, to read as follows: 565.50 GIFT-A-TREE PROGRAM. There is hereby established in and for the City of Lakewood a Gift-A-Tree Program which shall be administered by the Director of Public Works, the records of which shall be administered by the Director of Finance. (a) The Director of Finance shall establish a separate designated fund maintained in accordance with applicable City finance procedures to receive cash donations to the Gift-A-Tree Program. (b) Donations shall be recorded by the name of the donor, the date and donation amount. All such donations shall be used solely for the purchase and placement of .trees in the City of Lakewood. Donations may also include trees in lieu of money. (c) Ail trees shall be purchased by the Director of Public Works in accordance with appropriate ordinances of the City of Lakewood. Siting, planting and maintenance of trees will be the responsibility of and at the sole discretion of the Director of Public Works. The Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to adopt rules and regulations as necessary to implement this Program. (d) Donations will be acknowledged by a personal letter to the individual honored, a representative of the individual memorialized, and the donor notified as appropriate. The Director of Finance shall cause a Gift-A-Tree Program record book to be created, acknowledging donations, honorariums and memorials. Entered in the Gift-A-Tree Program