44-98 Submit to Electors 915.02 Customer Service Charge

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PLACED ON 1ST mMD~&REFEí ' ill '--",,--, -'- .~- COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ~/8/98. TO THE 5 úB5n,v-W!> qf'l ORDINANCE NO 44-98 AN ORDINANCE REPEALING THE MONTHLY WATER CUSTOMER SERVICE CHARGE CONTAINED IN SECTION 915.02 OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY Whereas, a petition for-the proposed Ordinancerepealing Section 915.02 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lake wood, Customer Service Charge has been ,submitted; - Whereas, it has been detelTIlined that said petition contains sufficient number of valid signatures; Whereas, the committee of the petitioners has requested that the proposed Ordinance be submitted to the electors for their approval; Whereas, it is the duty of Council to forthwith make provisions for the submission of said proposed Ordinance to the electorate of the City of Lakewood at an election to be held pursuant to law; Now, Therefore, be it ordained by the Council of the City of Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; Section 1. There shall be submitted to the electors of the City of Lakewood at a municipal election to be held, as is provided by law, the proposed Ordinance repealing Section 915 02 ofthe Codified Ordinauces ofthe City of Lake wood, Customer Service Charge. Section 2 That Section 915 02 of the Codified Ordinauces of the City of Lakewood, Customer Service Charge as stated below shall be repealed in its entirety' 915 02 CUSTOMER SERVICE CHARGE (A) There is hereby established a monthly water-customer service charge to be charged by the Lakewood Division of Water and Wastewater Collections. . (B) The Director of Public Works shall aunnally set the monthly water customer service charge no later than December 15 of each year to be effective January 1 of the following year, such customer service charge shall be the budgeted expenditures of the Water Meters Section oithe Division of Water and Wastewater Collections divided by the total number of water bulls issued annually. Section 3 The ballots for said election shall, at the top thereof, be entitled "Proposed Ordinance Ballot" and the question to be submitted on said BaUot shall be in the words following: "An Ordinance Repealing the Monthly Water Customer Service Charge contained in Section 915 02 ofthe Codified Ordinauces of the City of Lakewood." In the appropriate position below shall be placed the following, "For the Ordinance" and "Against the Ordinance" Section 4. The Clerk of Council is directed to certify a copy of this ordinance to the Board of Elections of Cuyahoga County, and to take all further action required by law relative to the submission of said proposed Ordinance at said election. 1 EXHIBIT A