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113.07 WAIVERS. Council reserves the right to waive the requirements of this Chapter upon a finding and determination that it is in the best interests of the City; for example, when the City has declared an emergency due to natural disasters and needs immediate services. Waivers from the Chapter are disfavored, and will be granted only where the balance of the competing interests weighs clearly in favor of granting the waiver. If waivers are to be granted, partial waivers are favored over blanket waivers. Moreover, any waiver shall not be granted for no more than one year. 113.08 EVALUATION. After a three (3) year period from the effective date of this ordinance, an evaluation on the impact of this ordinance shall be done. The Mayor, City Council and the FEWB shall decide on who shall perform the evaluation and the scope of the evaluation. After one (1) year following the effective date of this ordinance, Lakewood City Council shall hold a hearing for the purpose of reviewing this legislation. 113.09 SEVERABILITY. In the event any provision of this Chapter is held unconstitutional or invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not invalidate or render unenforceable any other provision hereof. 113.10 EFFECTIVE DATE. The Fair Employment Wage Ordinance shall be effective on February 1, 2004. Section 2. 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. Adopted:. ~ )-/~ 2~ a ~ Approved o~,, ~ ~ PRESIDENT