77-07 Central Fire Dispatch Center

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ORDINANCE NO. 77-07 BY: ~tonio, ~l]:e]~,,~D~i[o,r~6~Ze~:.~d,: ~a%~a 1 ~'~ e~ig an, Seelie. AN ORDINANCE to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least five (5) members elected to Council otherwise, it shall take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law, authorizing the Mayor to enter into an Amended Westshore Council of Governments Agreement to allow the City of North Ridgeville tO participate in the Central F re D spatch center along with the Cities of Bay Village, Rocky River, Fairview Park and Westlake, WHEREAS, on February 2, 2005, the Westshore Council of Governments ("WCOG") entered into an Agreement whereby the participating cities of Bay Village, Rocky River, Fairview Park and Westlake created a Central Fire Dispatch Center; and WHEREAS, the City of North Ridgeville, Ohio has approached WCOG desiring to become a party to the Agreement; and WHEREAS, this Council by a vote of at least five (5) members elected thereto determines that this ordinance is an emergency measure, and that this ordinance shall take effect at the earliest date possible as set forth in ARTICLE III, SECTIONS 10 and 13 of the SECOND AMENDED CHARTER OF THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, and that it is necessary for the immediatepreservation of the public properly, health and safety, and to provide for the usual daily operation of municipal departments in that it is immediately necessary to enter into an Agreement regarding centra dispatch in order to continue the efficienCY Of services within the participating cities. NOW Therefore: BE IT ORDAINED BY CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO Section 1. That the Mayor of the City of Lakewood be and he Js hereby authorized to enter into an Amended Agreement with the Westshore Council of Governments as to the Central Fire Dispatch Center. Said Amended Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit "A' and incorporated herein by reference with such revisions that may be made by the Director of Law and approved by the Mayor without altering the substance thereof. Section 3. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Coundi 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. Section 4. That this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, property, health, safety and welfare in the City and for the usual daily operation of the City for the reasons set forth and defined in the preamble to this ordinance, and provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least five (5) of its members elected to Council, this ordinance shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its adoption by the Council and approval by the Mayor otherwise, it shall take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law. Adopted:,-~m/~L/~,~ % 2-007 , ~resident of Council Approved:~__ Clerk c~ouncil Mayor