82-07 Amend 557.04 Exempt Board of Ed from Paying for Off-Duty Police

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ORDINANCE NO. 82-0? BY: Antonio, Butler, Demro, Dever, FitzGerald, Madigan, Seelie. AN ORDINANCE to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least five (5) members e ected to Council, otherwise, it shall take effect and be in force after the earliest period a lowed by law, to amend Section 557.04, Permit and Application, of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood for the purpose of providing Police protection to the Lakewood Board Of Education at no additional cost where an event is organized under this Chapter. WHEREAS, recently the City of Lakewood updated its regulations for Parades in the Codified Ordinances; and WHEREAS, to offset costs to the City, the new regulations require the event coordinator to pay Off-duty police officers to assist with directing traffic and other protection for the event; and WHEREAS, the Lakewood Board of Education was exempted from paying the permit fee required by the ordinance; and WHEREAS, it was the intent of this Administration to continue to provide police services for events organized by the Lakewood Board of Education at not additional cost to the Board; and WHEREAS; due to a typographical error, the Lakewood Board of Education was not excluded from the requirement of hiring off-duty police officers to assist with the parade; and WHERES, 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, SECTONS 10 and 13 of the SECOND AMENDED CHARTER OF THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, and that it is necessary for the immediate preservat on of the public proPerty, health and safety, and to provioe for the Usua daily operation of municipa departments in that the Board of Education has several events doming up that wll fall within the Lakewood Codified Ordinances regarding Parades. Now, therefore BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD , STATE OF OHIO Section 1. That Chapter 557 04, Permit and Application, of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood, currently reading as follows: 557.04 PERMIT AND APPLICATON. (a) Except for parades or special events sponsored by the City including, but not limited to, holiday parades, block parties, commemorations, social gatherings, tours and Similar events, no person or organization shall sponsor or conduct a parade or special event without first obtaining a permit from the Chief of Police or his/her designee. The application for such a permit shall be filed with the Chief's designee not less than 45 days prior to the parade or special event, and shall include the following information: (1) The name and addres~ of the applicant and of all other persons who will have complete or partial char§e of the parade; (2) The proposed time and route, including a map of the proposed route; (3) The approximate number of participants and how many will be on foot, mounted or in vehicles; (4) The name of the organization or organizations, if any, represented in the Parade, and the names of such officers in charge or control of the participants in the parade for each organization; (5) The purpose of the parade;