49-08 Suspend Longevity Compensation Sec. 149.07

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PLEASE.' SUBSTITUTE FOR SUBSTITUTED ORDINANCE No. 49-08 PLACED ON 1ST READING & REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE 4/7/08, 2ND READING 4/21/08, REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE'S/19/08. ORDINANCE NO. 49-48 gY. Antonio, Bullock, Butler, Madigan, Summers. 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, temporarily suspending the employment benefits granted in Section 149.07, Longevity Compensation, of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood for the remaining of the 2008 calendar year. WHEREAS, due to the fiscal challenges that the City is facing in 2008, it is necessary to reduce expenditures at all levels; 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, SECTONS 10 and 13 of the SECOND AMENDED CHARTER OF THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, and that it is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public property, health and safety, and to provide for the usual daily operation of municipal departments in that the City must reduce expenditures immediately in order to keep spending within the budget adopted by Council on March 31, 2008. Now Therefore, BE II ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That the employment benefits granted in Section 149.07, Longevity Compensation, of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood, currently reading as follows: 149.07 LONGEVITY COMPENSATION. (a) For purposes of this section: (1) "Full-time hourly and salaried employees" shall have the same meaning as in Section 149.01, but excluding elected officials and directors. (2) "Year" means 365 days or, in the case of a leap year, 366 days. (b) Effective January 1, 2002, all full-time hourly and salaried employees not covered by a collective bargaining agreement shall receive, in addition to such