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PLACED ON 1ST READING & REFERRED TO THE HOUSING COMMITTEE 9/15/08, 2ND READING 10/6/08. ORDINANCE &L-08`~i gY; Antonio, Bullock, Butler, Dever, Madigan, Powers, Summers. AN ORDINANCE to take effect immediately provided it received 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 Director of Planning and Development to enter into an Amendment to an Agreement with the Board of Cuyahoga County Commissioners for the reimbursement of the City of Lakewood's cost in administering the HOME Program in an amount not to exceed $15,962.22. WHEREAS, as a community who participates in the HOME Program through the Cuyahoga County Housing Consortium, the City of Lakewood is eligible to receive reimbursement for the costs associated with administering the program; and WHEREAS, reimbursable costs include salaries, benefits, and travel and training expenses; 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 AMMENDED 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 this agreement for reimbursement of expenses is for a one year term beginning September 1, 2008. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That the Director of Planning and Development is hereby authorized to enter into an Amendment to an Agreement with the Board of Cuyahoga County Commissioners for the reimbursement of the City of Lakewood's cost in administering the HOME Program in an amount not to exceed $15,962.22. 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. Section 3. That this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary 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