8553-12 Support Issue 15 - H&HS Renewal Levy

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RESOLUTION NO. 8553-12 BY: Anderson, Bullock, Juris, Madigan, Nowlin, Powers, Smith. A RESOLUTION supporting Issue 15, the Cuyahoga County Health & Human Services Renewal Levy 2012. WHEREAS, the renewal of Issue 15, the Health and Human Services 4.8 mill levy is not a tas increase and will ensure that children, seniors, and families continue to receive critical services, and WHEREAS, revenues generated by the Health and Human Services levy support: Services to protect children who are at risk of abuse or neglect. Critical emergency services like our region's Level One Trauma and Burn Center at MetroHealth, Metro Life Flight and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Services for children to enter school healthy, prepared and ready to learn. Supportive services for senior citizens to live independently in their own homes. Crisis services for our most vulnerable citizens, whenever the need arises, and WHEREAS, this levy is a critical piece of our community safety net, available for all of us at any time; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. that this Council and Mayor recognize the far-reaching importance of the passage of Issue I5, the Health and Human Service Levy's renewal. Section 2. that this Council and Mayor further resolves to encourage Lakewood citizens and organizations to join in actively advocating for its passage on Tuesday, March 6, 2012. Section 3. it is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the passage of this resolution were adopted in an open meeting of this Council, and that all such deliberations of ttris Council and any of its committees that resulted in such formal action, were in meetings open to the public, in compliance with all legal requirements. Adopted: `~ ~ ~PJ °~ Approved: ~ ~ t-