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ORDINANCE NO. ~83~ BY Mr, C~ttermeyer
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<br /> AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE authorizing and directing the Director of Finance
<br />to pay the sum of $2,380j§1 to A. B. Roberts for consulting engineering services~
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<br /> WHEREAS, on March 24, 1950, the Cuyahoga County Mayors, Association
<br />authorized the Chairman to appsint a Water Rate Committee to negotiate with the
<br />City of Cleveland for satisfactory water rates en the renewal of sontracts expiring
<br />during 1950 and 1951; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, pursuant to such action, the Chairman appointed as members of
<br />this committee M~yor Mullaney of ~eachwood, City Manager Hutcbt~-on of Bedford,
<br />City Manager Ximpel of Cleveland Heights, Mayer Gerdon of Cuyahoga Heights, City
<br />Manager Caftan of East Cleveland, Mayor S~m.~ of Euclid, Mayor Wing of Garfield
<br />Heights, Mayor ~auffman of Lakewood, Mayor Fre[~neyer of Maple Heights, Mayor
<br />8tary of P~rma, a,~ Mayor Van Aken of Shaker Heights $ and
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<br /> · HE~F~S, in preliminary negotiations with the City of Cleveland, the
<br />co,,,tttee decided that competent Consult~ engineering advice and water ~udiee
<br />were essential, but it was not possible t~ determine the extent to which such eon-
<br />sulting advice and water studies would be required; and
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<br /> WHE~FA.~, at the request of the committee, A. B. Roberts, cons~lting
<br />engineer, suhnitted a proposition for furnishing such consulting advice and studies
<br />to the committee at an osram-ted cost of $24,3~3.§3 for complete water studies and
<br />· recommendations, together with a suggested apportionment of the cost of his fee
<br />among the various subdivisions served by the City of Cleveland; :and
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<br /> WHEREAS, the co-~ttee by and on behalf of the Cuyahoga County Mayors~
<br />Association approved the retention of Mr. Roberts as consulting engineer to the
<br />extent which might be found necessary in the course of negotiations and further
<br />approved the apportionment of his fee; and
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<br /> ~2~EA~, based upon such approval, Mr. Roberts proceeded from time to
<br />time to make the necessary studies and assist the committee in its negotiations
<br />with the City of Cleveland; and
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<br /> ~HE~W.~8, it eventually developed that complete water et,,~es were re-
<br />quired and were made by Mr. Roberts in accordance with his orig~! proposition
<br />to the committee; and
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<br /> WHEREA~, as the result of such studies and negotiations, the City of
<br />Cleveland accepted compromise rates for water representing a very substantial
<br />reduction from the .rates originally requested, which compromise rates are now in
<br />effect; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, this Council recognizes that the services of said A. B. Roberts
<br />have resulted in substantial savings to this m,,~t~ipality and its water consumers,
<br />and also recognizes the moral obligation of this municipality to provide for the
<br />payment of its proportionate share according to the ~n*ormal approval above men-
<br />tioned, and hereby determines to provide for such payment; and
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<br /> w~EAS, in accordance with the foregoing, A. B. Roberts has presented
<br />his statement for services disclosing the proportionate share of the City of
<br />Lakewood therefor to be $2,380e81; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, this Ordinance constitutes an emergency in that it provides for
<br />the ~mmediate payment for services rendered, beginning April 15, 1950, to and in
<br />the interests and advantage of the City of Lakewood and its water consumers and
<br />in that it provides for the public welfare and safety and the usual daily opera-
<br />tion of a municipal department; now, therefore,
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<br />~ IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO:
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<br /> Section 1, That the Director of Finance be and he is hereby authorized
<br />and directed to pay A, B. Roberts the s~ of $2,380e§1 for professional consulting
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