4512 - 66 Request State assume cost of accrued fire & police pension liabilities

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RESoLuTIoN NO: 4512 BY: Cain, Gaydos, Huffman, Kelley, Usher, Ward & Wendling AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION requesting the State of Ohio to assume the cost of accrued fire and police pension liabilities from the date of appointment~D January 1, 1967. WHEREAS, The Legislature of the State of Ohio, by the passage of House Bill NOo 642 and senate Bill No. 173, established future and past municipal liability for police and fire pe~ions to January 1, 1967, and, ~ ~REAS, The municipalities of Ohio are liable for pensions accrued by policemen and firemen until January 1, t967, the amount of which has not yet been determined, and, WHEREAS, The payment of said pension liabilities will cause extreme financial hardship to all of the munici- palities of the State of Ohio and particularly to the City of Lakewood~ now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That the Council of the City of Lake- wood does hereby petition, request, and urge participation by the State of Ohio in the payment of accrued fire and police pension liability from the date of appointment to January 1, 1967, in an amount equal to at least 100% thereof. Section 2. That the Clerk of Council is hereby directed to forward certified copies of this resolution to the Governor of the State of Ohio, the Clerk of the Ohio House of Representatives, the Clerk of the Ohio Senate, and the members of the General Assembly elected from the County of Cuyahoga. Section 3. That this resolution is hereby declared to be an emergency measure for the reasons stated in the preamble hereof and provided it receives the affirmative vote of two-thirds of all members elected to Council, it shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its adoption and approval by the Mayor° Adopted: ... o¢.tober 3. 1966 Char.les S Huffman- Jr. President Approved: October 4, 1966 Gra~.e Reynolds Clerk Robe. rt M. Lawther Mayor