7396-99 Support Issue 6 - School Levy

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REBOLUTIONNO. 7396-99 BY: Corrigan, FitzGerald, George, Roth, Seelie, Skindell, Smith A RESOLUTION of suppod for issue 6 - the Lakewood Ci~y 8oho01s 4 9 mill levy WHEREAS, the quality of the future of our City of Lakewcod and our Lakewood community and the quality of our Lakewood Public Schools are eo closely intedw]ned; and WHEREAS, future Lakewood property values are linked to the qualily of our public schools; and WHEREAS, our Lakewood Schools are accountable in that per pupil spending is the 6th lowest of the 3! public school districts in the 6ounty; $5 million has been cut from the budget; 75 teaching positidns have been eliminated; teaoher pay is the 4th lowest of the 31 public school districts in the county; and $500,000 annually has been reduced through the 6]imination of administrative positions; and WHEREAS, Money magazine has identified our Lakewood Schools as one of the top 100 educational values nationwide; and WHEREAS, State Auditor James Petrol has complimented Lakewood Schools on its cost cutting efforts; and WHEREAS, our Lakewood Board of Education has placed an operating levy on the May 4th ballot to raise the necessary funds to provide our Lakewood children with up-to-date textbooks, curriculum and technology; enough math and science classes to meet new state graduation requirements; more teachers to reduce class sizes for instruction and discipline; and safe, secure buildings for ieaming; and WHEREAS, the 4,9 mills requested by our schools is the minimum amount needed to fund our educational plan and is the least millage reqbested in the last twenty years; and WHEREAS, our ~chools make this levy request with a commitment for continued tight budgets and recognizing coming increases in state funding; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CiTY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO' Section I That the City Council of the City of Lakewood hereby expresses its suppont for issue 6; The Lakewood City Schools Operating Levy on the May 4th ballot, Sectioa 2. That the City Council of the City of Lakewood hereby encourages the voters or Lakewood to vote yes on Issue 6 Section 3. That Lakewood City Council hereby instructs the Clerk of Council to submit fodhwith this resolution to the Lakewood Sun Post and the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Section 4. That 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 deliberafions of this Council and of any of its committees that resulted in such formal action were ia meetings open to the public in compliance with all legal requirements Approved:/ / I