2021-22 - Anti-Racism Task Force Vacancies

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Referred to COW 6/7/2021 Please substitute for the original Bullock, Kepple, Kitten, Neff, RESOLUTION NO. 2021-22 BY: Of Malleyf Fader, Shachner i A RESOLUTION to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least two thirds of the members of Council, or otherwise to take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law, appointing Carol Moss Chapman and Jessica Cotton to the Anti -Racism Task Force. WHEREAS, Council adopted Resolution 2020-41 on July 20, 2020 to establish the Anti -Racism Task Force to help ensure the value of anti -racism is foundation and unambiguously expressed in all city objectives, such as safety, housing, education, culture, and community wellness; and, WHEREAS, Resolution 2020-41 authorizes Council to appoint five members to the Anti -Racism Task Force; and, WHEREAS, resignations have caused two vacancies on the Task Force in seats occupied by Council appointees; and, WHEREAS, as set forth in Section 2.12 of the Third Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood, this Council by a vote of at least two thirds of its members determines that this resolution is an emergency measure and that it shall take effect immediately, 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 these positions should be filled immediately so as to ensure the Task Force is at full capacity to perform its work; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, OHIO: Section 1. Council appoints Carol Moss Chapman to the Anti -Racism Task Force for a term beginning immediately and ending December 31, 2022. Section 2. Council appoints Jessica Cotton to the Anti -Racism Task Force for a term beginning immediately and ending December 31, 2021. Section 3. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the passage of this resolution were passed in open meetings of this Council and that all deliberations of this Council and any of its committees that resulted in such actions were in meetings open to the public and in compliance with legal requirements. Section 4. This resolution is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, property, health, safety and welfare in the City and 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 two thirds of the members of Council, this resolution shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its adoption by the Council and approval by the Mayor, or otherwise it shall take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law.