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RESOLUTITON N0. 84- 1_2 INTRODUCED BY: Mayor Carmen & Council as a Whole A RESOLUTION URGING THE STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIV ES TO DEFEAT AMENDED H.B. 534 PERTAINING TO FUNDING FOR MUNICIPAL COU RTS. WHEREAS, State Representatives Frank Mahnic, Jre, Ronald J. Suster and James M. Petro have sponsored Amended H.B. 534, which would amend Section 1901.026 of the Ohio Revised Code so as to permit fines levied by a municipal court to be paid to the municipal corporation in which the municipal court is locatec7 to be applied toward the court°s operating costs instead of paying saici fines to the municipal corporation in which the off ense originatec3; and WHEREASo the three State Representatives sponsoring the legislation reside in municipalities wherein municipal courts are located; and WHEREAS, the legislation sponsored by the af orementioned Representatives appears to favor the municipalities in which the Representatives reside to the detriment of the other municipalities within their districts; and WH EREAS, Amended H.B. 534 unf airly and arbitrarily permits the municipal corporation in which the municipal courts are located to withhold that amount determined to be the obligation of other munici- pal corporations situated within the court jurisdiction; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF MAYFIELD VILLAGE, OHIO, THP,T: Section 1. The Mayor and Council of Mayfield Village, Ohio, urge the members of the Ohio House of Representatives and all members of the Ohio Senate to defeat Amended H.B. 534. Section 2. The Clerk of Council is hereby authorized and directed to forward a copy of this Resolution to Governor Richard Celeste, State Representatives Frank Mahnic, Jr., Ronald J. Suster, and James M. Petro, and to the Clerks of Council in the Hillcrest area. Section 3 This Resolution shall take effect at the