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Regular Council Meeting Minutes 6-15-09 Page 20 First Reading of Ordinance 1°10. 2009-37, entitled "An Emergency Ordinance authorizing an agreement with the Board of County Commissioners, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, for the site upgrade of the Cuyahoga County Public Safety Interoperable Communications prime site located in Mayfield Village." Introduced by Mayor Rinker and Council as a Whc.,le. Mrs. Mills, seconded by Mrs. Cinco, made a motion to suspend the rules of Council requiring an Ordinance to be read on three separate occasions. ROLL CALL: AYES: All NAYS: None Motion Carried Rules Suspended Mrs. Mills, seconded by Mr. Marrie, made a motion to enact Ordinance No. 2009-37. Council President Buckholtz asked if there was any discussion. There was none. ROLL CALL: AYES: All Motion Carried NAYS: None Ordinance Enacted I+'irst Readinlz of Resolution No. 2009-05, entitled "A Resolution declaring the necessity of renewing by levy a tax in excess of the 10-mill limitation and submitting the same to the electorate of Mayfield Village, Ohio." Introduced by Mayor Rinker and Council as a Whole. Council President asked if this is something that needs to be passed tonight. Ms. Calta explained this is going to have to go the Board of Elections, but it can go three readings, June, July and August and then it can go down to the Board of Elections Mayor Rinker stated, if he can interject, if Finance Committee has not really discussed this, he would appreciate the Finance Committee do so and issue a good report. Mayor Rinker wants this to be something where everyone understands the merits of it, something that we can publish. Because periodically when this comes up every five years, a lot of people think, well why do we need to renew a tax? This is so fundamental to our infrastructure, to what we do in the community. It's very important that Finance, it's good for everyone's benefit, both on Council, the Administration and the community. That's Mayor Rinker's request. He thinks it would be very functional. Mrs. Mills stated Mr. Miller has already done that. Primarily he started at the last meeting. Mayor Rinker stated he is not asking Mr. Miller, he is asking the Finance Committee to make sure the discussion is thorough and then present a report.