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ORDINANCE NO.: 2020-08 Page 2 WHEREAS, OAG Yost's March 13, 2020 opinion letter also provides that, given this declared emergency, the requirement for open public meetings can be complied with through live -streaming a meeting through the internet or on telephone, ensuring that the public is able to hear the discussion and deliberations of all members, even those present via telephonic means, and following all other requirements of the OMA and the Ohio Revised Code. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF MAYFIELD VILLAGE, OHIO, THAT: Section 1. Council has determined that it is in the best interests of the Village of Mayfield and its citizens to ensure the efficient and continuous operation of the Village government during the COVID-19 crisis. To meet this objective, Council has determined that it shall: (a) Dispense with Caucus meetings and hold regular meetings of Council at least one time per month, if and when a sufficient number of Council members are available to participate to constitute a quorum; (b) Allow its members to appear at Council meetings via teleconference or telephone; (c) Rather than invite the public to attend, Council will live -stream its meetings and, as required by the OMA and recommended in OAG Yost's opinion, notice will be provided to the public and minutes of meetings will be taken as usual and made available to the public as soon as reasonably possible; and (d) Adopt this emergency ordinance granting the Mayor extraordinary authority to expend funds in order to reduce the need for Council meetings, and to reduce the duration of any meetings, by authorizing the expenditure of money up to Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), without following required bidding procedures, in the case of urgent expenditure for the immediate protection of public property or preservation of public peace, health, safety and welfare. Section 2. This ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety and welfare for the reason that it is necessary to ensure the efficient and continuous operation of the Village government during the present COVID-19 crisis, to allow for the possibility that Council members may not be able to attend meetings or it may not