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ORDINANCE N:o. 687 <br />By Mr. Zorn <br />AlV ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE IIKPLOYMENT OF <br />IEG,AI, COUNSEL FOR THE VILLAGE OF MAYFIELD <br />WHEREA,S, Council deems it for the best interests of the Village to <br />provide legal counsel f or the same and for the off icers thereof. <br />NOW TNFRFFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE VIZIAGE OF MAYFIELD, <br />CUYAHOGA COUNTY OHIO THAT: <br />Sec. 1. ,Arnold M. Edelman, Attorney at I,aw, be, and he hereby is, <br />employed to act as legal counsel f or saLd Village and the off icers thereof in their off icial capacity, and as such to prosecute and defend all actions <br />by or against said Village or any department or off icer thereof. <br />Sec. 2. He shall prepare and submit to Council all resolutions and <br />ordinances of whatsoever character or nature necessary f or all public <br />improvements and for the issuance of bonds and every purpose authorized by <br />law, and he shall prepare all other resolutions and ordinances as are <br />requested by this Council or any department of this Village. <br />Sec, 3. He shall be appointed for a period of two years, from <br />January lst, 1960, to December 31st, 1961, both days inclusive, and shall <br />receive as compensation the sum of $2,400.00 per annum, payable in,equal <br />monthly installments, which compensation shaJ.l cover all general services <br />rendered to the said Village as such legal counsel, with the exception of <br />the followingt <br />(a) Such legal counsel shall be paid the additional sum at the <br />rate of $150e00 per diem for time spent on behalf of said Village or any <br />department or off icer thereof in any trial or proceeding before any court <br />(other than the Mayorf's court of the Village of Mayf ield) or bef ore any <br />other public board or commission ( other than a board or commission of this <br />Village) and at the rate of $20.00 per houx f or time spent in preparation <br />f or any such trial or proceeding; <br />(b) Such legal counsel shall be paid the additional sum of $250.00 <br />f or legal services rendered in connection with p-ach general obligation bond <br />issue of said village, the sum of $200.00 for legal services rendered in <br />connection with each special assessment note issue of said Village, and $300.00 <br />f or.legal services rendered in:connection with each special assessment bond <br />issue of said Village, such services to include the preparation of the necessary <br />legislation and the supervision of the preparation of transcripts of the proceerl- <br />ings in connection therewith. <br />The compensation provided f or in this Ordinance sha1l be-payable out of <br />the General Fund of said Village, except that the additional compensation f or <br />services rendered in connection with any special assessment improvement shall <br />be charged against the cost of such impxovement and included as a part of the <br />cost thereof.