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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2005 — 97 <br />By: Mayor O'Grady and All of Council <br />A RESOLUTION URGING THE UNITED STATES BASE CLOSURE AND <br />REALIGNMENT COMMISSION TO RETAIN 1,028 IMPORTANT <br />FEDERAL DEFENSE JOBS AT THE DEFENSE FINANCE AND <br />ACCOUNTING SERVICE IN DOWNTOWN CLEVELAND; SUPPORTING <br />AND ENCOURAGING THE CLEVELAND DEFENSE INDUSTRY <br />ALLIANCE AND THE GREATER CLEVELAND PARTNERSHIP IN THEIR <br />ADVOCACY EFFORTS TO PROTECT THE REGION'S ECONOMIC <br />VITALITY BY APPEALING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNITED <br />STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO REALIGN THESE JOBS TO <br />OTHER CITIES AND ENCOURAGING THEIR RETENTION, FURTHER <br />COMMITTING COUNCIL'S SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE IN THIS <br />UNDERTAKING, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. <br />WHEREAS, the City of North Olmsted has as one of its primary responsibilities <br />improving the health and welfare of its citizens, which includes ensuring the availability of a <br />diverse selection of employment opportunities in the Greater Cleveland area; and <br />WHEREAS, the Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS) in downtown Cleveland <br />is currently the fourth largest federal employer in Greater Cleveland, with a $65 million annual <br />payroll; and <br />WHEREAS, DFAS employs some 1,200 people from throughout the region, and <br />provides jobs that are vital to the health of the regional workforce and enriches the ranks of <br />professionals in Northeast Ohio; and <br />WHEREAS, in FY 2003 the Cleveland DFAS office was the world center for Navy <br />payroll services and personnel data management as well as the Reserve Pay Center of Excellence, <br />distributing $101 billion and serving 2,745,000 military and civilian personnel, retirees and <br />annuitants; and <br />WHEREAS, Cleveland's DFAS office is an integral part of the system that supports our <br />armed forces, and is a cutting edge model of operational efficiency and customer service for U.S. <br />military pay operations around the world; and <br />WHEREAS, the loss of these jobs could cost Greater Cleveland an estimated $128 <br />million, further eroding our regional and state tax base and endangering money for vital services, <br />such as police and fire protection through Northeast Ohio; and <br />