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Resolution No. 2005 -97 WHEREAS, the Pentagon will spend approximately $282 million dollars to close various DFAS sites and shuffle around thousands of DFAS jobs in order to save $158 million in the next five years; and WHEREAS, Cleveland is one of the nation's preeminent financial service centers, home to the headquarters of several large commercial banks and the regional Federal Reserve, and perfectly situated to continue its track record of excellence here well into the future; and WHEREAS, the United States Department of Defense (DOD) has recommended to the Base Closure and Realignment Commission that 1,028 jobs currently performed by the Cleveland DFAS in the Anthony J. Celebreeze Federal Building be relocated to the other cities, and the recommendation is not a final one; and WHEREAS, this Resolution constitutes an emergency measure for the immediate preservation of public peace, property, health or safety. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA, AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1: That this Council hereby urges the Base Realignment and Closure Commission to remove the Cleveland office of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service from the list of closures and realignments proposed on May 13, 2005, and retain the 1,028 important federal defense jobs here in Cleveland. SECTION 2: That this Council encourages the Cleveland Defense Industry Alliance and the Greater Cleveland Partnership in their advocacy efforts to preserve the region's economic vitality by working to reverse the U.S. Department of Defense's recommendation to realign these professional jobs to other cities. SECTION 3: That the Clerk is hereby directed to transmit copies of this Resolution to President George W. Bush, Congressional Representative Dennis Kucinich, and Senators Mike DeWine and George Voinovich; the appropriate representatives from the Base Realignment and Closure Commission, and the members of the Cleveland Defense Industry Alliance. SECTION 4: That this Resolution is hereby declared to be an emergency measure immediately necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety and welfare, and further for the reason that it is necessary that this Resolution go into effect immediately so that it may be transmitted before the Base Realignment and Closure Commission acts on the May 13, 2005 proposal of the Defense Department; and further provided it receives the affirmative vote of two - thirds of all members of Council, it shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor. 2