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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED ORDINANCE NO. 2005 - 21 BY: Mayor Musial AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CREDITING OF ALL REVENUES RECEIVED FROM EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND AMBULANCE TRANSPORTATION BILLINGS IN THE YEAR 2005, WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE BE CREDITED TO THE "EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FUND," TO THE GENERAL FUND, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, this Council, pursuant to Ordinance No. 2002 -103, created the "Emergency Medical Services Fund," and directed that twenty -five percent (25 %) of all revenues received by the City from emergency medical services and ambulance transportation billings to residents be credited to said special fund; and WHEREAS, this Council last year adopted Ordinance No. 2004 -22, authorizing and directing the crediting of all revenues received from emergency medical services and ambulance transportation billings in 2004 to the general fund; and WHEREAS, this Council has again determined this year, based upon information provided by the Director of Finance, that estimated resources for the General Fund are currently less than expected appropriations from the General Fund; and WHEREAS, this Council acknowledges that, while our national economy is recovering from the 2002 economic downturn, our state and local economies continue to lag behind; and WHEREAS, this Council believes that, absent once again taking the action contemplated by this legislation, the City would have to either obtain additional revenues by raising taxes or cut expenditures by laying -off additional City workers, which would likely impact on the level of services provided to the community; and WHEREAS, this Council is of firm belief that the City must be fiscally responsible during stagnant economic times, and, at the same time, must balance cost effective government, the quality and quantity of City services, and the ability of residents and others employed in the community to bear any additional tax burden; and WHEREAS, it is the desire of this Council to authorize and direct the crediting of all revenues received from emergency medical services and ambulance transportation billings in the year 2005, which would otherwise be credited to the "Emergency Medical Services Fund," to the General Fund;