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, CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED ORDINANCE NO. 2007 - 24 BY: Mayor O'Grady AN ORDINANCE EXTENDING FOR A ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DAY PERIOD THE TEMPORARY, PART-TIME FIRE ADMINISTRATOR POSITION IN THE NORTH OLMSTED FIRE DEPARTMENT CREATED BY ORDINANCE NO. 2006-157, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.. WHEREAS, this Council, on September 12, 2006, adopted Ordinance No. 2006-157, which created a temporary, part-time fire administratar position in the Fire Department; and WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 2006-157 specified that the temporary position would terminate on the earliest of the following three events: (1) one hundred twenty (120) days from the date of said temporary appointment, (2) the return of the present Assistant Fire Chief to duty, or (3) the appointment of a new Assistant Fire Chief; and WHEREAS, as the result of circumstances beyond the control of the City Administration, the Assistant Fire Chief never returned to duty, but did not officially retire until February 27, 2007, and the Fire Department requires the Fire Administrator to continue providing vital safety services to the City far an additional one hundred twenty additional days, which is estimated to be the time needed to conduct a civil service examination, create an eligibility list and appoint a new Assistant Fire Chief; and WHEREAS, the Administration accordingly desires to extend the temporary position of the part-time Fire Administrator for an additional one hundred twenty days or until the date upon which the new Assistant Fire Chief is appointed, whichever event first occurs; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA, STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1: That the temporary, part-time position of Fire Administrator in the North Olmsted Fire Department is hereby extended far an additional one hundred twenty days from the effective date of this ordinance, or until the new Assistant Fire Chief is appointed, whichever event first occurs. SECTION 2: Other than the changes noted above in Section 1, all other provisions of Ordinance 2006-157, including duties and pay range, shall remain in effect. SECTION 3: That this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure immediately necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety and welfare, and for the further reason that it is immediately necessary to extend this temporary position which serves vital safety needs of the City because otherwise the position will terminate on March 15, 2007, 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.