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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED <br />ORDINANCE NO. 2008 - 143 <br />BY: Council Members Barker, Dailey Jones, Kearney, Mahoney and Orlowski <br />AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING AND FIXING THE <br />COMPENSATION FOR THE WARD COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE <br />CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED FOR THE TERM OF OFFICE <br />COMMENCING JANUARY 1, 2010 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31, <br />2013, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. AS AMENDED. <br />WHEREAS, the Charter of the City of North Olmsted, at Article IV, Section 6, <br />requires the Council to fix the compensation for all elected officials at least thirty (30) <br />days priar to the filing date of nominating petitions far terms beginning on the next <br />succeeding lst day of January; and <br />WHEREAS, it is the desire of this Council to establish the compensation for all <br />elected officials in compliance with the Charter's requirements; and <br />WHEREAS, this Council recognizes that this City will be facing severe financial <br />hardship over the next several years which will require economic sacrifice on the part of <br />all City officials and employees; and <br />WHEREAS, this Council believes that this financial hardship facing the City will <br />be most effectively addressed if the City's elected officials-who are the leaders of the <br />City government, lead the way in making such economic sacrifices first; and <br />WHEREAS, this Council, in setting the compensation for the Ward Council <br />members last term for the years 2006 through 2009, showed such leadership by providing <br />far an increase of only $961 in the compensation of the Ward Council members for their <br />entire four-year term; and <br />WHEREAS, this Council intends to continue to show leadership in the next term <br />for the Ward Council members by providing for aflve percent decrease (-5%) for the <br />year 2010 and thereafter zero percent increases (0%) for the vears 2011, 2012 and <br />2013 $0 irer°ase in *hei in the compensation of the Ward Council members for *,L4 <br />entir-o the four-year term from 2010 to 2013; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY <br />OF NORTH OLMSTED, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA AND STATE OF OHIO: <br />SECTION L• That the salary to be paid to Ward Council members far the term <br />commencing January 1, 2010 and ending December 31, 2013, shall be as follows: