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BY: Council Members Barker, Dailey Jones, Kearney, Mahoney and Orlowski <br />AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING AND FIXING THE <br />COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL 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 prior to the filing date of nominating petitions for terms beginning on the next <br />succeeding 1 St 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 President of <br />Council last term for the years 2006 through 2009, showed such leadership by providing <br />for an increase of only $328 in the compensation of the President of Council for his entire <br />four-year term; and <br />WHEREAS, this Council intends to continue to show leadership in the next term <br />for the office of the President of Council by providing for a$9-insr-ease five percent <br />decrease (-5%) for the vear 2010 and thereafter zero percent increases (0%) for the <br />years 2011, 2012 and 2013 in the compensation of the President of Council for the entif-e <br />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 1: That the salary to be paid to President of Council for the term <br />commencing January 1, 2010 and ending December 31, 2013, shall be as follows: