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? CITY OF NORTH OLM5TED RESOLUTION NO. 99-73 BY: COUNCILMAN PAUL MILLER A RESOL UTION SUPPORTING OHIO SENATE BILL 142 (S.B. 142), WHICH WOtILD PROVIDE TOUGHER PENALTIES FOR ASSAULTS UPONLAW ENFORGEMENT OFFICERS, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, S.B. 142, which is pending in the Judiciary Committee of the Ohio Senate, would require sentencing courts to impose mandatory prison terms on any offender convicted of felonious assault, aggravated assault, or assault when the victim of the offense was a peace officer who suffered serious physical harm as a result of the offense, and would further require that a judge or magistrate, and not a clerk of court, set bail in any case involving a charge of felonious assault, aggravated assault, and assault when the victim of the offense is a police officer; and WHEREAS, this Council believes that individuals who commit assaults upon law enforcement officers should be penalized more severely than individuals who commit assaults upon individuals who are not law enforcement officers; and WHEREAS, for these reasons, this Council strongly supports S.B. 142; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOL VED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1: That the Council of the City of North Olmsted strongly supports S.B. 142 which would toughen the criminal penalties imposed against individuals who commit assault offenses against law enforcement officers. SECTION 2: That the Clerk of this Council is hereby directed to forward an attested copy of this Resolution, immediately upon its passage and approval, to State Representative Sally Conway Kilbane, State Senator Robert F. Spada, and to Governor Robert Taft. SECTION 3: That this Resolution legislation 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 transmit this Resolution to the appropriate state officials in Columbus prior to further action being taken on S.B. 142, 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 by Council and approval by the Mayor.