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granted, and upon any other issues which the Housing Council believes are relevant to the <br />application. The Housing Council is authorized to contract with and retain the services of a <br />consultant or consulta.nts to review and analyze such applications for tax exemption, and to <br />thereafter assist the Tax Incentive Review Council in the annual monitoring of applications <br />granted. Said consultant or consultants shall be paid a fee which shall not exceed the total <br />amount of the fees charged by the City to the applicant pursuant to pazagraph (B) above, less <br />any charges made by the State or County, and any expenses incurred by the City. <br />(D) Upon receipt and review of the recommendations of the Housing Council with <br />respect to an application for tax exemption, and his approval of the same, the Mayor shall <br />negotiate a tax exemption agreement with the applicant, and shall submit the same to City <br />Council for its review and approval. In the process of negotiating a tax exemption agreement <br />with the applicant and subsequently submitting the same to City Council for approval, the City <br />shall comply with all of the requirements of Sections 3735.65 et seq. and Sections 5709.82 et <br />seq. of the Ohio Revised Code, which are applicable to pre-1994 CRAs as provided for by SB <br />19, including, but not limited, to notification and, if applicable, approval procedures and <br />requirement involving the Board of Education, the County Auditor and the Ohio Department <br />of Development. CITY COUNCIL SHALL APPROVE NO TAX EXEMPTION <br />AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION UNLESS THE AGREEMENT INCLUDES <br />A PROVISION WHICH STATES THAT THE APPLICANT SHALL REQUIRE ALL <br />CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS ON THE PROJECT TO PAY PREVAILING <br />WAGES, AS THAT TERM IS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 4115.05 OF THE OHIO <br />REVISED CODE, TO ALL LABORERS, WORKMEN AND MECHANICS WHO WORK <br />ON THE PROJECT. <br />(E) After a tax exemption agreement is finally approved, the City's Tax Incentive <br />Council shall thereafter monitor the property owner's compliance with all of the provisions of <br />the agreement, and make recommendations to the City Council, as provided for by state law." <br />SECTION 2: That any Ordinance or parts of Ordinances inconsistent with or in conflict <br />with this Ordinance, to the extent of any such inconsistency or conflict with this Ordinance, be <br />and hereby are repealed. <br />SECTION 3: That this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure <br />immediately necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety and welfare and for the <br />further reason that it is immediately necessary to enact this legislation in order that the next <br />proposed tau exemption agreement negotiated and entered into pursuant to Chapter 171 require <br />the property owner to pay prevailing wage rates as part of the consideration for being granted <br />tax abatement by the City, and further provided that it receives an affirmative vote of two- <br />thirds of all members of Council, it shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its <br />passage and approval by the Mayor. <br />4 <br />