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ti ~, CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED 7® - RESOLUTION N0._s!~~ a.~ A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE LAW DIRECTOR TO JOIN WITH OTHER MUNICIPALITIES IN LITIGATION AGAINST THE CITY OF CLEVELAND TO PREVENT THREATENED ACTION TO ABOLISH INCOME TAX RECIPROCITY BETWEEN THE CITY OF CLEVELAND AND OTHER MUNICIPALITIES; AUTHORIZING THE CUYAHOGA COUNTY MAYORS AND CITY MANAGERS ASSOCIATION TO COORDINATE SUCH LITIGATION AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR;: AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, this municipality has enacted an income tax which provides, in most cases, that 75% of the tax collected here shall be allocated to the community in which the work producing the income is performed and 25% shall be allocated to the community in which the income earner resides, so long as the other community to whom a portion of the tax is allocated similarly allocates taxes collected there; and WHEREAS, one of the communities similarly allocating tax was and continues to be the City of Cleveland; and WHEREAS, the City of Cleveland threatens to cancell such reciprocity, which would cause grave economic hardship to this municipality and would be further detrimental to the welfare of all citizens of the Northeastern Ohio area because of the damage it would do to inter-governmental cooperation; and WHEREAS, this Council determines that a cancellation of reciprocity by the City of Cleveland would be in violation of legal rights which have accrued to this municipality because of certain implied and actual, oral and written agreements between this municipality and the City of Cleveland; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED OF CUYAHOGA COUNTY AND STATE OF OHIO, THAT: Section 1. This municipality shall joint with all other affected municipalities enacting similar legislation in all proper legal action to determine and enforce its rights with regard to income tax reciprocity be- tween the City of Cleveland and other municipalities, including this one, and authorizes its inclusion as a party plaintiff in such action. Section 2. The Cuyahoga County Mayors and City Managers Association is authorized to coordinate such a lawsuit and to employ such professional assistance as it may deem necessary to the speedy successful conclusion of such litigation. Section 3. The Clerk is authorized, empowered and directed to certify a copy of this legislation to the Executive Secretary of the Cuyahoga County Mayors and City Managers Association. Section 4. The sum of $ 675.00 is hereby appropriated and shall be paid to the Cuyahoga County Mayors and City Managers Association for the purpose of paying the expenses incidental to the coordination of such activity and employment of professional assistance, which funds shall be held in escrow, disbursed as necessary and accounted for at reasonable intervals, or at any time upon request, with the unused portion of funds to be returned to this municipality at the conclusion of litigation.