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.. ? r CITY OF NORTH 011MSTED ORDINANCE N0. 88 - 14 BY: Mayor Petrigac ? AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A DRUG ENFORCIIMENT TRUST FUND PURSUANT TOaiIO REVISED CODE SECTION 2925.03 (J) and (K) AND DECLARING AN IIMERGENCY WHEREAS, Ohio Revised Code Section 2925.03(J) and (K) authorize payments to municipalities from fines and bond forfeitures to be used solely for drug enforcement purposes, and WHEREAS, in order to receive such payments, the municipality must establish a Drug Law Enforcement Fund, and WHEREAS, payments from said Fund can only be made for certain designated purposes, and WHEREAS, this Council deems it advisable to establish the Drug Law Enforcement Fund to receive said payments, the monies from which may be used for the law enforcement purposes as outlined in Ohio Revised Code. NOW T'HEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF NORTH OIMSTED, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA AND STATE OF OHIO: Section 1: That pursuant to said Revised Code Section 2925.03 (J) and 2925.0 K the City of North Olmsted does hereby establish a Drug Enforcement Trust Fund, providing that the funds received thereunder shall be used only to subsidize law enforcement efforts that pertain to drug offenses. Section 2: That this Ordinance repeals any other ordinance or parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith. Section 3: That the within Ordinance is presented as an emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation and protection of the public peace, health, safety and general welfare of the inhabitants of the City, and for the further reason that it is immediately necessary to adopt the within Ordinance to comply with current law, and further provided it receives the affirmative vote of two-thirds of all members elected to Council, it shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor. 1