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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED <br />ORDINANCE N0.2010 -63 <br />BY: Mayor Kennedy <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND RE-ESTABLISHING CHAPTER 179 <br />OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE ENTITLED "DEPARTMENT OF <br />PLANNING" IN ORDER TO RE-CHARACTERIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF <br />PLANNING AS THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND <br />DEVELOPMENT AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE ORGANIZATION <br />THEREOF, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, AS AMENDED. <br />WHEREAS, on May 4, 2010, the electors of the City of North Olmsted approved Issue <br />34 to amend the Charter of the City of North Olmsted, whereby all departments and divisions <br />there under, with the exception of the Department of Law and the Department of Finance, are to <br />be established by the Council via ordinance; and <br />WHEREAS, the Administration has analyzed the operations and structure of the <br />departments and divisions of the City and has determined that efficiency in operation and cost <br />savings can be achieved through the re-organization of the various departments and divisions; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, it is the recommendation of the Administration that the Department of <br />Planning be re-titled and given further responsibility and that, upon approval of this Ordinance, it <br />thereafter be known as the Department of Planning and Development, consisting of a Director of <br />Planning and Development, a Division of Building, a Division of Engineering, an Economic <br />Development Manager, a Clerk of Commissions, and support staff; and <br />WHEREAS, consistent with the recommendation of the Mayor, it is the desire of this <br />Council to re-title and reorganize the Department of Planning by amending Chapter 179 of the <br />Administrative Code. <br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />NORTH OLMSTED, CUYAHOGA COUNTY, AND STATE OF OHIO: <br />SECTION 1: That the Department of Planning established via ordinances 99-129, 2003- <br />117and 2008-85 (collectively known as Chapter 179, The Department of Planning), shall be and <br />remain in effect until July 31, 2010. As of August 1, 2010 the Department of Planning and <br />Development, as amended herein, shall be in effect. <br />SECTION 2: That Chapter 179 "Department of Planning," which presently reads in its <br />entirety as set forth in Exhibit A, which is attached to this Ordinance and incorporated by <br />reference as if fully rewritten herein, shall be amended effective August 1, 2010, and, as <br />amended, shall be known as the Department of Planning and Development and shall read in its <br />