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r.:,~ CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED ORDINANCE NO. 2009 - 94 By: Mayor O'Grady AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 98-140, AS PREVIOUSLY AMENDED BY ORDINANCE NOS. 2000-29, 2002-183 AND 2006-195, SO AS TO REVISE AND EXPAND THE PROGRAM FEE FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE CITY'S COMMUNITY DIVERSION PROGRAM (CDP) TO INCLUDE DIVERSION OF TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS. WHEREAS, North Olmsted presently charges an $80.00 program fee for participation following juvenile delinquency and unruliness charges, as well as an additional fee ranging from $25.00 to $100.00 in the event of program violation; and WHEREAS, should this Council approve companion legislation to expand the scope of CDP to encompass certain "waiverable" traffic violations, the CDP will require addition participation and violation fees in order to provide diversion services; and WHEREAS, program fees for traffic violation diversion are proposed to range from $75.00 to $120.00, which is comparable to the fees other communities in Cuyahoga County charge, and will enable the City to have sufficient revenues to continue the program in the year 2009. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA, AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1: That Section 1 of Ordinance No. 98-140, as amended by Ordinance Nos. 2000-29, 2002-183 and 2006-195, which presently reads as follows: "Section 1: That there is hereby established a program fee of eighty dollars ($80.00) to be charged to the parent or other guardian of each juvenile who participates in the Community Diversion Program of the Division of Youth Services. In addition to this fee, each said parent or guardian of a juvenile, who violates the Program's guidelines and is filed upon in Juvenile Court within one year of his or her admission to the program, shall pay an administrative fee which shall be no less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and no greater than one hundred dollars ($100.00). Said administrative fee in each case shall be determined by the Administrator of the Division of Youth Services, who shall base it upon the severity of the violation committed. All fees provided for herein, which are collected by the Administrator of the Division of Youth Services, shall be -~.;ed exclusively for Division of Youth Services services, including, but not limited to, programs and interventions for youths and families involved in community diversion."