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. . _ ... . . . .,.. .a..e _.c?.}?,.x_:,...., _.. ..._ ...., ... . . .. . Iw CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED ORDINANCE NO. 2001-146 BY: MAYOR MUSIAL AND THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL. AN ORDINANCE CREATING NEW SECTION 161.08 OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, ENTITLED "MILITARY LEAVE BENEFITS," IN ORDER TO PROVIDE PERMANENT CITY EMPLOYEES CALLED UP TO MILITARY DUTY PURSUANT TO EXECUTIVE ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT OR ACT OF CONGRESS WITH GREATER BENEFITS THAN THAT WHICH IS PROVIDED PURSUANT TO SECTION 5923.05 OF THE OHIO REVISED CODE, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREA.S, it is the desire of this Council to provide that permanent city employees who are called to active military duty pursuant to an executive order issued by the President of the United States or an act of Congress suffer no loss of pay or benefits for the period or periods of time they are called to active duty pursuant to such order or act, which such period or periods sha11 not exceed a total of one year of active duty time; and WHEREAS, it is the desire of this Council that this Ordinance be construed to provide more benefits to permanent city employees than that which is provided by R.C. Section 5923.05; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1: That there be and is hereby created new Section 161.08 of the Administrative Code, entitled `2Vlilitary Leave Benefits," which as created sha11 read in its entirety as follows: 161.08. MILITARY LEAVE BENEFITS. (A)(1) Permanent public employees of the City, as defined in Section 5903.01 of the Revised Code, who are members of the Ohio organized militia, or members of other reserve components of the armed forces of the United States, including the Ohio National Guard, are entitled to leave of absence from their respective City positions without loss of pay or benefits for the time they are performing service in the uniformed services because of an executive order issued by the president of the United States or an act of Congress for a period not to exceed one year. `Vithout loss of pay' means that the City shall pay to any such employee, in accordance, to the extent practicable, with the City's regular payment schedule, the difference between the pay the employee would be receiving as a City employee had he not have been called to active duty, and the pay he is receiving as a member of the Ohio organized militia or other reserve components of the armed forces of the United States, including the Ohio National Guard. `Benefits" means only those benefits thax are provided to such employees by ordinance of the City or collective bargaining agreement.