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CITY OF NORTH OI,MSTED ORI?INANCE NO. 98-119 BY: MAYOR NORMAN MUSIAL AN ORDINANCE CREATING NEW SECTION 151.03, ENTITLED "COMPENSATION TO BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS 1VIEMBER5," OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED. WHEREAS, the members of the Board of Zoning Appeals, in connection with reviewing pending variance requests, routinely use their own personal vehicles to visit property sites associated with variance requests; and WHEREAS, the City, as well as surrounding neighbors, benefit by this voluntary and responsible acdvity by Board members, which helps to assure that variances requested are in fact supported by demonstrable practical difficulty; and WHEREAS, it is the desire of this Council to provide some reasonable compensation to Board members in order to reimburse their expenditure of personal funds for City business and to encourage them to continue visiting property sites in connection with the performance of their duties as members of the Board; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTIONI: That there be and hereby is created new Section 151.03 of the Administrative Code. Said new section shall be entitled and in its entirety shall read as follows: "151.03. COMPENSATION TO BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS MEMBERS. Each member of the Board of Zoning Appeals sha11 receive compensation for use of his or her personal vehicle to visit property sites in connection with the performance of his or her duties as a Board member in the amount of Ten Dollars ($10.00) per month; provided, however, that a Board member shall not receive this compensation in any month in which he or she has not attended the regularly scheduled meeting of the Board. SECTION 2: That any Ordinance or parts of any Ordinance in conflict or inconsistent with any provision of this Ordinance are, to the extent of any such conflict or inconsistency, repealed.