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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED <br />ORDINANCE No. 63-121 <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIaING TH,B APPROPRIATION CIF X4$8.73 <br />FOR PAY~NT TO THB CITY OF CLBVBLAND OF NTH ~,I~fiBD'S <br />PRO-RATA SHARB OF THE BXPBNSB OF TfiB 'BBFBNRB 1'O THB <br />BAST OHIO CAS COIelPANY'S APPLICATION FOR A RATIO INCRBASB, <br />AND U!BCLARING AN BMERGBNCY. <br />WHBRBASi, The Bast Ohio Gas Company has filed an <br />application with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio for an <br />increase to consu~aers of the rates for natural gas; and <br />WHBRBAS, by agreement of the communities involved, <br />including North Olmsted, the Citq of Cleveland has assumed the <br />lead in opposing said application; and <br />i~-IEREAS, the success or failure of the opposition <br />to said application gill vitally and directly affect the residents <br />of this City and the City of Cleveland has requested that all <br />surrounding communities share in the cost of the defense and <br />opposition to said application on a pro~rata basis; and <br />WHERBAS, the share of the City of North Olmsted com- <br />puted on a pro-rata basis amounts to $488.73 and this Council has <br />determined the necessity of this City paying its rightful share of <br />said expenses. <br />NCINf, THERSFCIRB, BE IT OR~)AiNBD by the Council of <br />the City of North Olmsted, State of Ohios <br />Section is That the sum of $48$.73 be and the <br />same is hereby appropriated from the General Fund for payment <br />to the City of Cleveland of the pro-rata share of the City of <br />North Olmsted in the expense involved in opposing and defending <br />the pending application of The Bast Ohio Gas Company before the <br />Public Utilities Commission of Ohio for an increase in natural gas <br />rates to consumers, and the Director of Finance be and he is hereby <br />authorized to pay said sum to the City of Cleveland. <br />Section 2s That this Ordinance is hereby de- <br />termined to be an emergency measure necessary for the prea~ervation <br />of the public welfare, peace, health and safety by reason of the <br />urgent necessity of supporting the opposition to the above applica- <br />tion which if successful will result in increased gas bills for the <br />City of North Olmsted and its residents; fREFORE, this Ordinance <br />shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its passage, <br />otherwise, at the earliest period allow d by law. <br />~.. <br />PASSED: _~ -~~s~ ;~ ,"-- ~'~G~:~/ <br />,~,f Bruce MacDonald, resident <br />of Council <br />ATTBS~. "~ <br />-tom,-~--~.,.- <br />-~o se Hail, Clerk of Council <br />APPR~'~ ~3s . <br />,~`" <br />t-' <br />~~; ~ , <br />Paul J. G r,~au~, yor <br />~~ ~ <br />~, <br />~~ . ~: <br />l <br />