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CITY OF NORTII OLMSTED ORDINANCE. NO. 2019 - 59 By: Mayor Kennedy AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A NEW AND REGYSED FEE SCHEDULE FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE CITY'S C:O L41UVITY DI VERSIO.,N PROGRAM ("CDP') AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, the City of'North Olmsted Community Diversion Program presently charges program fees for participation in juvenile delinquency proceedings; and WHEREAS, those fees have not been revised since 2006; and WHEREAS, the program fees for participation are proposed to range from $80.00 to $120.00. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, COUNTY OF C117YAHOGA, AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1: That there is hereby established a program fee of between eighty dollars ($80.00) to one hundred twenty dollars ($120.00) for cases of delinquency and unruly children to be charged to the parent or other guardian of each juvenile who participates in the Community Diversion Program of the Division of Youth and Family Services. In addition to this fee, each said parent or guardian of a jrn-enile, who violates [lie Program"s guidelines and is filed upon in Juvenile Court within one year of his or her admission to the program for delinquency and unruly cases and within ninety (90) days for tobacco and traffic violations, 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 and Family 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 and Family Services, shall be used exclusively for Division of Youth and Family Services programming, including, but not limited to, programs and interventions and operating expenses for youths and families involved in community diversion. SECTION 2: That any Ordinance or parts of Ordinances inconsistent with or in conflict with this Ordinance, to the extent of any such inconsistency or conflict with this Ordinance, be and hereby are repealed. SECTION 3: That this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure immediately necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety, and welfare, and for the further reason it is necessary that this legislation go into effect immediately in order that the City may promptly adjust programming fees in order to offset continued costs of service and further, provided it receives the affirmative vote of two-thirds of all members of the Council, it shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor.