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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED ORDINANCE NO. 2020 — 65 BY: Mayor Kennedy AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE SUBMISSION OFAN AMENDMENT TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED TO ARTICLE VII, SECTION 3 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELIMINATING THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION AND REASSIGINING THE DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, AS AMENDED. WHEREAS, the City Charter in 1971 created the Parks and Recreation Commission; and WHEREAS, the six (6) members of the Parks and Recreation Commission are tasked in the City Charter with duties that include, but are not limited to, the following: (a) Developing and approving all recreation programs under the control of the City of North Olmsted; and (b) Preparing and recommending to Council all budgets for the Division of Parks and Recreation; and (c) Approving, for implementation, all City park maintenance, capital improvements and development projects within the budgets approved by Council; and (d) Establishing employment policy for the Division of Parks and Recreation; and WHEREAS, the duties originally tasked to the Parks and Recreation Commission are, in 2020, more reasonably undertaken by the professional, full-time, staff of the City as opposed to resident volunteers of the Parks and Recreation Commission. This includes: (1) The Recreation Commissioner (undertaking section (a) above); (2) the Director of Finance and Recreation Commissioner (see section (b) above); (3) the City Council and Director of Public Service (see section (c) above); and (4) the Director of Human Resources (see section (d) above); and WHEREAS, it is the desire of this Council to submit to the voters of the City of North Olmsted a proposal to amend Article VII, Section 3 of the Charter of the City of North Olmsted so as to eliminate the Parks and Recreation Commission; and WHEREAS, this proposal was reviewed and recommended by the Charter Review