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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED ORDINANCE NO. 2021 - 12 By: Mayor Kennedy Cosponsor: Council President Jones AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 131.06 ENTITLED, "AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT DONATIONS" OF CHAPTER 131 OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, ENTITLED "MAYOR", IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE MAYOR TO ACCEPT DONATIONS NOT EXCEEDING $2,000.00, SUBJECT TO LIMITATIONS AND REPORTING REOUIREMENTS ANY C 4 S'=OIr' VT— C,4� AS AMENDED. WHEREAS, Section 131.06, "Authority to Accept Donations" of Chapter 131 of the Codified ordinances of the City of North Olmsted provides the framework for the City to accept donations of money or personal property; and WHEREAS, this Council recently amended Section 131.06 in order to require that donations exceeding $1,000.00 be approved by Council prior to acceptance by the Mayor (Ord. 2020-116. Passed 12-1-20); and WHEREAS, the Administration has tendered several donations for the prerequisite of Council approval and observed that donations for the Senior Center or the Oxcart Food Pantry may be expedited by exception from prior Council approval; and WHEREAS, this Council wishes to further amend the procedure to encourage and expedite donations to the Oxcart Food Pantry or Senior Center without prior Council approval. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, CUYAHOGA COUNTY, AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1: That section 131.06 of the Administrative Code, shall be amended and as amended shall read in its entirety as follows, with amendments identified in bold, strikethrough and underlined text: 131.06 AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT DONATIONS. (a) The Mayor is authorized to accept donations of money and/or personal property on behalf of the City, so long as: (1) The donation represents an unconditional gift by the donor; (2) The donation does not require that the City provide any matching funds or property; and