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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED ORDINANCE NO. 2021 - 13 By: Mayor Kennedy AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 139.04 ENTITLED, "DIVISION OF POLICE" OF CHAPTER 139 OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, ENTITLED "DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY" IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF THE PETTY CASH FUND FOR USE BY THE NORTH OLMSTED POLICE DEPARTMENT. WHEREAS, Section 139.04, "Division of Police" of Chapter 139 of the Codified ordinances of the City of North Olmsted includes subsection (c) entitled "Prisoner Feeding Fund" which currently provides for a $100.00 petty cash fund; and WHEREAS, this Council has, over the course of many years, allotted a total amount of four hundred dollars ($400.00) in Petty Cash, and designated the funds for the detective bureau, prisoner meals, and for general use including parking ticket transactions (Ord. No. 68-127, Ord. No. 72-19, Ord. No. 77-85, and Ord. No. 91-32); and WHEREAS, it is the desire of this Council to update the codified ordinances based upon and consistent with these several uncodified ordinances, and consistent with the operations of the North Olmsted Police Department; and WHEREAS, this Council wishes to retitle Section 139.04 (c), increase the amount of Petty Cash to $400.00, and provide for its usage by the North Olmsted Police Department pursuant to procedures established by the Finance Department. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, CUYAHOGA COUNTY, AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1: That section 139.04 of the Administrative Code, shall be amended and as amended shall read in its entirety as follows, with amendments identified in bold and underlined text: 139.04 DIVISION OF POLICE. There is hereby established a Division of Police within the Department of Public Safety. The Division of Police shall be headed by the Chief of Police. (a) Duties. The Chief of Police shall be responsible for the organization and supervision of the Division of Police. Included within the supervisory authority of the Chief of Police shall be sworn police officers of all ranks within the Division of Police, Central Emergency Dispatchers, Correction Officers, Secretaries, and Auxiliary Officers. (b) Employees. The staffing of the Division of Police is hereby established and is reflected in the organizational chart for the Department of Public Safety contained in