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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED RESOLUTION N0.2006 - 55 BY: Council Members Miller, Ryan, Orlowski, Tallon, Dailey Jones and Barker A RESOLUTION URGING THE OHIO STATE LEGISLATURE TO ENACT LEGISLATION PROVIDING FOR A CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS CONTAINED IN OHIO REVISED CODE SECTION 2950.031, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, the Ohio State Legislature has enacted Ohio Revised Code Section 2950.031 establishing residency requirements prohibiting persons who have been convicted of certain types of sexually oriented offenses from establishing a residence or occupying residential premises within one thousand (1,000) feet of any school premises; and WHEREAS, the Ohio State Legislature has provided for injunctive relief only against persons for violating the provisions of Section 2950.031, and has not provided any criminal penalty which can be enforced by State and/or local police authorities; and WHEREAS, the Council of the City of North Olmsted has determined that it is in the best interest of the citizens of North Olmsted that such a criminal penalty be established and that this penalty be consistent with State and Federal laws. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, CUYAHOGA COUNTY, AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1: That the Council of the City of North Olmsted strongly urges the State Legislature to act quickly and enact legislation to provide for a criminal penalty for individuals who violate the residency requirements of Section 2950.031 of the Ohio Revised Code. SECTION 2: That the Clerk of Council is hereby directed to forward a copy of this Resolution immediately upon passage and approval to the offices of our representatives in the Ohio State Legislature, to the Chair of the Criminal Justice Committee in the Ohio State Legislature and Governor Robert Taft. SECTION 3: That this Resolution 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 that it is necessary that this legislation go into effect immediately to more effectively protect North Olmsted children from registered sexual offenders living near North Olmsted schools, and further provided it receives the affirmative vote of two-thirds of all members of Council, it shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor.