ORDINANCE NO. 	87 	-2019

AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND DIRECTOR OF FINANCE OF THE CITY OF SYLVANIA, OHIO, TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE SYLVANIA SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.

WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 28-2012, passed by Sylvania City Council on August 20,

2012, authorized the Mayor and Director of Finance to enter into an Agreement with the

Sylvania School District for School Resource Officers; and,

WHEREAS, Ohio House Bill 318 was passed last year and included some requirements  ·

for School Resource Officer Agreements that were not included in the City's previous

Agreement with the School District; and,

WHEREAS, the Directors of Public Safety and Law, by report dated October 7, 2019, have recommended the City and School District enter into the attached Agreement regarding the provision of School Resource Officers and provides for funding the officers to be split by the City and School District, with 40% of the total of the School Resource Officers' salaries to be paid by the City and 60% to be paid by the Schools on an annual basis.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Sylvania, Lucas

County, Ohio, _7_ members elected thereto concurring:

SECTION 1.   That the Mayor and Director of Finance be, and they hereby are, authorized to enter into, on behalf of this City, a School Resource Officer Agreement in the form and substance of said "Exhibit A."

SECTION 2.   It is hereby found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the passage of this Ordinance were adopted in an open meeting of this Council, and that all deliberations of this Council and of any of its committees that resulted in such formal action, were in meetings open to the public, in compliance with all legal requirements, including Section 121.22 of the Ohio.Revised Code.

SECTION 3. That the Clerk of Council is hereby directed to post a copy of this Ordinance in the Office of the Clerk of Council in the Municipal Building pilrsuant to ARTICLE III, Section 12, of the Charter of this City. 	·

SECTION 4. That this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, property and welfare and for the further reason that the Agreement regarding the provision and funding of the School

Resource Officers should be entered into prior to November 1, 2019 comply with the provisions of House Bill 318.  Provided this Ordinance receives the affirmative vote of five (5) or more members elected to Council, it shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor; otherwise, it shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days after it is approved by the Mayor or as otherwise provided by the Charter.

Vote dispensing with the second and third readings: Yeas'--'-7 	Nays.   :O:.... 	

Passed,   October 21. 	, 2019 as an emergency measure.

ATTEST: 	APPROVED AS TO FORM:

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Clerk of Council

October 21, 2019
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Director of Law