Introduced By: ___________________

Seconded By: ___________________

AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE VILLAGE MAYOR, CLERK-TREASURER AND POLICE CHIEF TO PREPARE BID DOCUMENTS AND SOLICIT BIDS FOR A 2004-2005 POLICE VEHICLE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY

WHEREAS, Village Council wishes to obtain a police vehicle; and

WHEREAS, to accomplish this, Village Council wishes to authorize the Village Mayor, Clerk-Treasurer, with the assistance of the Police Chief, to prepare bid documents and solicit bids from appropriate business;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council for the Village of Mantua, County of Portage, State of Ohio, that:

Section 1. Village Council hereby authorizes the Village Mayor, Clerk-Treasurer and Police Chief to prepare the necessary bid documents and solicit bids for a police vehicle.

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 legal requirements, including Section 121.22 of the Ohio Revised Code.

Section 3. This Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety of this municipality and for the further reason that Council wishes to have this declaration go into effect at the earliest possible opportunity. Wherefore, provided it receives the affirmative vote of five or more of the members elected or appointed to this Council, this Ordinance shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its passage by Council and approval of the Mayor; otherwise, it shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest time allowed by law.

Adopted:________________________ Effective:________________________ Attest:________________________ Clerk of Council

Approved:________________________ By:________________________ Mayor Claude Hopkins

I, Betsy Woolf, Clerk of the Village of Mantua, Ohio, hereby certify that this Ordinance was duly published by public posting at predesignated posting places.

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Betsy Woolf, Mantua Village Clerk-Treasurer

1st Reading: _________

2nd Reading: _________

3rd Reading: _________

Approved as to be Legal Form by:

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David M. Benjamin, Village Solicitor