BY:  Councilmember McGowan

RESOLUTION NO. 08-48

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE VILLAGE MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT F0R 2009 WITH DOUGLAS SASSEN AND THE NEWARK CITY LAW DIRECTOR’S OFFICE FOR SERVICES AS MUNICIPAL COURT PROSECUTING ATTORNEY

WHEREAS, D. Michael Crites is the duly appointed Law Director of the Village of Granville, Ohio; and

WHEREAS, the Village Manager is requesting the Granville Village Council to approve the contract for Municipal Court legal services with Douglas Sassen and the Newark City Law Director’s Office, attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference.

NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Council of Granville, Ohio, that:

SECTION 1. The Granville Village Council hereby approves the contract for Municipal Court legal services (“contract”) with Douglas Sassen and the Newark City Law Director’s Office, attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference, and further authorizes and directs the Village Manager on behalf of the Village of Granville to enter into the contract with Douglas Sassen and the Newark City Law Director’s Office for Municipal Court legal services for Fiscal Year 2009.

SECTION 2.  This Resolution shall take effect and be in full force from and after the earliest date permitted by law.

Passed this 17th day of December, 2008