Commencing with the tax list and duplicate for the year 1990, the Council of the Municipality may levy in each year, without a vote of the people, a tax in an amount not to exceed in each such year two and one-half (2-1/2) mills per dollar of assessed valuation upon all property in the Municipality assessed and listed for taxation according to value for the purpose of paying costs incurred in connection with the provision of ambulance and emergency medical services in the Municipality. The amount of taxes in each year so levied pursuant to this Section 9.4 shall not be subject to the limitation on the rate of taxation provided by Section 9.1 of this Charter and shall be in addition to any taxes levied by Council pursuant to such Section, any other provision of this Charter or the general laws of the State of Ohio.
The provision of any such ambulance and emergency medical services shall be under the supervision of the Director of Public Safety and, except when alternative or supplemental arrangements are deemed necessary by the Director to assure a continued or satisfactory level of service, such services shall be provided by personnel in the Division of Fire.
The repeal of Section 9.4 of the Charter as it existed prior to the effective date hereof (May 8, 1990) shall not in any way affect any rights or obligations of the City, any taxpayer, or any other person, official or entity, with respect to the one and one-half mill tax levy authorized by that Section.
(Enacted 11-7-78; Amended 5-8-90)