[This decision has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 97 Ohio St.3d 1211.]

CITY OF TOLEDO, APPELLANT, v. ROSS, APPELLEE. [Cite as Toledo v. Ross, 2002-Ohio-5780.] Appeal dismissed as moot. (No. 2001-1815—Submitted September 18, 2002—Decided November 6, 2002.) APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Lucas County, Nos. L-00-1337, L-00- 1338, L-00-1339, L-00-1340, L-00-1341 and L-00-1342. __________________ {¶1} The appeal is dismissed as moot. MOYER, C.J., GRENDELL, F.E. SWEENEY, PFEIFER, COOK and LUNDBERG STRATTON, JJ., concur. DOUGLAS, J., dissents. DIANE V. GRENDELL, J., of the Eleventh Appellate District, sitting for RESNICK, J. __________________ Barbara E. Herring, Director of Law, John T. Madigan, General Counsel, and Lora L. Manon, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant. Shindler, Neff, Holmes & Schlageter, L.L.P., and Richard L. Emery; Wise & Dorner, Ltd., and Bernadette Restivo Noe, for appellee. Barry M. Byron, Stephen L. Byron and John Gotherman, urging reversal for amicus curiae, Ohio Municipal League. __________________

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