15-72 Submit to electorate - manner of amending charter

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ORDINANCE NO. 15-72 BY: Messrs. Graber, Kelley, Magnotto, McBride, Usher, Wendling, Brockman AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE to provide for the submission to the electorate of an amendment to The Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood by amending Article XXI Section 7 thereof, pertaining to manner of amending said Charter. WHEREAS, an emergency exists in that this Charter amendment is to be presented to the electorate of the City of Lakewood at a primary election to be held on May 2, 1972, and, W~{EREAS, this ordinance constitutes an emergency measure providing for the immediate preservation of the public health, safety and welfare, now, therefore, BE IT O~DAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO, TWO-THIRDS OF ALL MEMBERS ELECTED THERETO CONCURRING: Section 1. That the question of the amendment of Article XXI Section 7 of The Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood, so that as amended the sameshall be and read as follows: Amendments to this Charter m~y be submitted to the electors of the City by a two-thirds vote of the Council, and, upon petitions signed by ten per centum of the electors of the City setting forth any such proposed amendment, shall be submitted by such Council. The submission of a proposed amendment to the electors shall be governed by the requirements of Article XVIII, Sections 8 and 9 of the Constitution of the State of Ohio as to the submission of the question of choosing a charter commission; amd notice of the proposed amendment may be mailed to the electors as provided by the Constitution or, pursuant to ordinances adopted by the Council, notice of the proposed amendments may be given by newspaper ad- vertising. If any such amendment is approved by a majority of the electors voting thereon, it shall become a part of the Charter of the Municipality, except that if two or more inconsistent amendments on the same subject are submitted at the same election, only the one of such amendments receiving the largest affirmative yore, not less than a majority of the electors voting thereon, shall become a part of this Charter. A copy of said Charter or any amendment thereto shall be certified to the Secretary of State within thirty (30). days after the adoption by a vote of the electors. (Upon adoption of this amendment, present Section 7 of Article XXI of the Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood shall be repealed) be submitted to a vote of the qualified electors of the City at the primary election to be held on Tuesday, the 2nd day of May 1972 at the regular places of voting in the City between the hours of 6:30 A.M. and 6:30 P.M. Section 2, That the ballots for said election shall, at the top thereof, be entitled, "City Charter Amendment Ballot" and the question to be submitted on said ballot shall be in words following: "Shall the proposed amendment of Article XXI Section 7 of the Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood: Amendments to this Charter may be submitted to the electors of the City by a two-thirds vote of the Council, and, upon petitions signed by ten per centum of the electors of the City setting forth any such proposed amendment, shall be submitted by such Council. The submission of a proposed amendment to the electors shall be governed by the requirements of Article XVIII, Sections 8 and 9 of the Constitution of the State of Ohio as to the submission of the question of choosing a charter comis- sion; and notice of the proposed amendment ~y be mailed to the electors