79-81 Submit to Voters - New Art XXI Sect 10 Charter Review

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"PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT CITY OF LAKEWOOD, 0HIO Shall the proposed enactment of new Article XXI, S%ction 10 of the Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood, Ohio: ARTICLE XXI. GENERAL PROVISIONS. SECTION 10. CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION In January of 1985 and of each tenth year thereafter, nine electors of the City shall be appointed as members of a Charter Review Commission pursuant to this section. Five of the members of the Commission shall be appomnted by a vote of at least a ma3ority of the members of the Council, and four members of the Commmsslon shall be appointed by the Mayor. Members of the Commission shall not hold any other office or positzon of employment with the City. The Commission shall review the Charter and within six months after the appointment of mrs members, may recommend to the Council by a two-thirds vote of the members of the Commission, revisions and amendments to this charzer The Council may submit any proposed amend- ments recommended by the Commission to a vote of the pecple in the manner provided under this Charter and the Constitution of Ohio. Such amendments shall be in the form as provided by the Counczl. be adopted?" Said ballot shall provide appropriate means for the voter to indicate his affirmatzve or negative vote on the question. Section 3. That the Clerk of Council is hereby authorized and directed to: forward a certified copy of this ordinance to the Board of Elections of Cuyahoga County; cause no,ice of the foregoing proposed Charter amendment to be given pursuant to Section 107.10 of the Admini- strative Code of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood, Ohio and Section 731.211 of the Revlsed Code of Ohio; and give public notice of the time and place of holding such election by publication of notice thereof at least ten (10) days prior to the day of such election in a newspaper published and of general circulatzon in the City. Section 4. That the Director of Law is hereby authorized and directed to prepare and submit to the Board of Elections of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, wording for the ballot submitting the question of the foregoing proposed amendment upon request from the Board of Elections that the City furnish additional or alternative wording to that set forth in Section 2 of this ordinance~ Section 5. It is 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 such -2-