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PLACED ON FIRST RENDING and referred to COMMI~OF!THE WHOLE and RULES & ORDINANCES CMTE on 6/6/~ and SECOND READING on 6/19/89. ORDINANCE NO. 37-89 BY: Brown, Gallagher, George, Graham, Wendltng AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE providing for the submission to the electors of the City a proposed amendm~,nt to the Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood to require that all meetings of City Council or its Committees called for the purpose of transacting public business, when a majority of the members of Council are present, be open to the public unless an Executive Session is called pursuant to the Ohio Revised Code for certain specific purposes. WHEREAS, pursuant to the Amended Charter of the City and the Constitution of the State of Ohio, the Council has determined to authorize and direct the submission to the electors of the City of Lakewood the proposed Charter amendment hereinafter set forth, at the general and regular municipal election to be held on November 7, 1989, which election is not less than 60 nor more than 120 days from the date of passage of this ordinance; and WHEREAS, the City Council has seen the need from time to time to meet in Executive Sessions to consider personnel matters, collective bargaining issues, sale or purchase of real estate, or pending or imminent litigation and other matters required or permitted to be kept confidential by federal or state law and'consistent with the State of Ohio Sunshine Law contained in Section 121.22 of the Ohio Revised Code; and WHEREAS, this Council by two-thirds vote of the members elected thereto determines that this ordinance is an emergency measure providing for the immediate preservation of the public peace, property, health and safety and for the further reason that this ordinance must be effective in order to permit the election herein called to be held on the date specified in this ordinance; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD: Section 1. That this Council hereby authorizes and directs the submission to the electors of the City of Lakewood at the general and regular municipal election to be held at the usual places of voting in the City on Tuesday, November 7, 1989, of the following proposal to amend the Amended Charter of the City. That Section 5 of Article III of the Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood now reading as follows: SECTION 5. ORGANIZATION The Council shall be the judge of the election and qualification of its members. A majority of all the acting members elected shall be a quorum to do business but a less number may adjourn from day to day and compel the attendance of absent members in such manner and under such penalties as may be prescribed by ordinance. The affirmative vote of a majority of the acting members of Council shall be necessary to adopt any ordinance or resolution and on the passage thereof a vote shall be taken by yeas and nays and entered upon the journal. The Council shall determine its own rules and order of business and shall keep a journal of its proceedings.