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departments and other officials or employees of the City may fully participate (a) in their respective official capacities in the deliberations by the City or its agencies, and (b) in their capacity as members or officials of such organization of governments, special unit of government, organization of governmental offidals or nonprofit corporation, including the right to vote with respect to such contract, job, work, service or other transaction. Any willful violation of this Section shall constitute malfeasance in office, and any such officer or employee found guilty thereof by a court of law shall forfeit his or her office. Section 3, The ballots for said election shall, at the top thereof, be entitled "Proposed Charter Amendment, City of Lakewood" and the question to be submitted on said ballot shall be in the following words: "Shall Article )0([][, General Provisions, of the Second Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood, be amended to permit employees of the Lakewood Board of Education to seek public office in the City of Lakewood." Section 4. Notice of the proposed municipal charter amendment may be given by newspaper advertising as is provided by law. Section 5. The Clerk of Council is directed to ~:ertif,/a copy of this ordinance to the Board of Elections of Cuyahoga County, and to take all further action required by law relative to the submission of said amendment to the electors at said election. Section 6. That this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the public peace, health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the City of Lakewood, the immediate emergency being the necessity of forthwith submission of the proposed charter amendment to the electors of the City of Lakewood as provided by law. Therefore, this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its passage. Section 7. That the forgoing proposed amendment shall become effective immediately upon its adoption. Section 8. It is found an determined that all formal action of this Council concerning and relating to the passage of this ordinance were adopted in an open meeting of this Council and any of its committees that resulted in such formal actions, were in meetings open to the public, in compliance with all legal requirements. Section 3. Notice of the proposed municipal charter amendment may be given by newspaper advertising as is provided by law. Section 4. The Clerk of Council is directed to certify a copy of this ordinance to the Board of Elections of Cuyahoga Cgunty, and to take all further action required by law relative to the submission of said amendment at said election. Section 5. That this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the City of Lakewood, the immediate emergency being the necessity of forthwith submission of the proposed Charter Amendment to the electors of the City of Lakewood as provided by law. Therefore, this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor. Section 6. That the foregoing proposed Amendment shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.