30-12 Charter AmendMENTS- filing deadlines

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Placed on first reading and re- ferred to Rules and Ordinances Committee 5-21-12; second reading 6-9-12; please substitute for the original. ORDINANCE NO. 30-12 BY~Anderson, Bullock, Juris, Madigan, Nowlin, Powers, Smith. AN ORDINANCE to take effect inunediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least five (5) members of Council, or otherwise to take effect at the earliest period allowed by law, submitting to the electors of the City of Lakewood an amendment to the Second Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood in order to create consistency within Cuyahoga County related to filing deadlines for those standing for election to municipal offices. WHEREAS, Article XVIII, Section 9 of the Ohio Constitution permits City Council the authority to submit proposed amendments to the Charter to the electors of the City by a two- thirds vote of Council; and WHEREAS, Article XXIII, Section 6 of the Charter permits City Council the authority to submit proposed amendments to the Charter to the electors of the City by atwo-thirds vote of Council; and WHEREAS, it is the intention of Council to place before the electors of the City a charter amendment which, if adopted, would create consistency within Cuyahoga County related to fil- ing deadlines for declarations of candidacy for municipal offices, and thus contribute to cost sav- ings and time efficiencies in the operation of elections inodd-numbered years; and WHEREAS, the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections has requested this change across municipalities within the county based on 2010 state code amendments passed by the General Assembly requiring that absentee ballots be sent to servieemembers and overseas civilians earlier than was previously required; and WHEREAS, Article XIX, Section 6 of the Charter thus stands to be amended in order to fulfill the intention of Council; and WHEREAS, this Council by a vote of at least five (5) of its members determines that this ordinance is an emergency measure, and that the ordinance shall take effect at the earliest date possible as set forth in Article III, Sections 10 and 13 of the Second Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood, and that it is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public property, health and safety, and to provide for the usual daily operation of municipal departments in that the deadline for submission of municipal charter amendments to the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections is Friday, September 7, 2012; now, therefore