28-16 Submit the Third Amended Charter to the Electors

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Placed on first reading and referred to Com- mittee of the Whole May 16, 2016, second reading June 6, 2016. Please substitute for the original. ORDINANCE NO. 28 -16 BY: Anderson, Likten;.,Max Nowlin, O'Leary, O'Malley. AN ORDINANCE to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least five members of Council, or otherwise to take effect at the earliest period allowed by law, providing for the submission to the electors of the City of Lakewood, a proposed Third Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood. WHEREAS, the 2014 Charter Review Commission, after reviewing and researching the Second Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood, has recommended to Council that the Char- ter be amended; and WHEREAS, the 2014 Charter Review Commission has proposed a Third Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood for consideration by Council and the electors of the City; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Second Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood and the Constitution of the State of Ohio, the Council has determined to authorize and direct the sub- mission to the electors of the City of Lakewood of the proposed Third Amended Charter, at- tached hereto and incorporated herein as "Exhibit A," at the general election to be held on Tuesday, November 7, 2017, which election is not less than 60 nor more than 120 days from the effective date of this Ordinance; and WHEREAS, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure immediately necessary for the preservation and enhancement of the public peace, health, safety and welfare of the City of Lakewood, in that the effective date must fall before the deadline imposed for the submission of municipal charter changes to the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, OHIO, TWO THIRDS OF ALL COUNCILMEMBERS CONCURRING: Section 1. This Council hereby determines to authorize and direct the submission to the electors of the City of Lakewood at the general election to be held at the usual places of voting in the City on Tuesday, November 7, 2017, the proposed Third Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood, attached hereto and incorporated herein as "Exhibit A." Section 2. The Board of Elections of Cuyahoga County is hereby directed to submit the following question to the electors of the City at the general election on November 7, 2017: Shall the proposed Third Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood, as reported by the City Council of the City of Lakewood, Ohio be adopted?