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ORDINANCE NO. 78- 31 INTRODUCED BY: Councilman Lawrence Flynn AN ORDINANCE PROPOSING"AN AMENDMENT.IN THE MUNTCIPAL CHARTER AND PROVIDING FOR SUBMISSION OF THE QUESTION TO THE ELECTORATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF MAYFIELD VILLAGE, OHIO, THAT: Section 1. The question of the amendment of Article III, Section 7 of the Charter of Mayfield Village, Ohio, adopted on May 7, 1974, be submitted to the electorate of the municipality so that, as amended, the same shall read as follows: "Section 7. SALARIES, BONDS AND COMPENSATION. (a) The Council shall have the power to fix all compensa- tion paid by the municipality and the salary of its own members except as otherwise provided in this Charter. Any person may be required by the Council, from time-to-time, to furnish a bond for the faithful performance of that person's duties and the Council shall provide that the premium for such bond be paid by the municipality. The compensation of the Mayor, the Finance Director and each member of Council shall be fixed at least (30) days prior to the last date on which nomination petitions for the next following full term of Council may be filed with the Board of Elections of Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Such compensation, when so-fixed, shall become effective on the first day of January of the following year. Each member of Council shall be compensated equally, both newly elected members and those serving the balance of a term. During the ensuing two (2) year term of Council, the compensation of the Mayor, Finance Director and members of Council shall not be diminished or increased, and thereafter may be changed only according to the terms of this Section. (b) The Council shall fix the salaries of all elective and appointive officials. The Council, or the Mayor with the concurrence of the Finance Director, may authorize the payment or reimbursement of expenses incurred by any of£icial, employee or member of any board or commission of the municipality for travel or otherwise in the interest of the municipality, except that any such expense concurred by the Mayor or the Finance Director must be approved by the Council." (c) Upon the effective councilmen shall receive the rate paid member of Council who is not active to the commencement of the amendment is adopted. date of this amended section, all of pay applicable to the highest also Council President, retro- term of office durinq which this Section 2. The question of the amendment of the Charter as set forth in Section 1 shall be submitted to a vote of the qualified electors of the municipality at the regularly scheduled general election to be held November 7, 1978. Section 3. The question to be presented to the electors shall be stated on the ballot as: "Shall Article III, Section 7 of the Charter of Mayfield