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ORDINANCE NO. 2000-22 INTRODUCED BY: Council as a Whole AN ORDINANCE PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III, SECTION 4 OF THE CHARTER OF HAYFIELD VILLAGE REQUIRING A COUNCIL CANDIDATE TO HAVE TWO CONTINUOUS YEARS OF RESIDENCY AND AS AN ELECTOR PRIOR TO HIS OR HER ELECTION OR APPOINTMENT TO COUNCIL WHEREAS, Article XI of the Village Charter provides for a Charter Review Commission every five years; and WHEREAS, the Charter Review Commission has recommended to Council the amendment as hereinafter stated. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF HAYFIELD VILLAGE, OHIO, THAT: SECTION 1. That Article III, Section 4 of the Charter of the Village of Mayfield, is hereby and herein amended to read as follows: ARTICLE I11 THE COUNCIL SECTION ~ 3. QUALIFICATIONS. Each member of Council shall have physically resided and been a qualified elector of the Municipality for at least #f~r-eef3~ two 2 continuous years immediately prior to his election or appointment, and shall continue to physically reside and be a qualified elector throughout his term of office. A member of Council shall not hold any other elected public office or other employment with Mayfield Village: p .Any member of Council who shall cease to possess any of the qualifications enumerated herein shall forfeit his office, but failure to maintain such qualifications shall not render void or ineffective any action of the Council in which such member has participated. In addition to the foregoing qualifications, no person shall be eligible to serve as a member of Council from a ward unless such person has, for at least one (1) continuous year immediately prior to either his election or appointment, physically resided in the ward to be represented and during such term of office shall continue to physically reside in that same ward. ~~,