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~~' <br />ORDINANCE NO. 2000-23 <br />INTRODUCED BY: Council as a Whole <br />AN ORDINANCE <br />PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III, <br />SECTION 9 OF THE CHARTER OF MAYFIELD VILLAGE <br />PERTAINING TO THE FILLING OF COUNCIL VACANCIES <br />WHEREAS, Article XI of the Village Charter provides for a Charter Review <br />Commission every five years; and <br />WHEREAS, the Charter Review Commission has recommended to Council the <br />amendment as hereinafter stated. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF MAYFIELD <br />VILLAGE, OHIO, THAT: <br />SECTION 1. That Article III, Section 9 of the Charter of the Village of Mayfield, is <br />hereby and herein amended to read as follows: <br />ARTICLE III <br />THE COUNCIL <br />SECTION 9 8. VACANCIES IN COUNCIL. <br />Whenever the office of a member of Council shall become vacant, the vacancy shall <br />be filled by the person who polled the next highest number of votes at the last <br />regular municipal election for that seat on Council.- Lproviding that such vacancy <br />occurred within one year of the~rior election for such position. + if that person is <br />unqualified to serve or refuses to accept the position then the vacancy shall be filled <br />by the person who polled the next highest number of votes at the last regular <br />municipal election for that seat on Council. This procedure shall continue through <br />the list of candidates who sought election for that seat on Council at the last regular <br />Municipal election until a qualified person accepts the vacant position. If, however, <br />it is outside the one year period, or the list of candidates is exhausted and no <br />qualified person accepts the vacant Council Seat, or if there were no other <br />candidates for that Council Seat at the last regular Municipal election, then the <br />vacancy shall be filled by a majority vote of all of the remaining members of the <br />Council; and if the vacancy shall not be so filled within thirty (30) days, the Mayor <br />shall fill it by appointment. Each member of Council to fill a vacancy as provided <br />herein shall hold office for the balance of the unexpired term or until the beginning <br />of the term of a successor elected for the unexpired term as hereinafter provided. <br />A successor shall be elected for the unexpired term at the next regular Municipal <br />