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Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council Monday, November 16, 2020 Page 5 must be decorated by 5:00 on December 111h . There are 6 great categories in prizes, so be sure to register. As Mayor Bodnar touched on earlier, Happy Thanksgiving to all next Thursday. Please be safe and smart. As we know, unfortunately the COVID cases have been increasing. Although people want to spend some time with family and friends, virtual may be the best way just to help combat the cases with the COVID increase. That's all I have at this time. Open Portion — For Public Comment (5 -minute limit imposed by Chair) Mrs. Betsa stated, yes, Council President, I received a letter dated November 2nd, 2020 via electronic and hand delivery addressed to me regarding submitted Charter Amendment Initiative petitions proposing an ordinance adding term limits for Council members and the office of Mayor. Ron DiNardo, Chairman of the Petitioner Committee Requiring Term Limits for all Mayfield Village elected officials asked that the letter be read into the record during Open Portion in its entirety. The letter reads as follows: Dear Mayfield Village Clerk of Council and Council Members, Per the Mayfield Village Charter Article VII Section 1, electors shall have the power to propose any ordinance or resolution, except an ordinance appropriating money or authorizing the levy of taxes, and to adopt or reject the same at the polls, such power being known as the initiative. An initiated ordinance or resolution shall be submitted to Council by a petition signed in ink by qualified electors equal in number to at least ten percent (10%) of the total vote cast at the last regular municipal election, which petition shall be filed with the Clerk of Council. Within twenty (20) days after any such petition has been filed, the Clerk of Council shall determine the sufficiency of the petition. The petition as of 10-26-20 has been certified sufficient by the Clerk of Council and the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. Council shall take final action, either enacting, amending, or rejecting the proposed ordinance or resolution, within forty (40) days after it has been certified sufficient by the Clerk of Council. If, within such forty (40) days, Council fails to pass such proposed ordinance or resolution or passes it in some form different from that set forth in the petition therefore, the petitioners, through the Committee named on such petition may, at the next regular meeting of Council, request in writing that it be submitted to a vote of the electors. Thereupon, Council shall provide for submitting the petitioned ordinance or resolution to the electors at the next general election.